Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: Jan. 8, 2003

Provided by EREN Network News*News and Events GM to Launch Hybrid Versions of Seven Vehicle Models by 2007 Ford Unveils “Model U,” a Hydrogen-Fueled Hybrid Vehicle Ford Agrees to Sell Think Nordic to Kamkorp Microelectronics North America to Unify Energy Efficiency Standards in 2003 Fifty-Megawatt Solar Thermal Power Plant Planned for Nevada New Mexico Adopts Minimum Renewable Energy Requirements U.K. Company Reports Successful Tidal Energy Production *Site NewsSouthwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)*Energy Facts and Tips U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop 1.2 Percent in 2001———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-GM to Launch Hybrid Versions of Seven Vehicle Models by 2007General Motors Corporation (GM) announced on Monday that it will offer hybrid electric versions of at least seven vehicle models within the next five years and could sell as many as a million hybrid vehicles per year by 2007. GM will offer three types of hybrid electric configurations in up to a dozen vehicle models. As announced in 2001, GM is planning to introduce hybrid versions of its GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado by combining a 14-kilowatt motor with a V8 engine and using a 42-volt lead-acid battery pack for energy storage. A so-called “mild” hybrid system, the motor will provide supplemental power to the […]

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