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• One in 10 new cars sold is… a Toyota Prius

  
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  Success doesn’t come much more resounding than this – one out of every 10 new cars sold in Japan during November was a Toyota Prius. The vehicle maintained its top spot in Japan new passenger car sales for the seventh month in a row, posting 26,815 units according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers ...
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• Is hybrid cars Dangerous?-Hybrid cars hit more pedestrians-A study

  
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  Is hybrid cars Dangerous?-Hybrid cars hit more pedestrians-A study According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   study, hybrids are twice as dangerous to pedestrians because they are sneaky-quiet. This has provoked debate in the auto industry, with manufacturers trying to pick a noise to warn ...
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• Report: National launch of the 2011 Chevy Volt will begin in California

  
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  Chevrolet announced that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California. The announcement was made at the L.A. International Auto Show. California is the nation’s largest new-car market and Chevrolet is out to get a larger share there. In addition, Chevrolet ...
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• Experts Differ on America’s Ability to Put 1M Plug-in Hybrids on U.S. Roads by 2015

  
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  At an energy security panel held Thursday, alternative-fuel advocates and security experts wrestled over the feasibility of getting 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on American roads by 2015, a goal Barack Obama set while campaigning for the presidency. ———- Right, salt field conceals untapped lithium carbonate ...
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• Eco Cars: Volkswagens Up! Lite diesel-electric hybrid gets 70mpg

  
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  Eco Factor: Low-emission car powered by a hybrid engine. Volkswagen has unveiled its new low-emission vehicle, the Up! Lite, which gets powered by a hybrid diesel-electric engine. The sporty four-seater is being touted to be a direct cousin to the company’s L1 two-seater car that was showcased at the Frankfurt ...
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• BMW announces pricing of new hybrid models

  
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  If you thought BMW was about to bring environmentally responsible driving to the average Joe, then you might be a touch disappointed with the price tag slapped on the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 models. The vehicles made their North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show ahead of arriving in showrooms from ...
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• Audi A3 TDI 2010 Named Green Car of the Year at LA Auto Show

  
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  The 2010 Audi A3 TDI has been named Green Car Journals 2010 Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2010. The clean diesel from Audi rose to the top in a stellar field of hybrids and advanced diesel models that all offer exceptional fuel economy and low emissions. This marks the second year in a row that a ...
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• LA Auto Show: Bmw ActiveHybrid 7 pricing announced

  
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  Pricing for BMW’s first hybrid performance/luxury sedans has now been released. BMW made the announcement during the debut of the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 models at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. BMW will start delivering the cars in Spring 2011 with a base MSRP of $103,125 including destination and handling ...
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• End of year rush spurs 77 cleantech deals

  
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  Norway, Germany, Australia, and China lead more than $200M inventure capital funding during the past two weeks, plus we spot 32mergers and acquisitions.
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• Next-generation Vw Golf will be sold as both a hybrid and a full EV

  
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  In a recent interview with Autocar, VW’s R&D boss, Ulrich Hackenberg said that the next-generation Golf will be offered as a hybrid but also as a full EV. “We’re looking at a hybrid version of a compact car for Europe and it will come on the next Golf, and an EV version” said Ulrich [...]
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• Porsche confirms hybrid version of the Panamera sedan

  
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  It’s official: a hybrid version of the Porsche Panamera will be built! The words came directly from the LA Auto Show and sources confirmed that the new car is expected to go on sale in 2011.According to our sources, it appears that the new Panamera Hybrid will not have a four-wheel drive system, because the [...]
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• The 2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show

  
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  The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) vehicle made its North American debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. When fully charged, the vehicle is targeted to achieve a maximum electric-only range of approximately 13 miles and will be capable of achieving highway speeds up to 60 mph in electric-only mode. For ...
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• Eco Cars: ETV Motors demonstrates hybrid car with jet turbine engines

  
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  Eco Factor: Efficient turbine engine for extended range hybrid car. Israel’s ETV Motors has unveiled a proof-of-concept extended range hybrid vehicle, in the shell of a Toyota Prius, which the company claims can run for 50 miles on a single charge. Unlike other extended range vehicles that rely on convention ...
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• VW unveils the Up! Lite concept

  
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  The Los Angeles Motor Show was home to yet another world debut yesterday, as Volkswagen premiered the Up! Lite concept. Based on its new small car family, the VW Up! Lite incorporates a variation of the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 Concept that made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in ...
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• Plug-in Prius makes debut at LA Auto Show

  
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  Based on the third-generation Prius, the 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle made its North American debut yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Built to support a global demonstration programme that begins this month, the vehicle expands Toyota’s hybrid synergy drive technology thanks to the introduction of ...
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• Ford Creates A Hybrid for the Masses

  
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  When Ford ceased production of the outdated Taurus a few years ago, they had to scramble to fill the void inthe mid sized car arena.  The Fusion has been around since 2006 but it is only now with the new Hybrid power plant making waves that the public has sat-up and taken notice.The 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.In ...
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• Viridian Joule: winning color name for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 542
  “Viridian Joule” has won the most votes in a national contest launched by Chevrolet to find the best name for the Volt’s lead paint color. David Thomas, 40, of Sanford, Fla., who submitted this name, will get the opportunity to be the first consumer to test-drive a pre-production Volt. The winner was announced ...
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• Sanyo Says It Has Won at Least 2 Customers for Its Li-ion Batteries for PHEVs

  
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  Sanyo Electric Co., the worlds biggest maker of rechargeable batteries, has won at least two customers for its lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles, Bloomberg news service reported today, citing a Sanyo executive. The company will start supplying the batteries to automakers, including a Japanese and ...
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• L.A. Auto Show Award for Greenest Car: 2010 Ford Fusion

  
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  Looking to buy a new car in early 2010? The Ford Fusion Hybrid may be your best choice. The car was awarded the “Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year” by Earth, Wind & Power (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show today. This award is in addition to its other recent accolades, including CAR [...]
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• Chevy Volt to be Launched First in California and Select Markets

  
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  Photo: GM Coming in Late 2010 We already knew that the Chevy Volt PHEV would be available in limited quantities at first, but it now looks like its also going to be available in a limited number of U.S. states. Today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM has announced that California ("the nations largest new-car ...
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