{"id":256732,"date":"2010-01-30T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/bright-idea-hybrid-delivery-van\/14024\/"},"modified":"2010-01-30T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T21:34:01","slug":"the-appropriately-named-bright-idea-hybrid-delivery-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/256732","title":{"rendered":"The appropriately named Bright IDEA hybrid delivery van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/idea-0.jpg\" alt=\"The Bright IDEA plug-in hybrid delivery van\"><\/p>\n<p>If you were a hybrid vehicle manufacturer, and you wanted to lower the world&#8217;s CO2 emissions, would you first&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a) Try to replace all the privately-owned gas vehicles, that mostly just drive to and from workplaces, one vehicle at a time, or&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>b) Replace entire corporate fleets of gas delivery vehicles, that typically spend all day, every day, on the road?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well, you&#8217;re supposed to answer &#8220;b&#8221;. That&#8217;s what Indiana-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightautomotive.com\/\" >Bright Automotive<\/a> wants to do with their plug-in hybrid delivery van, the IDEA. And now that they&#8217;re close to signing a pact with an unnamed major automaker, they&#8217;re one step closer to realizing that vision&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/automotive\/\" rel=\"tag\">Automotive<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/delivery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Delivery<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/efficiency\/\" rel=\"tag\">Efficiency<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/electric\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/electric+vehicle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric vehicle<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/green\/\" rel=\"tag\">green<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/hybrid\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/plug-in\/\" rel=\"tag\">Plug-in<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/van\/\" rel=\"tag\">Van<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/vehicle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vehicle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/regeneration-no-longer-just-about-braking\/10640\/\">Regeneration no longer just about braking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2095\/\">Another first for Honda&#8217;s Fuel Cell Car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/bae-systems-hybrid-drive-bus-london\/10333\/\">London takes delivery of hybrid-drive double-decker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6839\/\">Volvo starts project with hybrid-drive garbage vehicles <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/volvo-7700-hybrid-bus\/10112\/\">Volvo to introduce 7700 Hybrid bus in 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/eaton-hybrid-commercial-vehicles\/12533\/\">Eaton announces major development of plug-in hybrid commercial vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iqPUW1fh2zoUPusF29QUsG9IPhE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iqPUW1fh2zoUPusF29QUsG9IPhE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iqPUW1fh2zoUPusF29QUsG9IPhE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/iqPUW1fh2zoUPusF29QUsG9IPhE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ncFHdaQ_BjE:KmbtjPqon78:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/ncFHdaQ_BjE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were a hybrid vehicle manufacturer, and you wanted to lower the world&#8217;s CO2 emissions, would you first&#8230; 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