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8/29/2009

Methanol fuel cell startup eyes hybrid market - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A fast-growing Silicon Valley start-up firm is aiming to put its methanol-based fuel cells in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars. Oorja Protonics, which sells its fuel cells to Nissan Motor Co, is working to have a read more

8/25/2009

Toyota Prius faces tough challenge in... - Times Online


Times Online

Toyota Prius faces tough challenge in emerging hybrid car market
Times Online
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Toyota Prius was the only hybrid car on the market, given its following among Hollywood stars, eager to prove ...
Benefits of Hybrid CarsNewsOXY
Auto Insurance - 5th Most Popular Cash For Clunkers Buy Is A ...OfficialWire (press release)
Is the Prius the greenest car of all?TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
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China Car Times

China to begin hoarding precious metals used in hybrids
China Car Times
Chang'an readying hybrids! From CCT Green: Chang'an is well prepared for the upcoming green revolution, they've been selling some well designed cars for the ...
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US next yearThe Daily Deal (subscription)
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US in 2010CNET News
China Beachhead: BYD's Electric Car and The Clean-Energy FutureWall Street Journal Blogs
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8/22/2009

Mich. cruisers worry days of classic cars are over - KAAL-TV

(AP) ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Jack Beller’s blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history. He and his classic ride have been coming to read more

8/19/2009

Ford Studying Techniques to Charge Electric Vehicles - New York Times


Washington Post

Ford Studying Techniques to Charge Electric Vehicles
New York Times
Ford's utility partners are studying which parts of the country will have the most electric cars the soonest. Those areas include cities where hybrid cars ...
Ford Deploys Electric-Car-to-Grid Communication SystemGreentech Media
The Grid Is Ready for Plug-In Hybrid Cars - If We Don't All Plug ...Michigan Radio
Buying Tip: Is 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Only a Fair-Weather Friend?Green Car Reports
Energy Saving Trust -TheCarConnection.com -Wall Street Journal
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Hybrid Cars News

Suzuki to Sell Hybrid Car in North America in 2011, Nikkei Says
Bloomberg
16 (Bloomberg) -- Suzuki Motor Corp., a Japanese carmaker, will start selling a hybrid sedan in North America in 2011, the Nikkei newspaper reported, ...
JAPAN: Suzuki eyes hybrid for NA by 2011just-auto.com (subscription) (subscription)
Suzuki Planning Hybrid Kizashi For 2011All Cars Electric
First Hybrid from Suzuki in 2011Hybrid Cars News
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8/15/2009

• Will the Volt Do 230 MPG? - ABC News


Globe and Mail

• Will the Volt Do 230 MPG?
ABC News
On other hybrids, the gasoline engine kicks in from the start, whenever the driver demands hard acceleration or the car is going up a hill. ...
Green Car RaceKorea Times
Chevrolet Volts Tops the Chart at 230 MPGReuters
The Chevy Volt's 230 MPG Rating. What Does It Mean?Hybrid Cars News
ConsumerReports.org -Reg Hardware -Treehugger
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8/11/2009

BEHIND THE WHEEL VIDEO - CNBC

That's the fuel economy GM expects the electric Chevy Volt to deliver when it comes out late next year. The company made the announcement this morning in Detroit and already skeptics, fans, and the general public are debating if the Volt's mega-fuel read more-->

The number's significance, Mr. Henderson said, is that the Chevrolet Volt plug-in car due later this year is expected to get city fuel economy of at least 230 miles per gallon, or 25 kilowatt hours per 100 miles. That performance, based on fuel read more-->