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1/31/2009

Toyota, RTA in final phase of launching hybrid cars - Gulf News

Dubai: Dubai's transport regulator Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Toyota Motor Corporation are in final stage of testing out hybrid vehicles for the UAE market, a senior Toyota official said. "We have supplied some hybrid vehicles to the RTA read more-->

Dubai: Dubai's transport regulator Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Toyota Motor Corporation are in final stage of testing out hybrid vehicles for the UAE market, a senior Toyota official said. "We have supplied some hybrid vehicles to the RTA read more-->

1/24/2009

Insight Hybrid gets official at North American Auto show - DailyTech

Insight Hybrid gets official at North American Auto show - DailyTech
When gas prices were in the range of $4.00 per gallon or more much, talk about hybrid vehicles and all-electric cars were thrown around in the mainstream media. Now that fuel prices are dropping to some of the lowest levels seen in years, the hybrid
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Getting real: The high cost of electric cars - CNN Money
Advanced ICE Ford EcoBoost engines Turbocharging, fuel injection and other technologies used to improve internal combustion engines. Mild hybrid Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid A gas engine provides most of the power with slight boost from electric motors
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1/20/2009

Twenty cars of the future - Sify

Twenty cars of the future - Sify
Thanks to celebrity endorsements and relatively little competition, Toyota's got a lock on the domestic hybrid market with its Prius, the popular five-seater hatchback that gets 48 miles per gallon in city driving and 45 on the highway. Its recently
Source: sify.com

1/16/2009

No flying cars at this year's Detroit auto show

No flying cars at this year's Detroit auto show
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) - There were no flying cars or other awesome technologies at this year's Detroit auto show, as manufacturers facing a steep drop off in sales focused on fuel efficiency and fewer frills.

1/12/2009

OSU wants to build fleet of electric, hybrid cars - KTVZ


OSU wants to build fleet of electric, hybrid cars
KTVZ, OR - Jan 11, 2009
(AP) - Oregon State University hopes to take a larger role in electric and hybrid car technology with the recent announcement of a zero-emission vehicle ...
Zero tolerance The Engineer
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The Associated Press

World automakers' global race to get green on display
DetNews.com, MI - 8 hours ago
But with gas at $2-a-gallon and sales of premium-priced hybrid cars off more than the overall market, just how many American consumers would drop $40000 for ...
Technology Levels Playing Field in Race to Market Electric Car Wall Street Journal
China's BYD to bring plug-in hybrid, electric cars to US in 2011 AFP
BYD and Brilliance display hybrid cars in Detroit show South China Morning Post (subscription)
ZDNet - The Associated Press
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1/09/2009

Barack Obama's new car? It's a car, it's a truck, it's tank, it's ... - Weekly Driver


AFP

Barack Obama's new car? It's a car, it's a truck, it's tank, it's ...
Weekly Driver, CA - 11 hours ago
In two recent articles on CNN.com and CNET.com, the new presidential limo has been unveiled as a hybrid (Obama heavily touted hybrid cars during his ...
US Secret Service to unveil Obama’’s limo on Jan.20 Thaindian.com
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Green Car Mirage
Reason Online, CA - 15 hours ago
November sales of hybrid cars fell 50 percent. US hybrid sales are now back where they were in 2005. (Ford’s best selling product in November was the F-150 ...
The Peak Oil Crisis: Cars - Redux Falls Church News Press
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1/05/2009

Living off what nature provides

When Terry Tisdale, an engineering entrepreneur, announced he was going to buy a hectare of overgrown land next to Horsley Homestead - one of Sydney's most outstanding surviving colonial homes - neighbours did their best to warn him against it.
Source: mandurah.yourguide.com.au



Oregon considers taxing miles instead of gasoline; hybrid cars could threaten road upkeep
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. Source: www.startribune.com

1/01/2009

Filling up with sunshine - Los Angeles Times

Filling up with sunshine - Los Angeles Times

Filling up with sunshine
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 minute ago
... hybrids that would use more advanced lithium-ion batteries. Nissan, meanwhile, is developing an all-electric car powered by lithium-ion batteries. ...

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