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are some of the recent news related to the hybrid
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alternative fuel vehicles.
Recent News
From
hybrids
to SUVs, unsold
cars pile up
LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) - From pricey luxury
sedans to popular hybrid cars, automobiles made overseas
are stacking up at ports and parking lots around the
United States
as
supplies far outstrip demand amid the nation's worst
auto…
Washington Post
Best Hybrid
Cars
In an effort to help people find the best
hybrid
cars,
the editors of "Hybrid
Cars,
Hybrid Trucks,
Hybrid Vans" have just posted the Top 10
Best Hybrid Vehicles of 2009. This list is immediately
available to the public at the following web…
WebWire
Read More: Cars
, Gearheads , Green
Cars ,
Green Driving ,…
A growing number of Steve McGreens are souping up their
gas-electric hybrids to make them go faster and handle
better, while delivering stellar fuel economy. It isn't
just gearheads busting their knuckles, either. A lot of
the hybrid…
Huffingtonpost.com
Top hats at the soup kitchen
America's auto companies, still called the "big three"
of Detroit, despite their dwindling market share, were
brought low by years of relying on gas-guzzling trucks
and SUVs, while fighting the cleaner fuel standards that
helped hybrid…
Guardian Unlimited
Detroit Auto Execs to Drive
Hybrid
Cars
to D.C. for Bailout…
At least two of the Big 3 auto executives will be
driving themselves to Washington this week to ask for a
$25 billion loan. I told you last week that the CEOs of
Ford, Chrysler and GM were pondering how to orchestrate
a giant carpool from…
AOL
Incentives running out for
hybrid
car buyers
The end of the year is coming fast for buyers of
hybrid
cars,
as tax incentives run out when the new year arrives,
according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription
required) The tax credit for the Honda Civic
hybrid ends at the end of the…
Walletpop.com
John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of
Energy
Among the names on the apparent short list for Barack
Obama's all-important choice as Secretary of Energy is
that of John Bryson, former head of Southern California
Edison. As the embodiment of greenwashed corporate
piracy and radioactive…
Huffingtonpost.com
MMNA chief Berwanger looks back on year
NORMAL — Oh, what a year. Though its sales increased in
2007, Mitsubishi Motors North America now joins other
automakers in a drastic downturn as consumers hold onto
their wallets in the midst of a plunging stock market,
rising unemployment…
Pantagraph
US automakers ground jets for trip to Washington
DETROIT (AP) - If the Detroit Three automakers have
learned anything since their last trip to Washington,
it's that the old way of doing business just won't fly.
So the decision by auto executives to travel in
hybrid
cars
rather than…
MSN MoneyCentral
Toyota may expand its line of Prius
hybrid
vehicles
Ann Arbor, Mich. - Toyota Motor may create a separate
brand for its Prius
hybrid
car and could add both larger and smaller Prius models
to the lineup, the head of Toyota's American sales
division said recently. James E. Lentz III, president…
New London Day
MMNA chief Berwanger looks back on year
NORMAL — Oh, what a year. Though its sales increased in
2007, Mitsubishi Motors North America now joins other
automakers in a drastic downturn as consumers hold onto
their wallets in the midst of a plunging stock market,
rising unemployment…
Pantagraph
Toyota may expand its line of Prius
hybrid
vehicles
Ann Arbor, Mich. - Toyota Motor may create a separate
brand for its Prius
hybrid
car and could add both larger and smaller Prius models
to the lineup, the head of Toyota's American sales
division said recently. James E. Lentz III, president…
New London Day
Gas up bailout with
hybrid
incentives
The U.S. auto industry is too large to fail. There are
too many jobs at stake. So here is my three-part
solution: Perhaps the automakers should approach the oil
companies for a loan. After all, it is the oil companies
that U.S. car makers…
Democrat and Chronicle
Government set tough new target for cutting carbon
emissions…
Electric cars will be in widespread use by 2020 as part of
measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the head of
the Committee on Climate Change, the government advisory
body, said yesterday. Transforming private transport
from reliance on…
Times Online
Passioned hobbyists push for an electric car revival
WASHINGTON, Mo. — Charlton Jones is hopeful and
skeptical that beleaguered General Motors Corp. can
deliver its plug-in electric
hybrid,
the Volt, in 2010. The retired college professor is on
an unofficial waiting list to buy the car. But…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Green Tech
Ford Motor made electric vehicles a centerpiece of a
turnaround plan presented to Congress on Tuesday, saying
that it will introduce an all-electric van for fleet use
in 2010 and a sedan in 2011. The Big 3 U.S. automakers
are scheduled to…
CNET News
George Clooney: Best Male Movie Actor of Our Time?
George Clooney, who starred in the award winning
thriller "Michael Clayton," was on the cover of TIME
magazine earlier this year. He's described with
embarrassing bias as "The Last Movie Star." He's not.
It's difficult and tedious to watch…
OhmyNews
DART: Consider hybrids first
DART is puzzled whether to buy diesel or natural gas
busses. Incredible! Is there a better application of
electric or hydraulic
hybrid
technology than a city bus. Stopping and starting every
few blocks? If
hybrid is considered for private…
Dallas Morning Views Blog
William John Cox: Making Smarter
Cars
Instead of Stupid…
When the Big Three CEOs recently descended on Washington
in their fancy corporate jets with inflated egos and
high hopes for a juicy piece of the government's $8.6
trillion corporate welfare pie, they were sent home
hungry to do their…
Buzzflash.com
Detroit's Big 3 present bailout plans
WASHINGTON - Facing growing public furor and deep
skepticism in Congress, Detroit's Big Three automakers
on Tuesday gave lawmakers detailed plans to restore each
manufacturer to viability, a starting point for getting
a $25 billion…
Anchorage Daily News
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