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Tesla Recruits Vets, Next Toyota Prius News, Diesel Hyundai Tucson? Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

military veterans, and reports of all-wheel drive for the 2015 Toyota Prius hybrid and a diesel engine option for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson compact crossover. Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors recruits U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We recounted our biggest stories of last week in The Week in Reverse.

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2016 Toyota Prius, Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Sales, CA ZEV Rules: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got an update on the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, disappointing sales for the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell crossover, and pending changes to California's Zero-Emission vehicle rules. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Green Car Congress

Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Ford is targeting the C-MAX Hybrid to deliver better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v and the C-MAX Energi to deliver better MPGe in electric mode than the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and to achieve more than 500 miles of driving range using the battery and engine. Portland, Ore.;

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All the challenges for hydrogen fuel-cell cars laid out

Green Car Reports

Twenty years ago, Toyota took the automotive industry by surprise with the Prius. The Japanese giant is attempting to revolutionize driving again, this time by bringing hydrogen-powered cars to the masses. However, it now faces a completely different set of challenges than when it set out to get drivers hooked on hybrids.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Niro Hybrid has a few key hybrid competitors of the Ford Escape , Toyota Corolla and RAV4. Clean Fleet Report is impressed with the overall drivability, comfort and features of the Kia hybrid, plus the unbeatable warranty. So make sure to compare carefully the features and efficiency to determine which hybrid compact SUV to buy.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Green Car Congress

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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The "Spirit of DC's" Back on the Road Again! Yahoo, Yahoo! Coming out of Winter Quarters, Bisbee, Arizona

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Next, the "Spirit" go her synthetic Mobil One oil change at Sierra Toyota. Plus there was visiting with Elsie, the Sierra Toyota General Manager, who's warming up to the "Spirit" and handing off a pile of plug-in literature, including two x DVD -- Austin Energy's "PluginPartners," and one on the Tango.

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