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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Both sides of the argument certainly have merits and it’s easy to see why the processes involved in the production of the Toyota Prius have been focused on. Tags: The Green Piece green piece Honda Insight prius Toyota. After establishing itself as a leader in the green car race, Toyota has been pegged back in recent times.

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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

General Motors. 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.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Virtually all the world’s bigmotor manufacturers are building prototypes using lithium-ion batteries butso far they have reached production only in a few low-volume models. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?