The first of the buses, which use energy-saving hybrid technology, will hit London streets next month.
Similar to the practice of multi-million dollar enterprise systems, WD's hybrid technology utilizes the concept of tiered storage.
ENGADGET: Western Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on early
The first GM-designed and built electric motors are scheduled to debut in 2013 in its next-generation, rear-wheel-drive, two-mode hybrid technology.
What especially burns people inside GM: It had some elements of hybrid technology on the road before any other company.
And unlike dual-drive designs, WD's hybrid technology provides single-unit design homogeneity that OEM system manufacturers have long sought from the storage industry.
ENGADGET: Western Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on early
Noting that the Prius has become a universal icon for hybrid technology, Toyota said it will begin marketing Prius as a brand.
WD's innovative hybrid technology pairs MLC NAND flash storage for fast SSD-like data throughput and instant-on responsiveness with magnetic disks for efficient, high-capacity storage.
ENGADGET: Western Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on early
The Free Press reports that GM made a similar shift of engineering staff that was working on development of gas-electric hybrid technology in 2003.
Its lead in hybrid technology is under threat as other big carmakers scramble to bring low- and zero-emission vehicles to market before low-carbon legislation bites.
Musk was recalling events leading up to a 2008 lawsuit in which Tesla accused Fisker of pilfering its hybrid technology to build the Fisker Karma.
HLDI, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, is a big fan of hybrid technology to save gas, rather than buying a smaller car.
Porsche is using this hybrid technology to power race cars.
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At the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009, Lewis Hamilton achieved the first historic victory for a Formula 1 vehicle featuring KERS hybrid technology in the form of the Mercedes-Benz KER System.
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WD's hybrid technology works in conjunction with the PC operating system to deliver higher performance than current hybrid offerings while minimizing NAND wear to allow the use of less expensive MLC NAND.
ENGADGET: Western Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on early
C-MAX Energi also benefits from 20 years of research and innovation behind the software and hardware technology it offers, incorporating many of the nearly 500 patents Ford holds in the area of hybrid technology.
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This is a significant step toward actual production of the company's next super sports car, a Porsche that marries unique plug-in hybrid technology and outstanding performance in a visually stunning and purely Porsche package.
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Certainly, GM has expectations that the new Cruze diesel will prove an immediate sales and financial success rather than only vaguely help the company down the line, as Whitacre anticipates in regard to Volt and its plug-in-hybrid technology.
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Other factors may be work too, buyers may lack confidence in an automaker's hybrid technology, or fear that the company won't support hybrids over the long term or in some cases, that the fuel economy isn't all that great.
The company has two hybrids a 7 Series sedan that averages 20 mpg, and an X6 crossover that gets 18 mpg overall, according to the EPA. Both use high-output V8 engines and their hybrid technology was developed in conjunction with Mercedes.
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Of the 19 cases that had resulted in charges and convictions detailed in the strategy document, 16 involve theft aimed to benefit entities in China, such as stolen hybrid technology from GM and military secrets from defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.
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One of the shrewdest alt-fuel marketing moves Toyota made early on was to create a sub-brand for its hybrid engine technology, with the Hybrid Synergy Drive badge that appears on every Toyota hybrid vehicle.
Google also supports plug-in hybrid vehicle technology and is part of a consortium of tech companies that advocates energy-efficient computers and servers.
Wison also last year cooperated with Shell Global Solutions to jointly develop a new hybrid gasification technology to convert coal into more valuable products.
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The company today demonstrated a continued commitment to raising the bar in quality audio by expanding the line of digital audio products that offer this successful hybrid tube technology.
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By implementing the latest in hybrid storage technology, the U115 provides users with a reliable, shock-absorbent, speedy operating environment and boasts a 6-cell 12-hour battery when operating in Eco mode.
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So Samsung and LG both announced deals with a company called Kineto Wireless Inc. that's developing a hybrid wireless technology that can seamlessly pass a call from a cellular network to a WiFi network without interrupting the call.
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The most compelling remains Pixel Qi -- a hybrid LCD technology that can be switched from a standard, full-color LCD backlit mode to a Kindle-like monochromatic reflective mode viewable in direct sunlight (while consuming 80% less power than standard LCDs).
Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology remains the standard by which other hybrids are judged.
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