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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:11:39 GMT

Hybrid vehicle means big savings
The Daily Post
Rotorua Taxis has its first hybrid vehicle and it is causing quite a stir among customers and the city's taxi owner/drivers. When the co-operative started around 1909, its vehicles were horses and carts. Now owner/driver Ken Waru has added the first ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:15:03 GMT

Popular Mechanics

Green Auto News: Mr. Green Car: State of charge: Hybrid and electric car batteries
The Rock River Times
The warranties on most hybrid and electric cars are eight years and 100000 miles for the traction battery pack, though if you live in California, that is 10 years and 150000 miles. There are many reports of early Priuses going 200000-300000 miles ...
The Future for Powering Electric and Hybrid CarsNewswise (press release)

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:43:21 GMT

Small and Fuel-Efficient Cars Make Big Gains as Gas Prices Increase
MarketWatch (press release)
Shoppers turned their attention toward compact and hybrid cars amid rising gas prices in January, according to the New Car Insights Report from AutoTrader.com. ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As gas prices crept up to a national ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:18:04 GMT

Mansfield buys hybrid vehicle
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
BY LAUREN CARTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF MANSFIELD - As part of a continuing effort to become a green community, the town has purchased its first hybrid vehicle - a 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid that will be driven by parking enforcement officer Steve Simons.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:23:52 GMT

Russian Billionaire Promises Another Hybrid Car Factory, Yo
Forbes
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov told Moscow reporters Monday that he will be investing his some of his millions in a new assembly line for the fledgling Yo-Mobile, Russia's attempt at entering the hybrid vehicle market. “The next Yo-mobile plant ...

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:01:53 GMT

Quality focus gives buyers more options
Detroit Free Press
2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Toyota's Camry and Honda's Accord used to be dominant in midsize cars, but Ford's Fusion is cutting into their sales. / Ford By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin Associated Press Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a ...

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:20:16 GMT

INAUTONEWS

UMW Toyota explores hybrid car assembly
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA (Feb 21, 2012): UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is exploring the assembly of hybrid cars and the manufacturing of components, but the outcome will depend on the revision of the National Automotive Policy, as well as the trend and sales of hybrid ...
Toyota mulls assembling hybrid cars in MalaysiaThe Malaysian Reserve
Toyota may build hybrid vehicles in MalaysiaINAUTONEWS
Toyota explores assembling hybrid cars in M'siaDaily Express
Economic Times -Greeley Gazette
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:15:24 GMT

Torque News

Toyota Hints at Future Hybrid, Hydrogen Vehicles
Chicago Tribune
Toyota will unveil a slew of hybrid and hybrid concepts next month at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show. The models include a production-ready Toyota Yaris Hybrid — which isn't coming to the US — and models already seen here, ...
Toyota intrigues with FT-Bh hybrid concept ahead of Geneva ShowTorque News
Toyota teases another hybrid ahead of GenevaCNET
Toyota Teases FT-Bh Concept HybridHybrid Cars News
Green Car Reports -Autoblog (blog)
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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:19:41 GMT

TheChargingPoint.com

U.S. Army hybrid vehicle saves fuel and lives
TheChargingPoint.com
However, images of gas-guzzling army vehicles could soon be history, as the US Army has started developing hybrid vehicles. At this week's Chicago Auto Show, the US Army presented its latest innovation called the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle or ...
US Army once again turns to clean energyTG Daily

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:55:34 GMT

For car buyers, it's harder to end up with a lemon
The News Journal
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus GS 450h hybrid vehicle sits on display during a preview event ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show 2011 in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 28, 2011. AP Auto Writers DETROIT — Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:47:22 GMT

Student Eco-Engineering Teams Announce Plug-In Hybrid EcoCAR Architectures
3BL Media (press release)
To meet these technical challenges, each EcoCAR team designed its own unique Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) architecture and utilized a crowd-sourcing format to select the powertrain components that it will integrate into its advanced ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:28:36 GMT

The Dawning of a New Era in Hybrid Vehicles Has Arrived
Energy and Capital
The ERS Drive System represents what very well could be the future of hybrid technology. The ERS Drive System is a marriage between hydraulic and electric vehicles, achieving a perfect balance between energy density and power density by harnessing the ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:37:48 GMT

RTT News

Washington Whimsy - Gun Racks, Gas Prices And Gingrich
RTT News
To highlight the importance of his point, Gingrich claimed the matter was urgent for conservatives because it's impossible to put a gun rack in the back of the Chevrolet hybrid-electric car, the Volt. "Here's my point to folks," Gingrich said in ...
Is Obama 'dangerous' because he wants you to buy a Chevy Volt? Newt says yes.Christian Science Monitor
GM Fires Back at Gingrich's Gun Rack Criticism, Calling it a Cheap ShotInternational Business Times
Gingrich Gets it Wrong on Chevy Volt's Gun Rack CapacityEnergyBoom
Alaska Dispatch
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:14:46 GMT

Volkswagen Plans 141 MPG Plug-In Golf By 2015
Gas 2.0
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles are all the rage these days, and Volkswagen is revving up to enter the domain electrified vehicles. In a new report, it is revealed the the ol' Vdub will put a plug-in hybrid drivetrain into its next-gen MkVII Golf, ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:32:02 GMT

Fleet News Online

Veolia adds Toyota hybrid cars to fleet
Fleet News Online
Hybrid technology is an alternative that Veolia has been actively following in all areas of its fleet for cars as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles.” This introduction of the Toyota Auris Hybrid represents the first policy driven ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:08:16 GMT

Torque News

Two key battery car start-ups race to prove critics wrong
msnbc.com
“When we set out designing and developing this car,” he added, “we had to make some estimates and we wound up missing some of those timelines.” Fisker's first product, the 4-seat Karma plug-in hybrid sports car, is only now coming to market -- and at ...
Quantum's Fisker Karma Depression May Not Be the Endallvoices

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:42:11 GMT

Toronto Star

These four cars are tops in resale value
Toronto Star
No worries, it's more interesting to check out the category winners, anyway, especially those that tend to be the best showcases for new technology: best hybrid, best electric, hybrid SUV, and subcompact. Best Electric Car: Chevy Volt • 1.4-litre ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:33:07 GMT

EVCARCO, Inc. Signs a Memorandum of Understanding With HFX, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
The HFX4 Hybrid System is a unique product that produces hydrogen gas for use as a catalyst in the vehicle's combustion system. The hydrogen catalyst is introduced into the vehicle's air intake to completely utilize the fuel in the combustion process.

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:07:05 GMT

SAE Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Symposium
REVE
XIR reflective films and Saflex S series interlayers provide cost-effective opportunities to extend range in hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles. Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) will feature Saflex® S series advanced solar absorbing polyvinyl butyral ...
Solutia Demonstrates Advanced Solar Control, Range Extension Technologies at ...MarketWatch (press release)
SOLUTIA INC. : Solutia Demonstrates Advanced Solar Control, Range Extension ...4-traders

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:32:27 GMT

MillenWorks' New, Rapidly Deployable Battery Management System Optimizes ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Ideal for electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, or grid storage systems, the MillenWorks BMS monitors the performance of cells within a battery to achieve optimum performance and life while safely managing and operating the system.

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