And there is talk of hybrid systems, which allow smart cards and network-based payments to work together.
Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari's boss, expects hybrid systems to be available on all its models within five years.
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Large SUVs also could potentially be manufactured with hydraulic hybrid systems, he said.
GM, Ford and Chrysler promise to introduce hybrid systems, but my guess is that their enthusiasm will fall with gas prices.
Of three hybrid systems seen at Geneva, Lotus's is the most electrified.
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In the past it was possible to occasionally trip up hybrid systems by, say, accelerating hard and then backing off suddenly, as you might have to do while merging on a busy freeway.
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Ford officials have said that the costs of its current hybrid system are 30 percent less than the costs of Ford's previous-generation hybrid systems due in large part to those cost-containment efforts.
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It has partnered with Toyota to co-develop hybrid systems that will provide greater fuel efficiency without compromising on performance, as well as develop in-car telematics and Internet based services that can lead to a spike in car sales.
Dr. Vladimir Kliatzkin, a scientist with more than 40 years of experience in energy production and accumulation systems for aviation, internal combustion engines and hybrid systems, originally developed the innovative wind-power technology and is currently commercializing various applications incorporating the technology through WinFlex.
Hybrid solar systems for buildings have been developed, including by the Turkish company Solimpeks Solar Energy.
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In June 2010, Allison announced the dedication of a new hybrid facility, which, once fully operational, will have the capacity to produce 20, 000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year.
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We can invest in American businesses that power our country with all kinds of innovative technologies such as wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal systems, hybrid and electric cars, and next-generation batteries.
Nimble Storage makes a hybrid HDD and SSD storage systems that allows customers to scale to hundreds of terabytes and hundreds of thousands of IOPS in a single storage cluster, according to the company.
Of the five teams running in Portugal, only Toyota installed Kers over the first two days - although even the company whose Prius car leads the road-car market place in "hybrid" cars employing similar systems cannot guarantee they will run it in the season opener in Australia on 29 March.
We need to find a balance between traditional value systems and this new hybrid digital system, which seems to have a set of values that stand in direct conflict with anything traditional.
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Similar to the practice of multi-million dollar enterprise systems, WD's hybrid technology utilizes the concept of tiered storage.
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In fact, our analog semiconductor solutions are increasingly at the heart of everything from smartphones to smart appliances to home security systems to satellites to medical sensors to hybrid vehicles.
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history.
Indeed, without sophisticated integration systems, it becomes impossible to manage these hybrid infrastructure and still achieve the emissions reductions promised by renewable energy technologies.
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In the medium term, solar power combined with improved battery storage systems will make a difference, as will military vehicles with hybrid electric engines.
HotLink, a Silicon Valley startup that has developed a platform for heterogeneous and hybrid computing infrastructure, has the CIOs of Facebook, Clorox, Citrix Systems, BMC Software, Flextronics, and Electronic Arts on its advisory board.
No way does this feel like driving a hybrid, especially in its Sport and Sport Plus modes, which optimize the engine, transmission and other systems for spirited driving.
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