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First GM Volts and Nissan Leafs Delivered
Just a couple of weeks after GM had originally planned, customers are starting to receive the new Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that uses battery power for 35 miles, before a gasoline generator...
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Hybrid Lexus Goes on Display at Harrods
Billed as the first ever hybrid luxury hatchback, the Lexus CT 200H has gone on display in the window of the world’s most luxurious department store this week. The green luxury car boasts a hybrid...
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Honda Planning a Major Jump in Hybrid Sales in Japan in 2011
Honda will put pedal to the metal in Japan next year when a new and bigger range of hybrid models will land on the market. Joining the CR-Z and Fit Hybrid on the scene will be a hybridized version of...
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The LA Auto Show: Hybrid Battery Replacement and Winterizing
The thirtieth meeting of the Milwaukee Hybrid Group (MiHG) on Saturday December 18 featured Wayne Gerdes’s eagerly anticipated report on the Los Angeles Auto Show, lively discussion of new projects for...
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2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Base Price Announced
Hyundai this week announced a price of $25,795 for the base-level 2011 Sonata Hybrid, with the premium package going for $30,795. That means the Sonata Hybrid will beat the Ford Fusion Hybrid ($28,240)...
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Introducing the Lexus CT Hybrid
Lexus is going to try to sell the CT as a value proposition. “For just $1,000 more than the cost of a non-luxury hybrid, buyers can indulge in a CT 200h with our proven Lexus Hybrid Drive technology,”...
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BYD Begins Electric Hybrid Tests in Los Angeles
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and BYD Motors Inc. announced the launch of a break-through electric vehicle fleet today. The agreement was signed and BYD vehicles were put...
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Cadillac SRX Crossover Plug-In Hybrid Under Development
According to US reports, GM’s luxury car faculty, Cadillac, could be about to bring out a new plug-in hybrid luxury SUV using technology also seen on the Chevrolet Volt. The car in question is expected...
View ArticleDiesel-Hybrids Make a Clean Sweep
With a 60 mph top speed and scores of electric motors powering a variety of functions, the Allianz 4000 hybrid sweeper could be coming to a city near you. Currently seeing action only in New York, the...
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Chevrolet Volt vs. Nissan Leaf
The plug-in hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf both arrive in dealer showrooms in fall 2010. Both have been making headlines for months. Will they both be winners or...
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Toyota to Launch Prius Plug-in by 2012 in all Major Markets
“Green Thinking” and development of nature friendly hybrid cars in the coming years is going to become a top priority for all the automakers. So says the Japanese company Toyota, which is one of the...
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2012 Ford Focus Will Have Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Battery Electric Models
Ford has announced that thanks to a $550 million investment in their Michigan Assembly Plant (which used to make gas guzzling SUVs, and now has a 0.5-megawatt solar system and electric trucks that...
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Electric Car Market Gets Useful Jump-Start, Tax Breaks
When Toyota unveiled its gasoline-electric Prius hybrid in Japan in 1997, car executives here scoffed that the car was little more than an expensive novelty. When Honda began selling the first hybrid...
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Honda to Start Testing EVs, PHEVs in Japan
Honda Motor Co Ltd announced Dec 20, 2010, that it will start field tests of its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in Japan. On the same day, the company showed...
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Hyundai Prices Sonata Hybrid Below Toyota, Ford
As Hyundai finishes preparations for its first hybrid, the automaker has released the model’s pricing rundown. No surprise here: It’s going to underprice the competition. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid...
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