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Plug-In Hybrid Prius in US in 2012, Says Toyota

Steve Parker | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Nissan, Chevrolet Volt, Ford Focus EV, Bmw, California, Tesla Motors, General Motors, Toyota Prius, Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Bloomberg News, The Los Angeles Times, RAV4 EV, Business News
Steve Parker

"Toyota Motor Corp. has joined the growing ranks of automakers planning to bring advanced battery-powered vehicles to consumers in the next few years."

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What Really Happened? Penske Drops Saturn bid; GM Says Division Doomed

Steve Parker | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Enzo Ferrari, Roger and Me, Pete Petersen, Spring Hill, Saturn, United Auto Workers, Chevrolet, Cars, Roger Smith, Hal Riney, Ford, Canada, General Motors, Indy 500, Michael Moore, Chevrolet Corvette, Indycar Racing, Roger Penske, Walter P. Chrysler, Paul Tracy, Alaska, Plug-in Hybrids, Bowling Green, California Speedway, John Delorean, Business News
Steve Parker

Roger Penske's failure will almost certainly result in Saturn's demise, and publicly, officially and finally ends the Roger Smith era at GM.

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Houston Weaning Off Oil?

planetgreen.discovery.com | Planet Green | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Indianapolis, Houston, Vehicles, Plug-in Cars, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Hybrid Cars, Hybrid, Cars, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Energy, Green News

Project Get Ready is a new initiative seeking to help the nation (and Canada!) make the shift away from fossil fuels. Under the project, coalitions in...

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How I Want To Run My New Auto Company

John DeCock | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

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

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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Toyota Will Lease Plug-In Hybrids By End Of 2009

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Prius, Prius Leasing, Toyota Prius, Electric Cars, Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Cars, Japan, Green News

TOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in th...

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Chinese Battery-Maker BYD "Could Be World's Biggest Automaker"

Alex Pasternack | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Warren Buffett, Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Hybrid Cars, China, Electric Cars, Green News
Alex Pasternack

Buffett on Board BYD, the Chinese battery maker-turned-automaker that stunned the world with the first mass-market electric plug-in car late last year...

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Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy and the Scale of Our Challenge: Grading the Stimulus Energy Investments

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Energy, Electricity, Economic Stimulus Package, Smart Grid, Stimulus Package, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, New Energy Economy, Plug-in Hybrids, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Oregon, High Speed Rail, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

What does $80 billion really mean in the context of the 21st century United States energy system?

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Saving the Auto Industry by Pre-Paying for Plug-Ins

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Chrysler, Auto Bailout, Gm, Detroit Bailout, Hybrid Cars, Ford, Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Global Warming, Calcars, Green News
Paul Loeb

The founder of a plug-in-hybrid innovation organization has just come up with an idea that could solve the problems of the auto industry: Getting consumers to put down a down-payment on plug-in hybrids.

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Congress, Pontiac Silver Streak Woodie Wagon, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Class Warfare, Hemi Hybrids, Cars, Infrastructure Repair, Infrastructure, Green Cars, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Hybrid Cars, Daihatsu Naked, Ipod, Subway, Ucla, Detroit Three, Chicago Cubs, Detroit CEOs, W. Edwards Deming, Detroit Automakers, Green Infrastructure, Bullet Trains, US Capitol, Monorail, Jeep, Japan, Mitsubishi Mirage, Light Rail, Tarp, Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, President Obama, Ford, Las Vegas Hilton, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Bob Lutz, Southern California, Credit Markets Tight, Japanese Cars, Robert Nardelli, Electric Cars, Washington, Detroit, Congressional Oversight, Plug-in Hybrids, President Bush, Detroit Bailout, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, Gas Electric Hybrids, Daihatsu Charade, Uaw, Gm, Alan Mulally, Electric Car Infrastructure, National Infrastructure, Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Mitsubishi Precis, Wall Street, US Marines, Hitachi, Lourdes, Narita, Business News
Steve Parker

We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Fat Cows and Thin Cows

Javier Sierra | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Latinos, Green Jobs, Bible, Javier Sierra, Exxon Mobil, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Sierra Club, Latino Voters, Cows, Environment, Hispanic Voters, Plug-in Hybrids, Solar Power, Great Depression, Green News
Javier Sierra

President-Elect Barack Obama owes his title not only to quite possibly the best presidential campaign in history, but also to the Latino vote. More than two thirds of us voted for him.

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Claim: 25,000 Mile Battery For Plug-In Hybrid

AutoGreenBlog | Domenick Yoney | Posted 12.19.2008 | Green

Read More: 25, Chevy Volt, Plug in Hybrids, 000 Mile Battery, Hybrid Battery, Green Auto, Green News

The lithium ion batteries being used for plug-in hybrids such as the Chevy Volt are easily the single most expensive part of the car and now, AFS Trin...

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Memo to Detroit: Change Now or Die

Steve Parker | Posted 12.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Boeing, Chevy Volt, Saturn, Chrysler, Gm, Alan Mulally, Ucla, Gary Shapiro, Rick Wagoner, Epa, W. Edwards Deming, Ford, Cars, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Ces, Robert Nardelli, William Clay Ford, Nhtsa, Japan, Plug-in Hybrids, SUV Sales, Business News
Steve Parker

Most Americans think you have brought this disaster upon yourselves, with inferior, irrelevant products the past 35 years.

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The Next Bailout: Handouts or Hybrids?

Bill Scher | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Plug-in Hybrids, Bailout, Auto Industry, Global Warming, Electric Cars, Green News
Bill Scher

With the auto industry in dire straits, we taxpayers have maximum leverage to demand the cars necessary to help lower energy costs, cut carbon emissions and reduce our dependency on foreign oil.

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California's Energy and Driving Propositions -- The Final Tally

Steve Parker | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Yuba City, Carmel, T. Boone Pickens, California, Palin, Sacramento, Cars, Mccain, National City, Ev, Plug-in Hybrids, Dick Tuck, New York City, Barack Obama, Trains, Business News
Steve Parker

In the near-future, many of us hope to own an electric car and/or a plug-in hybrid car or truck. Yet even without them, electricity demand is already skyrocketing worldwide.

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GM/Chrysler Merger - 70,000 Idled

Steve Parker | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Slovakia, Hemi Hybrids, Chrysler, Dodge Viper, Norway, Cars, Spain, Ford, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Chevrolet General Manager Ed Pepper, Ford Escape Hybrid, SEMA Show, Los Angeles Auto Show, Cerberus Capital Management, Daewoo Lacetti, General Motors, Greece, Robert Nardelli, Hybrid Cars, Finland, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrids, Portugal, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, Detroit One, Chrysler CEO, Czech Republic, Kurt Busch, Bob Nardelli, National Legal and Policy Center, Ford Fusion Hybrid, GM Chrysler Deal, Detroit Three, GM Chrysler Merger, Daewoo, Chevrolet Cruze, Gmac, Peter Flaherty, South Korea, Roger Penske, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Nlpc, Business News
Steve Parker

It wasn't hard to predict the demise of the "Hemi hybrid," but the end came a lot faster than expected. They should have given them a full year of production before, literally, pulling the plug.

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Wall Street Credit Crash Threatens To Tank U.S. Auto Industry

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Credit Crunch, Offthebus, Automakers, Unemployment, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Subprime Loans, Detroit, Center for Automotive Research, Chevy Cruze, Gm, Volt, Credit Crisis, 2008 Election, Paris Auto Show, Ford Motor Co, Ka, Detroit Automakers, Cnn, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Michigan, Auto Loan, Home Equity Loans, New York Times, Fixing the Health Insurance Industry, Forbes, Auto Industry, Executive Compensation, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Every job lost on Wall Street impacts two-to-three jobs on the outside. By comparison, every job lost at an auto plant impacts nearly 10 jobs on the outside... We don't want to know what happens if the domestic auto industry gets away from us."

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Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Credits Sweeten Bailout Bill

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Cars, Chevy Volt, Tax Credits, Gm, Bailout Bill, Plug-in Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Green News

The original "bailout plan" by Treasury Secretary Paulson was 3 pages long. The Senate version that was passed last night (H.R. 1424) is now 451 page...

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Investing in Clean Energy Is A Smart Strategy in these Troubled Economic Times

Howard Learner | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Efficiency, S Renewable Energy, Hybrid Cars, Environment, Green, Clean Energy, Green Economy, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Energy, Global Warming, Green News
Howard Learner

For today, energy efficiency makes even more sense in tight financial times. Businesses can't afford to waste energy and drain their bottom lines from high energy bills.

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Detroit Three Expect $25 Billion -- So Who Bails Out Americans' Missing Car Payments?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, San Diego, Portland, Detroit Three, Mortgage Crisis, AIG Bailout, Cars, Washington DC, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Los Angeles, Denver, America, Ford Motor Co, Dallas, American Financial Services Association, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Aig, Seattle, Sen. Carl Levin, General Motors, Wall Street, Phoenix, Michigan, Home Foreclosures, San Francisco, Plug-in Hybrids, Us, Repossession, Wall Street Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

It used to be said that a house was the largest expenditure in any person's lifetime; but if someone buys five or more new cars over 40 or 50 years, those purchases could easily cost more, in total, than their home.

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Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, 2008 Elections, Unemployment Rate, High Oil Prices, Fuel Efficiency, United Auto Workers, Obama Working Class Voters, 2008 Recession, Detroit News, CAFE Standards, Working Class, Offthebus, Unemployment, Obama Swing States, Oil Drilling, Bailout, Hybrid Cars, Recession Fears, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Swing Voters, Michigan, Fuel Economy Standards, Obama Working Class Whites, Job Losses, Fuel Economy, John McCain, Michigan Delegates, Auto Extremist, Detroit Free Press, Manufacturing, Voting Record, 2008 Election, Recession, Barack Obama, American Manufacturing, Pollsters, Barack Obama 2008, Swing States, Mccain Swing States, John McCain 2008, Cnn, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Fox News, Peter De Lorenzo, Auto Industry, Economy, Home News
Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

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Everything You Need to Know About the New Chevy Volt

Maura Judkis | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Cars, Automakers, Chevy Volt, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Plug-in Cars, Gm, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Going Green, Plug-in Hybrids, Green Living, Auto Industry, Green News
Maura Judkis

GM just lit up the Internet with opinions from car lovers and tree-huggers everywhere. Here's a quick guide to everything you need to know about the car of the not-so-distant future.

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Challenging the Naysayers: Global Warming Solutions Make Sense

Howard Learner | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Climate Change Program, Chicago, Environment, Cfl, Lighting, Clean Energy, Plug-in Hybrids, Pollution, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Green News
Howard Learner

Naysayers keep arguing that reducing global warming pollution is too expensive, too hard, will cost too much money and will irreparably harm our economy. We've heard this refrain before.

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Toyota Plug-In Prius To Hit The Road Early In 2009

EcoGeek | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Plug-in Prius, Phevs, Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Prius, Toyota, Green News

Toyota's plug-in capable Prius is getting a big boost for testing, hitting the open road a year ahead of schedule. Several hundred of the PHEVs will b...

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Car Industry Group to Public: It's Not All Our Fault, It's Yours Too

Steve Parker | Posted 09.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Gas-Electric Hybrid Technology, Gas Prices, Chevrolet, Chevy Volt, Andrew Card, Gm, American Automobile Industry, Mazda, Captive Imports, Detroit Three, Ford, Ecodriving, Cars, American Automobile Manufacturers Association, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Rube Goldberg, Bmw, Chevy, General Motors, Malibu, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Mitsubishi, Plug-in Hybrids, Corvette, Aama, Ecodriver, Aam, Detroit Auto Show, Business News
Steve Parker

It's the same story we've been hearing from car-makers, especially those in Detroit, for the past 30 years: "Just wait a little longer and we'll have those new cars and trucks you've been hoping for."

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McCain, Obama Race To Promise More Plug-In Cars, Clean Driving

Popular Mechanics | Chris Ladd | Posted 09.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Gas, John McCain, Green, Cars, Barack Obama, Plug-in Cars, Hybrid Cars, Obama Energy Plan, 2008 Presidential Race, Electric Cars, Green News, Plug-in Hybrids, Mccain Energy Plan, Green News

As the fight for the White House turned into an all-out energy policy battle this summer, both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have thrown their...

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