If You Thought the Auto Bailout Was Ridiculous Before…Seeking Alpha, NYSure, it’s for hybrid cars (which I guess makes it a bit more marketable to the public – who wants to say hybrid cars are bad?), but it’s clearly aimed at making a dent in the overcapacity problem. So now the government is not […]
Don’t expect electric cars soonFederal TimesBy TIM KAUFFMAN In passing the economic stimulus, lawmakers voiced hope that federal agencies would use $300 million to buy parking lots full of plug-in electric hybrid cars that use little, if any, gasoline. Instead, most of the cars bought likely …
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All-new MPV concept heads Kia line-up at GenevaYTN, South KoreaKia Motors has produced a fleet of prototype Kia cee’d Hybrid cars especially for testing and evaluation in Europe. The cee’d Hybrid uses an upgraded powertrain with Kia’s Gamma 1.6-litre gasoline engine, mated to a 15kW, 105 Nm AC synchronized …
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Toyota weathers challenging timesPueblo Chieftain, COButkovich said that Toyota's line of hybrid cars, cars that use more than gasoline to move, has enticed people into his store. "We have the Prius, Camry and the Highlander," he said. "We have a couple on the lot, where when gas prices were so high last …
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Danny Westneat Reality check on plug-in carsSeattle Times, United StatesThe pilot project is one of the few in the nation to subject plug-in hybrid cars to regular motor-pool duty, as opposed to being driven by hypermilers or alt-energy enthusiasts. "We're not putting these cars on a test track," said Scott Thomsen, …
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Electric Cars Not Yet Free of CO2 EmissionsInternational Business Times, NYA comparison of electric cars from manufacturers Tesla and Mini - using data about electricity from coal powered electric plants in the US - shows that they would effectively emit more carbon dioxide than hybrid cars from Honda and Toyota over a travel …
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Hopes for 200 car plant jobs in Llanelli put on holdWalesOnline, United KingdomIf given approval, the Connaught-make hybrid cars – which could be made in Llanelli – would be the first production cars to be made entirely in Wales since the Gilbern GT, produced at the former Red Ash Colliery in Llan- twit Fardre during the […]
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Honda Civic Hybrid to go off showroomsEconomic Times, IndiaHonda Siel maintains that the lack of government support for imported hybrid cars also played spoilsport and the Civic Hybrid clocked sales of just 65 units in the first five months of its launch as against almost 300 units imported by the company in …Affordable Hybrid Cars for […]
Dominion Virginia Power Tests Plug-In Hybrid Cars, Hybrid Bucket …PR Newswire (press release), NY18 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion Virginia Power (NYSE: D) has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways …Utility […]
It’s Smart to Buy Hybrid Cars Even When Gas Prices are LowGas2.0, ORSo when someone says something vapid, like “Oil prices are at record lows and there’s no way people will buy hybrid cars,” try not to hyperventilate. Be calm, remember the above and “gently” remind the person that in January, Arabian Business.com …
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