Hybrids

Ford Takes On Toyota In Hybrid Battle

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Video, Hybrids, Toyota Hybrid, Toyota, Ford Hybrid, Ford Toyota, C-Max Hyrbid, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrid Market, Ford, Prius V, Business News

DETROIT -- Ford is taking on Toyota in the hybrid market. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max hybrid small minivan will have a base price...

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Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Lead, Hybrids, Arctic, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Jobs, Mercury Poisoning, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Energy, Green News

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

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Gas-Sipping Cars Drive Away With Top Safety Ratings

Wendy Gordon | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency Standards, Nrdc, Detroit Auto Show 2012, Hybrids, Crash Test, 54.5 Mpg, Cuvs, Green News

When my husband and I go to buy a car, our money is on the one with the best safety record. Which, as it turns out, could very well be the more fuel efficient car.

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More Than a Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Talks Activism

Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Clean Alternative Energy Program, Children, Epa, Beso, Agriculture, Green, The Harvest, Shine Global, Producer, Seasonal, Recycling, Regulations, Farms, Volunteer, Eva Longoria, Al Gore, Farmworkers, Dropouts, Poverty, Local, Gabrielle Solis, Pizza Fusion, Film, United Farm Workers, School, Greenville Project, Sustainable, Chefs, Las Vegas, Developers, Food, Construction, Fields, Health. Education, Pesticides, Eco, Immigrants, Retail, Hormones, Organic, Commercial Real Estate, Desperate Housewives, Inconvenient Truth, Philanthropy, Hybrids, Activism, Bill Clinton, Abc, Oregon, Toxic, Felicity Huffman, CARE Act, Laborers, Los Angeles, Gym, Portland, Fame, La Cosecha, Marcia Cross, Restaurants, Environment, Documentary, Ingredients, Ranch, Prop 87, Bottled Water, Hollywood, Green News

Eva Longoria, who plays the self-involved Gabrielle Solis on ABC's Desperate Housewives, takes on extracurricular projects that set her far apart from her shallow onscreen persona.

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Exxon Mobil Predicts Surge In Hybrid Vehicles

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 02.07.2012

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For Detroit, Size Matters: Will Automakers Latch on to Loopholes and Undercut New Emissions Rules?

Dan Becker | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Epa, Autos, Gas Prices, Hybrids, Foreign Cars, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Gas Mileage, Green Cars, Suvs, Global Warming, Trucks, CAFE Standards, Nhtsa, Detroit, Obama, Emissions, Detroit News

The Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas. Surprisingly, though, auto companies can dictate how successful the program will be. This presents Detroit with an unusual challenge.

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Do You Want to Live in Sustainia?

Erik Rasmussen | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Co2 Emissions, Sustainability, Hybrids, Climate Crisis, Solar Power, Green News

Sustainia is the new sustainable world where applied green technology and sustainable solutions are well established and actually are making a better life for its habitants.

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Car Dealers Want to Block Standards that Will Save Drivers Money and Cut Oil Use

Peter Lehner | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Fuel Economy, Hybrids, Toyota, Gm, Car Dealerships, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Ford, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Oil, Cars, Global Warming, Green News

The lobbying group for car dealers wants to block new fuel efficiency standards that will save drivers $80 billion a year at the pump, saying clean car standards are a sign of "over regulation."

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New Hybrid SUVs And Luxury Cars For 2012

The Daily Green | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Luxury Hybrids, Hybrids, Hybrid Cars, Green News

There are both positive and negative signs for sales of hybrid cars in the fall of 2011, but it seems clear that they are a permanent and growing nich...

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Japan's People Come Together to Ration Energy While We Continue to Pump Tankerful of Profits Into Big Oil

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Energy, TBoone Pickens, Congress, Nytimes, Gasoline, The Administratioin, Fukushima, World, Exxonmobil, Media, Big Oil, Opec, Business, Japan, Hybrids, Oil, Huffington Post, World War II, The Administration, N.y. Tmes, Detroit, Natural Gas, Green News

Given the market distortions at hand, it is time to set limits on the use of gasoline throughout the nation by mandating consumption ceilings that would apply to gasoline only, while alternative fuels would be unencumbered

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Hybrid Drivers Lose Special Privileges In California

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Hov-Lanes, California Highways, Hybrids, Hybrid Cars, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers. Now hybrid...

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Automakers Extend Factory Shutdowns In Japan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Mazda, Resume Production, Automaker, Hybrids, Japan Earthquake, Toyota, Japan Tsunami, Japanese Cars, Toyota Prius, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Motorcycles, Plant Shutdowns, Business News

WASHINGTON — Japanese auto companies on Wednesday extended shutdowns of car-assembly plants affected by the country's devastating earthquake and...

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Hybrid Cars Need To Be Louder, Congress Rules

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hybrid Engine Noise, Hybrids, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Silent Hybrids, Hybrid Cars Sound, Electric Cars, Business News

WASHINGTON — Silent hybrid vehicles may soon be a thing of the past. Auto safety regulators would be required to set minimum sound levels for hyb...

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Mileage: This Isn't Rocket Science. It's Auto Mechanics

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Gas Prices, Pickups, Fuel Economy, Gm, Ford, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Minivans, Cars, Emissions, Suvs, Obama Administration, Epa, Autos, Chrysler, Light Trucks, Hybrids, Electric Vehicles, Evs, Gas Guzzlers, Gas Mileage, Cafe, Technology, Fuel-Mileage Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Detroit, Department of Transportation, Green News

The next big thing from Detroit may not just be a new car, but a new car industry: Transformed, modern and competitive. This month, with traditional ...

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Hey Hollywood, Who Needs a Car in LA?

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La, Toronto, Washington, 30/10, Congress, Hollywood, Cars, Move LA, Fox Entertainment, Measure R, Freeway, Hybrids, NBC/Universal, Roger Rabbit, Entertainment, Metro, Public Transportation, Los Angeles News

Living in LA, I am a grumpy commuter like most everyone else I know. For now, it's not a particularly bad slog, but it could still be better.

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Future Cars, Now: The Next Steps To Fight Global Warming

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Getting the next generation of cars right isn't just good for the planet. It's good for American jobs. It's good for the economy. It's even good for the carmakers.

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Girlfriends' Guide: To Life In The Fast Lane: Why Does My Toyota Want To Kill Me?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Automobiles, Hybrids, Toyota, The Balanced Life, Prous Recall, Toyota Prius, Cars, Vicki Iovine, Toyota Recall, Healthy Living News

My car and I have such little chemistry that I don't recognize it in a parking lot, or when it's presented to me by a valet. "Madame, your car," they call out, and I look around to see the nerd they must be talking to.

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Seeds of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hybrids, Claire Hope Cummings, Gmos, Frank Morton, Agriculture, Seeds, Growing Food, Organics, Green News

Hybrid crops can only be grown from seeds purchased from the commercial seed companies who control the proprietary parent lines. These plants cannot reproduce; Nature's inherent generosity is circumvented.

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A Hybrid for Everyone

Scott Burgess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hybrids, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Green News

Hybrids may not hit high volume numbers for years, but in terms of quality there has never been a better time to be a green car consumer.

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Debating Hybrids' Fast-Lane Privileges

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virginia, Traffic, Driving, Hybrids, California, Green Technology, Green Driving, Carpool Lanes, HOV Lanes, Green Living, Fast Lanes, Congestion, Green News

States are beginning to address the question of whether hybrid and electric cars should be allowed in remain in carpool lanes as the number of such ve...

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Gore-Backed Car Firm Gets Large U.S. Loan To Help Build A Hybrid Sports Car

Wall Street Journal | JOSH MITCHELL and STEPHEN POWER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Al Gore, Hybrids, Hybrid Cars, Fisker, Green News

A tiny car company backed by former Vice President Al Gore has just gotten a $529 million U.S. government loan to help build a hybrid sports car in Fi...

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Priority Parking For Hybrids: Good Idea Or Gimmick?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Whole Foods, Hybrids, Priority Parking for Hybrids, Hybrid Parking Spots, Green News

In a post today on The New York Times's new "You're the Boss" small-business blog, Jay Goltz discusses how the Whole Foods grocery store near his home...

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How I Want To Run My New Auto Company

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corvette, Hybrids, Chevy Malibu Hybrid, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Chevy, Aces, Climate Change, Plug-in Hybrids, Green News

Previous management of GM managed themselves into a position that amply demonstrates that no experience might be marginally better than deep experience.

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U.S. Postal Service Gets 6,500 New Alternative Power Vehicles

autobloggreen.com | Autobloggreen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, 6, Alternative Power Vehicles, 500 Postal Service Vehicles, Hybrids, Postal Service, Postal Service Hybrids, Green News

As part of the U.S. General Services Administration's recent $210 million purchase of new vehicles from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, the U.S. Po...

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Are Diesels Better Than Hybrids?

cnbc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Diesel Engines, Diesel Cars, Hybrids, Clean Diesel, Green News

Can diesel replace hybrids as the most attractive option for those who want a car powered by something other than unleaded gasoline?...

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