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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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Should Hybrids Be Allowed In The Carpool Lane?
nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green
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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...
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 09.25.2009 | Green
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...
Priority Parking For Hybrids: Good Idea Or Gimmick?
nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
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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...
How I Want To Run My New Auto Company
John DeCock | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green
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Previous management of GM managed themselves into a position that amply demonstrates that no experience might be marginally better than deep experience.
U.S. Postal Service Gets 6,500 New Alternative Power Vehicles
autobloggreen.com | Autobloggreen | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green
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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...
Are Diesels Better Than Hybrids?
cnbc.com | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green
Can diesel replace hybrids as the most attractive option for those who want a car powered by something other than unleaded gasoline?...
Beep Beep, Yeah! What Politicos Drive
Politico | Anne Schroeder Mullins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Style
Several weeks ago, Republican image consultant Brian Kirwin received a curious request from a state elected official. The official had always wanted t...
Hot Ticket Hybrids Bring Green To Carmakers
Yahoo! News | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green
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Toyota Motor Corp's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in June while Honda Motor Co's rival Insight ranked fourth, helping the two hybrid leade...
10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Gas Mileage
Ecosalon | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green
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As it turns out, trading your ride in for a hybrid isn't the only way to improve your gas mileage. Here are some simple pointers to get started....
GM Promises Plug-In Hybrid By Early 2011
AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green
DETROIT — General Motors' new product development chief says it will have a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle ready for fleet testing in earl...
Garden Eugenics
Jane S. Smith | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green
Gardeners, get a grip! It's possible to go back to the land without going back to the Stone Age.
Raser Technologies Working On Hybrid Hummer That Gets 100 Miles Per Gallon
Wired | Ben Mack | Posted 05.19.2009 | Green
The Hummer is the poster child of excess consumption and inefficiency, but a Utah company is converting the much-maligned SUVs into a range-extended e...
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival Cracks Open The Hybrids
Modiba | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
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With this hypnotic conflux of artists, the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival is creating a one-of-a kind musical experience, and using music to both reflect and shape the diversity of cultures.
Obama To Buy Over 17,000 Fuel-Efficient Cars And Hybrids For Government Fleet
Washington Post | Kendra Marr | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green
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President Obama yesterday announced plans to buy 17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids for the government fleet, the White House's lat...
Teachings of a Shaman: Drive Hybrids and Smart Cars
Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living
As I filled my Smart car with gas this morning ($10 for about 2-3 weeks of driving), it made me think how easy it is to be lulled into complacency.
New Honda Insight Takes On Prius
New York Times | HIROKO TABUCHI | Posted 04.21.2009 | Green
The road is about to get a little more crowded for the Toyota Prius. Starting Tuesday, the Honda Motor Company will offer American consumers what it b...
Hybrid Car Sales Hit A Roadblock
LA Times | Ken Bensinger | Posted 04.16.2009 | Green
The Ford and Honda hybrids due out this month are among dozens planned for the coming years as automakers try to meet new fuel-efficiency standards an...
A Factory Where Clean Vehicles, Public Transit, and Economic Growth Converge
Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green
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Standing in the lot of the hybrid bus company ISE, I felt like the clean vehicle future is no longer off in the distance; it is right around the corner.
GM Pinning Its Hopes On Plug-In Hybrid
New York Times | MICHELINE MAYNARD | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business
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The Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid, will not arrive in showrooms until late 2010. But it is already straining under the weight of an entire company....
Transition Topic IV: Ought To Bail Out on Auto Bailout
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
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Foreign car companies that embraced green technologies rather than fight them are now the global leaders.
Save SUVs First, Then Kill Them Really Dead
Matthew DeBord | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green
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Assuming a federal bailout, it makes sense that, over the next few years, American carmakers will be re-engaging with the small-car market.
Plug-In Hybrids Have Arrived
Wired | Stuart Schwartzapfel | Posted 11.05.2008 | Green
Everything about Alison Gannett is green, from her straw-bale house to her solar-powered appliances. But when you're as serious about curbing carbon a...
Honda Unveils A New Hybrid
New York Times | Richard S. Chang | Posted 10.12.2008 | Business
Next year Honda and Toyota will go head-to-head with new flagship gas-electric hybrid cars. We all know what to expect from Toyota; its Prius is the b...
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