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GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

Green Car Congress

GSA director of Motor Vehicle Management Bill Toth noted, however, that each Fusion hybrid costs $11,214 more than the fleet’s “non-hybrid alternative” sedan, a 2010 Chrysler Avenger. DOE paid for the additional cost of leasing hybrid vehicles.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Total sales of the fuel-efficient Honda Civic increased 3.1% The new Honda Insight hybrid posted 2,295 units. Honda CR-V, a best-seller in the crossover utility vehicle segment, increased sales by 9.9% On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities. to 969 units year-on-year.

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Hybrid sales continue downward trend

Green Cars News

Combined reported US hybrid sales from Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota fell by 45.5 Here is how each manufacturer faired: - Chrysler - Chrysler LLC returned total US sales of 76,682 in April - a 48 per cent decrease from the previous year. per cent, representing just a 2.7 per cent fall compared to the prior year. .

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A closer look at US auto sales in July

Green Cars News

Let’s take a look at the results from each major manufacturer: Chrysler: Total US sales for July stood at 88,900 units, a decrease of nine per cent year on year, although up 30 per cent compared to June. Honda: The Japanese manufacturer posted total July vehicle sales of 114,690 - that’s a decline of 17.3

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US vehicle sales show significant decrease

Green Cars News

Here is how each manufacturer faired: Chrysler: The manufacturer saw its sales drop by 47 per cent compared to May 2008 to just 79,010 units sold. Honda: Total vehicle sales in May reached 98,334 - that’s down 41.5 Tags: Cars Chrysler Ford Green cars Honda Latest news Nissan Toyota general motors vehicle sales.

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

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Tags: The Green Piece green piece Honda Insight prius Toyota.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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SA (2) FDX (2) FSLR (2) FedEx (2) First Solar (2) Ford (2) Ford Escape Hybrid (2) Ford Fusion Hybrid (2) GE (2) Global Solar (2) Government (2) HEV (2) Honda FCX Clarity (2) IBM (2) ITM.l (2) 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA 2) Inconvenient Truth (2) JCI (2) MGA (2) NSANY (2) PGE (2) SB1.DE SZ (1) 6753.T 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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