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AutoblogGreen for 10.08.08
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Want the first Chrysler hybrid? Sorry, it's in the hands of a certain Lee Iacocca. More will be made, though, I'm sure. Whether people plop down their money for these big rigs is uncertain, though, especially when things like the smart EV, the Zero and the C-Cactus might be coming in the next few years.
- Paris 2008: Ssangyong C200 concept on the stand
- Audi Mileage Marathon: Day 2 - 400 miles and we land in Cleveland
- First Chrysler hybrid goes to ... Lee Iacocca
- U.S. DOE pays for half of Ford's $20m plug-in Escape hybrid program
- Chrysler may be teaming up with China's Great Wall for small car
- Toyota president confirms Tundra diesel shelved
- Mercedes to add C and E class hybrids by 2011 in U.S.; 12,000 smart EVs in four years
- Tazzari Group teases with flashes of Zero, the Italian city car
- Altairnano gets brand makeover, attracts $10 million injection
- DOE will invest $26 million in Mascoma's cellulosic ethanol plant in Michigan
- Volvo plans diesel hybrids for 2012
- New Seat Exeo gets common-rail diesel technology
- Lexus: "Hybrids aren't just a transition technology"
- You can do it, too: Convert a Toyota 4runner to diesel, then to veggie oil
- Audi marathon fleet stops for diesel, finds hydrogen
- Enter the Rumormill: C-Cactus moving to production
- Join T. Boone Pickens for an "online rally" over the energy plan tonight
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
n8new 6:44AM (10/08/2008)
"Whether people plop down their money for these big rigs is uncertain, though, especially when things like the smart EV, the Zero and the C-Cactus might be coming in the next few years."
What a wild irresponsible statement! Do you really believe anyone with the desire or legitimate need for a 7-8 passenger SUV with towing capacity are even looking at something like the 3 future small cars you mentioned -- or vice versa?
I can guarantee you, though, that their looking for such a vehicle with higher fuel economy -- not reduced capacity.
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n8new 6:44AM (10/08/2008)
"Whether people plop down their money for these big rigs is uncertain, though, especially when things like the smart EV, the Zero and the C-Cactus might be coming in the next few years."
What a wild irresponsible statement! Do you really believe anyone with the desire or legitimate need for a 7-8 passenger SUV with towing capacity are even looking at something like the 3 future small cars you mentioned -- or vice versa?
I can guarantee you, though, that their looking for such a vehicle with higher fuel economy -- not reduced capacity.
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catgirlshyla 7:21AM (10/08/2008)
"You can do it, too: Convert a Toyota 4runner to diesel, then to veggie oil"
Also, the Toyota Previa's JDM counterpart, the Estima, had the Hybrid Synergy Drive system and a Diesel engine option as well. Swapping out thought....I've seen a few Estima Hybrids go for a pretty penny on some Japanese Car Importers sites.
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