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HYBRID CARS

Hybrid cars, also known as hybrid-electric vehicles, use two power sources – and internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Unlike all-electric cars, hybrids do not need to be plugged in. With much focus on the environment and the effects of car emission, hybrid cars offer consumer an easy alternative to traditional cars, significantly cutting down on emissions and using less gas. This topic covers the latest news and information on hybrid cars and the companies that produce them.

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Mercedes-Benz to launch 10000 electric vehicles by 2012more

According to its director for research and development, Thomas Weber, the automaker will push through the plans which...

California Leads U.S. in Hybrid Car Purchasesmore

California drivers buy more fuel-efficient hybrid cars than any other state, and most of them do it due to financial...

Audi to Offer Q5 Gas-Electric Hybrid in U.S. Starting in Late 2010more

Audi will offer a hybrid version of its Q5 premium SUV in the U.S. starting in late 2010, Wolfgang Hatz, head of...

Toyota to sell plug-in hybrids to consumers in 2 yearsmore

Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General...

China to subsidize use of energy-efficient vehicles in public sector more

China is to promote the use of energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles in public sector in 13 cities, the Ministry of...

Downturn Will Test Obama's Vision for an Energy-Efficient Auto Industr...more

President-elect Barack Obama leveled a stern warning at General Motors and Chrysler last week after the federal...

The Magic Price for New Electric Cars: $45,000more

The Magic Price for New Electric Cars: $45,000 Published June 5, 2009 Mitsubishi announced today the price of the...

Mission Motors Racing New Electric Motorcycle Against Time | CleanTech...more

“Absolutely awesome!” is how Jit Bhattacharya the COO of Mission Motors based in San Francisco, CA described a recent...

Why Upcoming EV Nissan Leaf Needs to Be the Most Geeked-Out Car | Clea...more

Nissan is on tour promoting its upcoming electric vehicle, the Leaf, in select cities across the U.S. The 5-passenger...

Honda Wants to 'Change Customer Perception of Hybrids'more

Honda's taking on the mighty Toyota Prius with an übercheap hybrid the company says will double its hybrid sales by...

Proton hybrid car in 2 to 3 yearsmore

...who are involved in producing hybrid components like Bosch to develop its own hybrid cars, which could be...

County's Move to Hybrids More Foresight Than Fadmore

2050. 'Obviously, having hybrid vehicles is a huge part of that,' Worthy said. In Montgomery, which has 21 hybrid cars...

China to subsidize purchases of clean-energy cars | Environmentmore

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central government will subsidize purchases of clean-energy vehicles for public fleets in...

Daimler, RWE announce Berlin electric car projectmore

Carmaker Daimler AG and utility RWE AG said Friday they would begin a joint electric car and charging station test...

Philippines President wants hybrid cars, urges green measures more

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is urging car manufacturers to bring in more hybrid models into the country while...

Caterpillar Rolls Out Its Hybrid D7E Tractormore

Caterpillar's D7E was field tested in a variety of conditions. Here it's used to build an access road on a wind farm in...

Chrysler Goes Electricmore

Chrysler says it will have an electric car on the market for 2010 as it angles for its share of $25 billion in...

The Bumpy Road to Fuel Efficiencymore

Even with hybrid cars in the mix, Detroit will find it impossible to meet the government's fuel efficiency standards

Iconic GM Executive to Retire: Departure of Bob Lutz Is Just One Major...more

all three of the American auto giants. He was never shy with his opinions. He championed horsepower, derided hybrid...

BMW Considers New Brand Dedicated to Green Carsmore

Reluctant to betray the hard-won identities of its three automotive brands, Germany's BMW Group is reportedly...

No drilling in Floridamore

40 miles per gallon for our vehicles, and, we must provide bigger tax incentives for people to buy hybrid cars.

Automakers plan next generation of green carsmore

next 18 months. Takakuni Iwase, a senior researcher at the Japan Automobile Research Institute, says vehicles powered...

Electric Cars Will Flourish In 2010more

Electric Cars are advancing very quickly in green technologies and fuel economy. There are new electric cars, which...

The Hydrogen Economy and Peak Platinummore

...component of fuel cells for hydrogen-powered cars. ... that production of hybrid and ... see Technology Review, Green

Honda says to raise Insight output as orders climb more

Honda Motor Co plans to produce more of its new Insight hybrid cars from April, having received orders for almost three...

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