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0Study: Diesel vehicle sales up 27.5% so far in 2012 1343911380
Through the first six months of the year, Americans purchased 61,214 diesel-powered vehicles, not including heavy-duty diesel pickup trucks, according to a study by HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates. That figure represents a 27.5-percent improvement over the previous year. Not counting HD ...
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A decade on, survey suggests buyers still don't understand hybrid cars 1300280400
In this year's State of the Union address, President Obama proclaimed that there would be one million electric vehicles on the road in the United States by 2015. Toyota recently celebrated the building of the company's three millionth hybrid worldwide. More and more automakers are turning to the ...
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Meet the man who quietly profits from every hybrid sold 1288702680
Alex Severinsky is a Russian man who came to the United States in 1978. He graduated from Ukraine's Kharkiv University of Radioelectronics in 1967 before moving on to an Electrical Engineering Ph.D. from Moscow's Institute for Precision Measurements in Radioelectronics and Physics in 1975. That's ...
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Worldwide Toyota Prius sales crack 2-million mark,10-year anniversary celebration planned 1286573460
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Toyota Prius, launched in Japan in 1997 and introduced in Europe, North America and other markets in 2000, is without a doubt the best-selling hybrid vehicle ever produced. With a market that spans more than 70 countries and ... -
Hybrid sales plummet 40% in August; Prius records 37.5% decline 1283607180
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryOne month of dreary sales figures doesn't signal the end of the hybrid, but the numbers reported for August hint that without a rise in gas prices, hybrid vehicle sales will likely continue to suffer. Overall hybrid sales dropped ... -
More details on the 2011 Le Mans technical regulations, now with hybrid power 1276457400
Peugeot 908-HY hybrid prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryOn Thursday, June 10, the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO), which organizes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held its annual press conference and announced new technical regulations for the 2011 event as well as the European ... -
Report: U.S. government to purchase first 100 Chevy Volts and thousands of hybrids *UPDATE 1270135260
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryIn an effort to make the government's fleet of vehicles more green, the Obama administration has reportedly announced plans to add more hybrids this year followed by plug-in hybrids next year. The plan should double the number of ... -
2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid boasts luxury plus efficiency, but is it enough? 1270008060
2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryEarlier this week we reported that Ford had plans to repurpose its very well-received hybrid powertrain in the Lincoln MKZ. Makes sense, right? Both the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan (sister cars of the MKZ) benefit from the ... -
Report: Diesel and electric vehicles two of many options to meet CAFE regulations 1269349260
2010 Volkswagen Golf - Click above for high-res image galleryNew CAFE standards set to take affect in 2015 have automakers in a hurried frenzy. Meeting target CAFE numbers of 35.5 miles per gallon within the short five-year time frame is no easy feat. Current standards, set at a fleet average ... -
Coming Soon: Downloadable ringtones for your silent electric car? 1255703520
Like to download new ringtones for your phone so that you don't sound like everybody else in the world that opts for the free cell phones from their chosen service provider? The same kind of thing is reportedly in the works for future electric cars. We've been hearing for the last few years that ...
