Archive for February, 2008

Bloomberg: New York's 'black cars' should go green - Christian Science Monitor

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Bloomberg: New York's 'black cars' should go greenChristian Science Monitor, MA -13 hours ago(Hybrid cars shift to battery power when idling.) The city estimates it will cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 272000 tons, or 2 percent of …

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Small cars, drugs to be cheaper - Rediff

Small cars, drugs to be cheaperRediff, India -19 minutes agoFinance Minister P Chidambaram has reduced the customs duty on small and hybrid cars. The Excise duty on small cars reduced to 12 per cent from 16 per cent …

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Consumer Reports Selects Its Top-10 Cars For 2008 - Weekly Driver

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Consumer Reports Selects Its Top-10 Cars For 2008Weekly Driver, CA -6 hours ago… has received top honors from Consumer Reports for the past five years, even though several other hybrid cars and SUVs have debuted in that time frame. …

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Don't require quiet hybrid cars to be noisy - Arizona Daily Star

Don't require quiet hybrid cars to be noisyArizona Daily Star, AZ -43 minutes ago"Hybrid cars are amazing, and I think one of the unintended consequences of this new technology is that it is so effective in reducing noise on the streets. …

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Car design rules changes likely: Brumby - The Age

Car design rules changes likely: BrumbyThe Age, Australia -4 hours agoMeanwhile, Mr Brumby said on a recent trip to Japan he had urged Toyota to manufacture hybrid cars in Victoria. "This is something we're keen to do but at …

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Mayor Wants New Town Car Fuel Standards - New York Sun

Mayor Wants New Town Car Fuel StandardsNew York Sun, NY -1 hour agoDrivers of yellow taxis also have been told they need to replace their vehicles with fuel-efficient hybrid cars by 2012. About one-fifth of the city's …

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Nethaway: Pollution boost for plug-in cars - Waco Tribune Herald

Nethaway: Pollution boost for plug-in carsWaco Tribune Herald, TX -20 hours agoHillary Clinton proposes funding research to make plug-in hybrid cars commercially available while offering consumers up to $10000 in tax credits for buying …

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Car travel 'cut by 80 per cent' - NEWS.com.au

Car travel 'cut by 80 per cent'NEWS.com.au, Australia -6 hours agoProf Honnery said not even a huge surge in the use hybrid cars was enough to lower emissions enough. “Our calculations show that not even the best …

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SC Johnson Transitions to Hybrid Cars to Help Promote Clean Air - CSRwire.com (press release)

SC Johnson Transitions to Hybrid Cars to Help Promote Clean AirCSRwire.com (press release) -14 hours agoThe hybrid cars, which combine an electric motor with traditional fuel usage, will help the company's sales force boost their mileage an average of 40 miles …

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NYC Mayor: Car Services Should Go Green - The Associated Press

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NYC Mayor: Car Services Should Go GreenThe Associated Press -6 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) — With a plan already under way to make all of New York City's yellow cabs green by 2012, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed new fuel-efficient …New York City's black taxis going greenReutersall 131 news articles

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