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Toyota Posts $4.7B Operating Loss for FY09, Forecasts $8.6B Loss for FY10; Focus on Hybrids, Compact Vehicles and Cost Reduction to Recover

Green Car Congress

In Central and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East etc., Operating income for Central and South America, Oceania and Africa decreased by 56.3 In Asia, vehicle sales were 905 thousand units, a decrease of 51 thousand units. Operating income decreased by 80.3 billion yen, to 176.1 billion yen. billion yen.

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Ford introduces new Fusion midsize sedan with new hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid versions

Green Car Congress

This is 8 MPGe more than the Chevrolet Volt and 13 MPGe more than the projected efficiency of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid model, Ford noted. The car will appear in Ford showrooms in North America and South America later this year. Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi models are equipped with active noise control.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010.

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