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Nissan Pushes the Plug

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Compared with nickel-hydrogen batteries, which Toyota and Honda Motor Co. Compared with nickel-hydrogen batteries, which Toyota and Honda Motor Co. The new compact car models will be equipped with a lithium-ion battery system and include a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can be recharged at home.

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On the Horizon

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Honda ( HMC ). While Honda aims to launch another hybrid compact by 2010, it also has plans for clean diesel engines in anything larger than a Civic. It already has the Prius and five other hybrids selling in the U.S. It's the contrarian. Nissan ( NSANY ). CEO Carlos Ghosn bought Toyota's hybrid system for the Altima family sedan.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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Nissan has been slower than Toyota and Honda to embrace petrol-electric hybrids, seeing a brighter future for vehicles running entirely on electricity. One things is clear, except for Honda , most manufacturers are either getting on board now or headed in the Plug-In direction.

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GM to Launch?

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Honda Motor Co. The Detroit News said Wagoner will talk about GM's emphasis on advanced technologies in a speech he plans to deliver at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. Other automakers are also researching plug-in technology , including Toyota Motor Corp the world's leading producer of hybrid vehicles. Ford Motor Co.

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China Plucky Plug In

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E ven as the President of Honda says he doesn't think that Plug-ins make sense, a new car company in China announces their plans to build one and Hyundai says it is considering developing a plug-in hybrid car. China's Plucky Plug-In Hybrid BYD's car hits the stage at the Detroit auto show—but will it really be ready to roll this summer?

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NYT Editorial

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One DaimlerChrysler employee, checking out Geely's 7151 CK model, which seats five and is about the size of a Honda Civic, told the Voice of America: "If I didn't work for DaimlerChrysler, I would consider it as one of my buying options."