Archive for January, 2009

Emergency Response Teams Learn Hybrid Crash Response Techniques - WEAU-TV 13

Emergency Response Teams Learn Hybrid Crash Response TechniquesWEAU-TV 13, WI -12 hours agoEmergency response teams from all over Western Wisconsin practiced how to safely rescue people from hybrid cars on Saturday. First responders from 14 …

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Obama and emissions: Right vs. smart - CNNMoney.com

Obama and emissions: Right vs. smartCNNMoney.com -15 hours agoWhen gas prices spiked, sales of small and hybrid cars shot through the roof. After prices came back down, dealers couldn't give them away. …

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Emergency response of hybrids questioned - TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

Emergency response of hybrids questionedTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, UK -7 hours agoAccording to a traditional response when reacting to an accident, an emergency responder would switch a car off but with hybrid cars the dangers are …

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Automakers slow to move to green power - abc7news.com

Automakers slow to move to green powerabc7news.com, CA -5 hours agoExperimental, for now, as Dr. Miller and his partners look to advance plug-in, electric hybrid cars. "Every vehicle in the future will end up being a hybrid …

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Forget hybrid cars: Here’sa hybrid tugboat - EDN.com

Forget hybrid cars: Here’sa hybrid tugboatEDN.com, MA -1 hour agoBy Category About 18 months ago I took a ride in hybrid city bus and learned that the advantage of a gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle such as an urban bus …

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Green cars' higher costs short-circuit buyers - DetNews.com

Green cars' higher costs short-circuit buyersDetNews.com, MI -1 hour agoNow we hear that gasoline-electric hybrid cars are typically priced $3500 to $5000 more than gas-powered cars. That's why people are not buying them. …

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Maui joins in study of plug-in hybrid cars - Honolulu Advertiser

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Maui joins in study of plug-in hybrid carsHonolulu Advertiser, HI -19 hours agoBy Christie Wilson KAHULUI, Maui — Maui County is the newest participant in a national field performance test of Toyota Priuses that have been converted to …Toyota could get government helpDerby Evening TelegraphHybrid cars are silent killersDaily TelegraphHybrid Electric Car Market Gets Toyota Sneak PeakNewsOXYall […]

Toyota, RTA in final phase of launching hybrid cars - GulfNews

Toyota, RTA in final phase of launching hybrid carsGulfNews, United Arab Emirates -11 hours ago"There is a growing demand for hybrid cars. However, in the UAE and the Gulf, consumers are wary of the high price." Simon Frith, managing director of Al …

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Hybrid cars are silent killers - Daily Telegraph

Hybrid cars are silent killersDaily Telegraph, Australia -17 hours agoBy Elle Halliwell ELECTRIC hybrid cars might be environmentally friendly, but they are too quiet on the road and a hazard to pedestrians, especially the …

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Bright idea for hybrid cars - TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

Bright idea for hybrid carsTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, UK -16 hours agoWaters is convinced that plug-in hybrid cars are the future pointing out that a one cent increase in the price of fuel raises the operating costs of the …

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