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Toyota fuel cell achieves 431 miles on single fuel tank

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Its Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Advanced achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas. By comparison, the 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid achieves an estimated range of 26mpg combined fuel economy with a full tank range of approximately 450 miles.

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BP ditches second-generation biofuel plant

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Plans for the facility in the Highlands County of Florida were originally announced in 2008, with the intention of turning thousands of acres of energy crops into 36 million gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol. Oil giant BP has dropped plans to build a plant for next-generation biofuels in Florida. The decision will come as [.].

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Do hybrid cars mean cheaper car insurance?

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Green car drivers are more responsible about the environment, keep their speed in check to keep fuel consumption low and are therefore less likely to have accidents. As a result, their car insurance premiums should be lower, right? The theory is simple isn’t it?

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) To take one example, batteries.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. Nissan: The Japanese manufacturer posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, which is a fall of 50 per cent compared to June 2008. The Highlander Hybrid sold 1,098 models, a fall of 27.3

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Hybrid sales leap in the US

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The Civic Hybrid meanwhile sold 717 units, down 77 per cent compared to August 2008. per cent to 2,114 units; and sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 31.9 Tags: Ford Green cars Honda Hybrid cars Latest news Lexus Nissan Toyota general motors. per cent increase compared to the same month last year.

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The addition of the Fusion and Milan Hybrids gave Ford a neat boost with hybrid sales up 21 per cent compared to April 2008. Together the two cars sold 2,299 units. per cent to 2,198 units, while sales of the Highlander Hybrid dropped by 63.8 Sales of the Camry Hybrid fell by 67.1

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