GM cancels Malibu hybrid, works on new system

General Motors says it is working on the next generation of its gas-electric mild hybrid system that will be more efficient than the one it is canceling in the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura.

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Hybrid vehicles’ silence seen as posing peril

As the car crept up to them, the students didn’t react. It wasn’t until it was about to run them over that they even knew it was there. And that was only because it hit their white canes.

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Hybrids for hire: more cars, more options

Hello, is this thing on?

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48 mpg is nice, but hybrids don't add up right now

Last summer was a good time to be in the hybrid business. Gas prices climbed to new records, and Toyota couldn't make its Prius fast enough as drivers turned their heads with envy at the sight of the gas-sipper's eye-catching sloping roofline.

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Lutz says no hybrid race between Toyota, GM

The race between General Motors Corp. and Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. to produce a rechargeable car is meaningless because the companies' vehicle designs are so different, GM's top product executive said Thursday.

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Blind advocates raise concerns about silent vehicles

Advocates for the blind want the government to set minimum sound standards for new cars and trucks, pointing to potential safety hazards for blind pedestrians who can't hear silent gas-electric hybrid vehicles.

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Future hybrids could be worth waiting for

Time was when hybrid gas-electric vehicles appealed only to the greenest car consumers more concerned about saving the environment than saving on gasoline bills. Gas prices hitting $4 a gallon have changed all that.

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Chrysler takes aim at GM with hybrid SUV prices

The market for hybrid full-size sport utility vehicles may be small, but Chrysler LLC is determined to get a piece of it, saying Tuesday that its new hybrids will be nearly $8,000 less than competitors from General Motors Corp.

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Toyota hybrid battery outpaced by demand

Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for its hybrid vehicles because it can't make enough of the batteries that are key parts in the hit "green" cars, a senior executive said Monday.

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US hybrid sales up 38 percent in 2007; Prius leads the pack

Kim Fenske drives a bus in Colorado by day, but when he's not working, he zooms around the mountains in a 2007 Toyota Prius.

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GM Announces New Hybrid System

General Motors Corp. says it expects to bring its first lithium-ion battery powered hybrid engine system to market in North America in 2010.

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Ford to Unveil 2009 Escape at Auto Show

Ford's 2009 Escape gas-electric hybrid will show improvements in power and performance, the automaker said Tuesday.

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Automakers Showing New Hybrid Vehicles

Ford's 2009 Escape gas-electric hybrid will show improvements in fuel economy and provide more power, the automaker said Tuesday.

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Automakers get green but stay mean

This week’s Detroit auto show is touted as highlighting the greening of the car business, with every imaginable fuel-saving technology on display, including hybrid electric, plug-in electric, fuel cell, diesel and direct gasoline injection. In short, everything short of the P.T. Barnum-esque late-night infomercial magnetic fuel polarizer.

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Hybrid System Comes to Full-Size Autos

In the race to get greener, automakers want to leave no vehicle behind.

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Study: Plug-In Hybrids May Cut Emissions

If motorists used rechargeable "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles in large numbers, the U.S. could see a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, says a study released Thursday.

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When two butterflies become one new one

The proud parents Lycaeides Melissa and L. ida (left and middle) gave rise to a new species of butterfly (right) that is able to mate successfully (Image: James Fordyce)

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Tax Credits for Some Hybrid Cars Halved

Environmentally concerned car buyers will see some federal tax breaks for energy efficient hybrids start shrinking this fall.

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New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks Roll Off

Recognize that familiar United Parcel Service truck with the trademark brown paint job? Look twice. The government released its model Wednesday, replete with a new hybrid hydraulic system built for the Environmental Protection Agency by Cleveland-based Eaton Corp.

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Scientists Back Plug-In Hybrids

A group of scientists urged Congress on Wednesday to fund research for plug-in hybrid vehicles, touting the technology as another way to reduce the nation's dependence on oil through the help of a simple electrical socket.

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From the late 19th century onwards, stories of werewolf encounters tailed away significantly, says Regal. "The spread of the idea of evolution helped kill off the werewolf because a canid-human hybrid makes no sense from an evolutionary point of view," he says.

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At a special Reuters summit in Detroit, numerous auto industry executives are cited as suggesting that the government raise taxes on gasoline substantially to spur the adoption of fuel efficient vehicles.

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Toyota is developing a solar charging station for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, making a green technology even greener. It has also designed a battery charger for mounting inside an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid to recharge the storage batteries.

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Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of hybrid autos, is sticking with nickel as the preferred battery material for most of the vehicles after three years of secretly testing Prius hatchbacks with lithium-ion packs.

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While cash-for-clunkers gave great rebates to those who qualified, consumers are going to be feeling the economic pinch in the months to come.

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The author of this OpEd News piece shows that the 230 mpg cited in recent publicity for the Chevy Volt is twisting the facts.

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We here at Fileunderi LOVE urban legends, and here is one of the better ones to come down the pike in the last few months.

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"What would he do? Hint: he doesn't think much of namby-pamby hybrids. In the future, Musk said, only electric cars will make sense.

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This week, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District is set to take its first step toward what promises to be the most significant development in electricity in a century: the "smart" grid.

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Raser Technologies unveiled the prototype vehicle for its extended range electric vehicle yesterday morning at the SAE World Congress.

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TIANJIN, China — Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.

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This year also brings some new introductions, graphics and packaging innovations from PepsiCo, for which the company has high expectations. In CSD flavors, PBV will add Mountain Dew Voltage, which was the winning flavor in the brand's Dewmocracy campaign.

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What's the point of a hybrid SUV?

SUVs are somewhat fuel efficient but SUVs are heavier and with the luxury features and other facilities. So how does that benefit the fuel consumption of a hybrid suv? Scientific research showed that HEV fuel consumption is significantly affected by both weight and power.

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Eight alternative automobiles being produced in America. Some look rather strange, most are all-electric, all will intrigue you.

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If the Tesla Roadster just isn't enough for you...not fast enough, not weird enough, and not expensive enough, then you should probably start looking out for Eliica's.

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What the Big 3 automakers are doing right now.

How soon will we find fuel-efficient cars coming from the Big 3? I went to searching the internet and was both disappointed and hopeful as to what I found.

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You can find man links to research BYD Company, but you would need to know they exist first. Quietly BYD has been moving ahead.

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Major City Thumbs nose at US Automakers Buys fleet of Camrys

Republican Indianapolis city mayor Greg Ballard find himself surrounded by controversy after the city of Indianapolis buys a fleet of 85 Toyota Camrys, refusing to buy lower priced Chevrolet Malibu Hybrids, at a time when the big 3 automakers are in Washington seeking a bailout …

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The key to hybrid and all electric vehicles is to develop more efficient, lighter and more serviceable batteries. US manufacturers have some serious catch up to do! Producing a hybrid SUV that weighs nearly 3 tons is silly.

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Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is lobbying in China for plug in hybrid(BYD) with twice as much performance as the Chevy Volt for the purposes of having Portland be the test market. The governor has successfully clinched a deal with Nissan's all electric vehicle already.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The fig tree and the philodendron are the first things that meet the eye in the repair bay of Luscious Garage.

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The value consumers place on goods and services often is a matter of simple economics. When demand is high and supply low, relative worth heads north.

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Americas top-selling car companies have plans to bring plug-in technology mainstream. Here's what they're working on. Chevrolet Volt

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Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars, according to a source.

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Most people know by now that hybrids use electricity to achieve good gas mileage, but how their advanced powertrains work and whether they help your pocketbook is a bit more complicated. Here we'll take a look at the basic technology and its variations.

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