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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

Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% American Honda Motor Co., Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Total Altima sales were down 21.2%

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

Plugs and Cars

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Volkswagen: German manufacturer Volkswagen has taken an alternative route to early success in the green car race by placing the emphasis on clean diesel models, which it has been marketing in Europe since 2003. It developed turbocharged direct injection technology for diesel engines and has a wide range of TDI powertrains.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The PROLOGUE puts the internal combustion engine up front and runs on diesel, while the RC uses petrol with the electric motor going at the back. Similar to the Chevy Volt concept, the RC can run solely on electric power for extended periods with a hybrid powertrain providing extra range when needed. Renault – the fab four.

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