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Paris Motor Show puts new models on display amid hope, market clouds - Los Angeles Times
Honda unveiled a new five-door gasoline-electric hatchback to challenge rival Toyota Motor Corp.'s success with the hybrid Prius. Honda said its Insight would be cheaper "than any other hybrid car on the market," to make the low-emission technology ...
Read more...Study shows fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrid cars - San Diego Union-Tribune
In the not-too-distant future, drivers will be able to make fewer trips to the gas pump simply by plugging their specialized hybrid vehicles into a household electrical outlet. 2007 file photo / Union-Tribune Pat Cadam (left) and Nick Rothman ...
Read more...The hybrid factor - Chicago Sun-Times
Hybrid cars scare Ray Campbell. Campbell, 43, of Glen Ellyn, has been blind all his life, and he depends on traffic noise to navigate streets. While he appreciates the way hybrids conserve gas and reduce pollution, he hates that the cars are ...
Read more...GM plans hybrid cars for Europe in three years - Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors Corp plans to launch hybrid cars in Europe in around three years, GM Europe chief Carl-Peter Forster said on Wednesday. The cars, which GM styles as "extended range electric vehicles", would run on electric power but ...
Read more...INL scientists analyzing plug-in cars - Seattle Times
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory are analyzing whether hybrid vehicles that are converted to be plugged into an electrical outlet for recharging are as efficient in the real world as they are in the laboratory. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho ...
Read more...Renting a hybrid is going to cost you in green - Chicago Tribune
As travelers continue to face sticker shock at the gas pump, more are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings. But with supply still limited and demand so high, these green cars are commanding a substantial premium. In a recent search for ...
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