Archive for January, 2009

THAILAND: Toyota asks for hybrid tax breaks - just-auto.com (subscription)

THAILAND: Toyota asks for hybrid tax breaksjust-auto.com (subscription), UK -16 hours agoToyota Motor Thailand has called for the government to step up promotion of hybrid cars including tax incentives to encourage local production. …

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Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind - ????(???)

Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind????(???), South Korea -7 hours agoSince the 1990s, countries around the world have been racing to develop environmentally-friendly vehicles, like hybrid cars, hydrogen-powered vehicles and …

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Group wants law requiring hybrid cars to be louder - KSL-TV

Group wants law requiring hybrid cars to be louderKSL-TV, UT -2 hours agoBy John Hollenhorst There's a move afoot to make hybrid cars noisier. That's right, they're too quiet — at least for certain people who think every car …

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BYD Builds Hybrid Dreams - Riverwired

BYD Builds Hybrid DreamsRiverwired, NY -10 hours ago… they were upstairs, between Subaru and fellow Chinese auto maker Brilliance, where the overhead lights could gleam off the company’s hybrid cars. …

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The hidden costs of clean electric cars - Marietta Register Online

The hidden costs of clean electric carsMarietta Register Online, OH -19 hours ago… becoming buzzwords thrown around by everyone from the President on down, some people are concerned about the hidden effects of electric and hybrid cars. …

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Electric Cars to Become Profitable, Car Manufacturers Say - EfluxMedia News

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Electric Cars to Become Profitable, Car Manufacturers SayEfluxMedia News, New York -20 hours agoIn addition, due to the economic crisis, the hype that was created around hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, has come to an end, as these types of …

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Firms reveal hybrid cars - Environmental Transport Association

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Firms reveal hybrid carsEnvironmental Transport Association, UK -20 hours agoSEAT unveiled its Twin Drive Leon hatchback earlier this week, which includes lithium-ion electric power. The car combines the environmentally-aware …

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Minis: Fast and Green - Hartford Advocate

Minis: Fast and GreenHartford Advocate, CT -11 hours agoObama wants to put a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. I applaud the idea, but engineering and manufacturing that many dependable lithium-ion …

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Better Place Grabs €103M, Names New Danish CEO - Greentech Media

Better Place Grabs €103M, Names New Danish CEOGreentech Media, MA -14 hours agoBetter Place will find that competition for the electric-car charging market will intensify as more plug-in hybrid cars become available to consumers, …

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Thinking Green: A way to heal what we have destroyed - Loyola College Greyhound (subscription)

Thinking Green: A way to heal what we have destroyedLoyola College Greyhound (subscription), MD -18 hours agoSo, hopefully when you are shopping for a new car in 2015, you will remember that not only can you help to initiate the new trend of hybrid cars but, …

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