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Battery Pack for Tesla Roadster Deemed Safe, 2007-08-10 23:30:20
Tesla Motors announced that the battery pack that will power the Tesla Roadster has been deemed safe by the United Nations Safety Requirements. The rigorous U.N. ...Bookmark tags: technology, battery, pack, tesla, roadster, deemed, safe, hybrid, automotive, cars

15 Green Cars, 2007-08-14 17:30:25
The greenest way to get around? On your own two feet, of course, or on a bicycle, unicycle, skateboard, or public transit. But if you still find yourself in need of a car, these are some of the best green options on the market. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environment, cars, global-warming, eco, climate-change, green, biofuel, biodiesel, hybrid

Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 sets new speed record, 2007-08-18 09:30:32
The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is the fastest fuel cell racecar in the world with a record speed of 207.279 mph set at Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. ...Bookmark tags: sports, ford, fusion, hydrogen, 999, speed, record, automotive, cars, hybrid

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Price, 2007-08-21 07:01:39
The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is offered in two variants, the Base and the Limited. The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is powered by a ...Bookmark tags: business, 2008, toyota, highlander, hybrid, price, automotive, cars, auto

Volt, hybrids, are GM's future?, 2007-08-27 20:30:38
Chevy Tahoe hybrid: The future of things to come from GM? ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, gm, hybrid

A good time to buy a hybrid?, 2007-09-02 06:31:01
The 2008 hybrids are coming Are you in the market for a new hybrid vehicle? Then now might be a great time to do some hybrid shopping, as dealers prepare to unload 2007 models to make room for 2008 models. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, hybrid, cars

Are you looking to Rent Green?, 2007-09-14 20:00:55
Is your car rental company environmentally conscience? More and more travelers are asking this question, driving an increase in demand for cars with a smaller impact on our environment. And that impact can be directly attributed to two things. ...Bookmark tags: travel, hybrid, hybrid-cars, new-cars, used-cars, cars

Reasons for Buying a Hybrid: Cheaper Gas or Better for the Environment?, 2007-10-10 02:30:24
Everybody would say both, of course, but what if you could only pick one? You buy a Hybrid car... why? The results of the poll may surprise you. ...Bookmark tags: odd-news, cars, automotive, gas, hybrid

GM abandoning the Gas Guzzler and making the switch to Hybid?, 2007-10-14 19:30:28
GM just didn't get it. "GM took a gamble that hybrids weren't going to be important," says Eric Noble, president of Car Labs, an auto consulting firm. "That turned out to be a very bad bet." ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, of, gm, fuel, transportation, hybrid, suv, toyota-prius, the-future

Video: Special Care Required For Hybrid Auto Service, 2007-10-29 15:01:02
As popularity and sales of hybrid vehicles increase each year they become less novelty and more reality. Where theycan be serviced and who can service them are becoming important questions and following the manufacturer's recommendations is important. ...Bookmark tags: technology, video, cars, safety, gm, hybrid, general-motors, vehicles, dealership, mechanic

Motorhead Messiah: Meet The Man Who Can Make A Hummers Outperform A Porche & Burn Fuel Like A Prius, 2007-10-31 15:01:03
Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that's up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the turbine to turn the Hummer into a tricked-out electric hybrid. Like most hybrids, it'll have two engines, including an electric motor. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, conservation, hybrid, engineering, vehicles, hummers, 0-to-60

Green Support the Development of Hybrid Supercar, 2007-11-13 10:01:37
A man responsible for such dream machines as the Aston Martin DB9 and the BMW Z8 made up his mind to create eco-friendly supercar. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, hybrid

100+ MPG Prius To Be Field Tested in Mass., 2007-12-01 01:30:35
A 100mpg Toyota Prius will take to the track this weekend at the Hybrid Center of Massachusetts, in the western suburbs of Boston. From the press release: ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, energy, toyota, hybrid, massachusetts, efficiency, Prius, mpg

Design changes for GM's Volt hybrid, 2007-12-15 06:00:51
"General Motors provided a sneak peek this week of the new design for its hotly anticipated Chevy Volt gasoline-electric hybrid. The automaker released a photo purporting to show the Volt's aerodynamic new lines, which looked mostly like a blur with a Chevy badge. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, hybrid, gm-volt, gasoline-electric

Video: BMW Unveils New Diesel Models For US Market, 2008-01-15 12:01:19
At a press conference, Reithofer launches BMW diesels in North America. He also announces BMW hybrid electric vehicles coming in 2009. ...Bookmark tags: business, oil, cars, energy, auto, fuel, hybrid, bmw, diesel, vehicles

The Car of the Future is Here, 2008-01-22 15:01:01
The Extreme Hybrid from AFS Trinity was rolled out last week at the Detroit auto show. It can run 40 miles on electricity before reverting to running efficiently on gasoline like a normal hybrid, such as the Toyota Prius. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, hybrid, gasoline, detroit, auto-show, fuel-efficiency, Prius, afs-trinity

Video: Saturn Vue May Be First Plug-In Hybrid Available to Consumers, 2008-01-24 10:30:22
Saturn anticipates the production of its plug-in hybrid electric version Vue Green Line to begin as early as 2010, potentially making it the firstcommercially available vehicle of its kind. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, video, environment, cars, green, hybrid, electric, Saturn, fuel-economy, plug-in

Skeptics Doubt We'll See ZAP's $30K Electric Sports Car in 2009, 2008-02-02 11:31:26
A California company known for its funky, electric commuter cars says it will break into the high-performance market with a 320-horsepower, three-wheeled sports car by 2009. Industry insiders wonder what these people have been smoking. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, auto, car, hybrid, automobile, electric, sports-car, lotus, tesla

The hottest hybrid vehicles for 2008, 2008-02-12 22:01:03
advanced lithium-ion batteries for cars- I've been looking to see who was going to get into the market with a product first. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, green, hybrid, eco-friendly

10 Questions for the Karma's Henrik Fisker Re the New Plugin Hybrid Sportscar, 2008-02-28 07:31:50
For a while, Tesla's Roadster was pretty much the only really sleek electric sports car making the rounds in the Valley. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, alternative-energy, hybrid, renewable-energy, automobiles, vehicles, hybrid-electric, series-hybrid

Volkswagen's TDI Hybrid- The Prius Killer?, 2008-03-18 15:01:03
Volkswagen has just recently unveiled a TDI hybrid version of their cute and sporty Golf model that can achieve 83mpg. Will this be the one to de-throne the Prius? ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, energy, cars, toyota, hybrid, Prius, volkwagen

Think a Plug-in Hybrid Will Save You from the Pump?, 2008-05-03 16:00:37
Only if you're the only one driving it. If not, the price per watt is sure to climb. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, autos, hybrid, electric-car, plug-in-hybrid

Poulsen Hybrid car conversion kit takes aim at X-Prize, your wallet - Engadget, 2008-05-08 16:00:46
While most of the Automotive X-Prize entrants are vehicles built from the ground up for maximum gas mileage, Poulsen Hybrid's entry takes a considerably different tact, with it consisting simply of a kit that can be attached to any old car. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, auto, hybrid, automobile, fuel-efficiency, x-prize, poulsen

Eco-friendly claims for 'hybrid' cars dismissed as gimmickry, 2008-05-18 18:30:16
Three models, including the Honda Civic hybrid, performed so badly in tests that their environmental claims were dismissed as a gimmick. ...Bookmark tags: science, environment, cars, hybrid, eco, vehicles

Chicks Dig My Tiny Carbon Footprint, 2008-05-24 18:30:15
What do women find sexy? Hybrids. They're chick magnets. So says a survey by General Motors that found nearly nine in 10 women would rather talk to a guy in a Prius than a Porsche. Dumping the SUV in favor of an econobox would make you more popular at parties, too. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, hybrid, vehicles, Prius, chick-magnets