Archive for January, 2008

Ford's Electric Explorer - BusinessWeek

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Ford's Electric ExplorerBusinessWeek -2 hours agoPlug-in electric hybrid cars represent a simple and effective bridge between today's primarily petrol-driven hybrids and tomorrow's fully electric vehicles. …

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Taking the plunge into the world of hybrids - Concord Monitor

Taking the plunge into the world of hybridsConcord Monitor, NH -13 hours agoWith more models coming on to the used market, hybrid cars are becoming a real option to a larger number of people. The greatest concern may soon not be a …

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SafeRide: once on foot, now warm refuge - Daily Northwestern

SafeRide: once on foot, now warm refugeDaily Northwestern, IL -23 hours agoFrom walks with midshipmen to escorts in yellow windbreakers to students in hybrid cars, over the years Northwestern has made sure students are getting home …

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Green cars push gas-guzzlers off the road - Times Online

Green cars push gas-guzzlers off the roadTimes Online, UK -8 hours agoDespite the publicity given to the Toyota Prius and other hybrid cars, which combine a petrol engine with an electric motor, most of the 128646 low-emission …

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Kerry Dolan On Green Technologies - Forbes

Kerry Dolan On Green TechnologiesForbes, NY -14 hours agoIn transportation, recharging stations for electric and plug-in hybrid cars might double as mini-power plants. A new breed of green technology …

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French billionaire joins charge on car batteries - Guardian Unlimited

French billionaire joins charge on car batteriesGuardian Unlimited, UK -Jan 24, 2008Johnson Controls Inc and France's Saft Groupe SA also signed a deal to provide batteries for hybrid cars to China's SAIC Motor Corp. …

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Pioneering Electric Vehicle Website Commemorates 10th Anniversary - PR-USA.net (press release)

Pioneering Electric Vehicle Website Commemorates 10th AnniversaryPR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria -10 hours agoEV World covers a range of electric-drive technologies, from electric bicycles to hybrid cars to fuel cell submarines with a mix of breaking news, features, …

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Car lovers hit the Houston Auto Show - Houston Chronicle

Car lovers hit the Houston Auto ShowHouston Chronicle, United States -5 hours agoFleming and his wife, Toni, said they wouldn't consider the smaller hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius. "You have poor visibility because you're down low …

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Toward a 'Greener' Enterprise: Kyocera Adopts Hybrid Vehicles as … - News & Observer

Toward a 'Greener' Enterprise: Kyocera Adopts Hybrid Vehicles as …News & Observer, NC -Jan 23, 2008Kyocera Corporation currently has 194 such vehicles, 179 of which it is planning gradually to replace with hybrids starting in 2008 (15 existing hybrid cars…

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Hybrid cars drive down department's costs | VIDEO - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription)

Hybrid cars drive down department's costs | VIDEOEvansville Courier & Press (subscription), IN -2 hours agoBy Gavin Lesnick (Contact) While stopped at a red light in one of the Evansville Fire Department's three Toyota Priuses, the hybrid sedan emits a faint …

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