Archive for August, 2007

The Dark Horse in Race to Power Hybrid Cars - Scientific American

The Dark Horse in Race to Power Hybrid CarsScientific American -10 hours agoBut the Tokachi race proved that ultracapacitors could be more widely used in conjunction with smaller batteries to power hybrid cars. …

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Fuel-efficient cars help combat high gas prices - Green Bay Press Gazette

Fuel-efficient cars help combat high gas pricesGreen Bay Press Gazette, WI -Aug 27, 2007Honda tops the list in available hybrid cars with high incentives with the hybrid Civic going for a little more than $23000 and coming with a $2100 …

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Japan's Honda Motor to start selling hybrid cars in China - Forbes

Japan's Honda Motor to start selling hybrid cars in ChinaForbes, NY -Aug 1, 2007TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Honda Motor Co will start selling hybrid cars in China, where there is growing interest in energy-efficient vehicles to …

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Korea Urged to Invest More for Hybrid Cars - Korea Times

Korea Urged to Invest More for Hybrid CarsKorea Times, South Korea -Aug 5, 2007By Ryu Jin South Korean automakers are expected to begin mass production of hybrid cars from 2011. But they would have to invest a great deal more over in …

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Plug-in cars - Salt Lake Tribune

Plug-in carsSalt Lake Tribune, United States -Aug 25, 2007Utah could be a leader in converting cars to electric since new plug-in hybrid cars will be expensive. I think these higher costs will leave many Utahns …

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Hybrid Cars Expected to Start Mass Production in 2011 - Chosun Ilbo

Hybrid Cars Expected to Start Mass Production in 2011Chosun Ilbo, South Korea -Aug 1, 2007The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, a state-run think tank, said on Wednesday it expects to start mass production of hybrid cars in 2011 …

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How to cut the cost of car finance - EveryInvestor

How to cut the cost of car financeEveryInvestor, UK -2 hours agoAnd what they found was fascinating: Hybrid cars – including the flagship Toyota Prius - actually consume more energy over their lifetime than many of the …

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Lithium Batteries For Hybrid Electric Cars - Science Daily (press release)

Lithium Batteries For Hybrid Electric CarsScience Daily (press release) -Aug 23, 2007… pack twice as much energy per pound as the next-best kind, they haven't found their way into hybrid cars because they're worryingly prone to fires. …

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Charged up and ready for the road - Toronto Star

Charged up and ready for the roadToronto Star,  Canada -Aug 27, 2007Toyota's popular Prius first hit the North American market in 2000, and in another year or two the owners of those first hybrid cars, …

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Quieter hybrid cars raise worries for blind - London Free Press

Quieter hybrid cars raise worries for blindLondon Free Press, Canada -Aug 8, 2007By VERA OVANIN, SUN MEDIA Quiet hybrid cars do wonders for the environment –and drivers' ears — but they may threaten the safety of blind people who rely …

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