Tufts University Grants Exclusive Commercial Rights to Electric Truck, LLC, for Mileage-Increasing Transportation Technology

Electric Truck, LLC (ET) and Tufts University’s Office for Technology Licensing and Industry Collaboration (OTL&IC) today announced that ET has exclusively optioned commercial rights to a technology that can recharge the batteries of any hybrid electric and electric-powered vehicle while it is driven. The Tufts-developed technology could increase... 

Cox Is Changing Lanes with More Fuel Efficient Fleet

Cox Communications New England continues along the fast lane of its transition to a more environmentally- friendly fleet. The newest member of its fleet is the Hybrid Bucket Truck. Cox’s hybrid trucks from Navistar provide dramatic potential fuel savings of nearly 60 percent in utility-type applications when the engine is shut off and electric... 

Hybrid Vehicles And The Cost Of Going Green

Hybrid vehicles reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and minimize emissions from greenhouse gases. But it’s still a question whether they save money in the long run. The answer: maybe. Some models achieving well over 40 miles per gallon cost thousands more than equivalent gas models, which get 30 miles per gallon. Even with gas prices...