Motorists are pulling for Big 3, but will they be willing to buy? - Los Angeles Times
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 ABC News | Motorists are pulling for Big 3, but will they be willing to buy? Los Angeles Times, CA So what'll it take to get drivers behind the wheel of an American car? That's the $20000 (or more) question after President Obama leaned on Detroit this week to start churning out leaner, meaner and hybrid-happy vehicles as the antidote to plunging ... American auto industry isn’t dead just yet Ford Paying for 12 Months of Car Payments If You Lose Your Job Ford Gains Retail Share in March, Delivers First Fusion Hybrids ... |
Honda Insight SE - Times Online
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 Times Online | Honda Insight SE Times Online, UK In the meantime, important sectors of the industry continue to suggest that hybrid cars present a respectable “intermediate solution”. They offer economical benefits but are reassuringly familiar, which is handy in a fundamentally conservative ... PDQuotient / Sales of fuel-efficient cars are in the tank Review: Honda Insight hybrid car New Japanese hybrids, plug-in coming |
Ford readies mix of all-electric and plug-in hybrids - CNET News
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Ford readies mix of all-electric and plug-in hybrids CNET News, CA Ford expects to price the electric and plug-in hybrid cars with a slight premium, comparable to what consumers pay for hybrids today, he said. At the 2009 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Ford showed its Tourneo Connect battery electric vehicle ... China's E6 Electric Car: 'we're Not Trying to Save the World – We ... China Vies to Be World’s Leader in Electric Cars Chinese charging ahead with electric cars |
Obama's Clean Car Chimera Battery technology is still not good … - Reason Online
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Obama's Clean Car Chimera Battery technology is still not good ... Reason Online, CA What does he mean by "clean cars"? During the presidential campaign, candidate Obama promised to enact $7500 tax credit for new plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) cars, vowing to "put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars—cars that can get up to 150 miles per ... |
Chinese Electric Cars Coming To Costco, Wal-Mart - Gas2.0
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Chinese Electric Cars Coming To Costco, Wal-Mart Gas2.0, OR The CEO of GS Motors — Kathleen Ligocki — told the Hybrid Cars website that she thinks the US will follow in Mexico’s footsteps. GS Motors sold 4000 China-made vehicles in Mexico last year at…Costco and Wal-Mart. My first thought: If they are sold at ... |
Company moves into driver's seat - The Coloradoan
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 Domestic Fuel | Company moves into driver's seat The Coloradoan, CO It’s proven technology in large trucks, “but there are a lot of people who say there’s no way to do this in a small car,” Reeser said. The next few months for the company could prove or disprove the pundits. “We are going to have two hybrid cars on the ... Colorado company speeds 100 mpg cars to market Loveland Company Unveils 100 MPG Hybrid City may help 3 businesses |
PDQuotient / Sales of fuel-efficient cars are in the tank - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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Times Online | PDQuotient / Sales of fuel-efficient cars are in the tank The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH 427-day supply -- Inventory, as of last week, of Chevrolet Aveos (34 mpg highway). About 40000 -- Number of hybrid cars sold in the United States in April 2008. About 15000 -- Number of hybrid cars sold in the United States in February 2009. ... Honda Insight SE Review: Honda Insight hybrid car Living Green - The Honda Insight hybrid returns |
The Rick Wagoner vehicles: Hits and misses - Los Angeles Times
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 New Zealand Herald | The Rick Wagoner vehicles: Hits and misses Los Angeles Times, CA Wagoner has said the biggest mistake he ever made as chief executive was killing the EV1, GM's revolutionary electric car, and failing to direct more resources to hybrid gas-electric research. This admission is acutely painful for green-car advocates ... Video: Obama issues ultimatum to US car makers - 31 Mar 09 What's Been Bad for GM Has Been Bad for the US Government Motors: on fumes |
Cabbies' suit says hybrid rule threatens work - Boston Globe
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Cabbies' suit says hybrid rule threatens work Boston Globe, United States The plaintiffs say they do not oppose hybrid cars and generally favor the greening of the fleet. But they bristle at a regulation that they must buy new hybrids instead of less expensive used ones, and want the city to delay the changeover. ... |
Tough Auto Measures Carry Political Risks for the President - Wall Street Journal
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 guardian.co.uk | Tough Auto Measures Carry Political Risks for the President Wall Street Journal As US gas prices have eased since last summer, so has demand for hybrid and small cars, dealers say. GM poses even more significant challenges. The administration is looking to shear off sagging brands as well as the company's retiree health-care ... Video: Obama On Automakers Future New restructuring plans cover warranties, leery of electrics Presenting GM's hybrid management |
