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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

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Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Honda Motor Co. Honda Motor Co. Tags: Brief. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% The Demio subcompact helped boost Mazda Motor Corp.’s

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Top Vehicles for Ungrateful Whelps

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Several schools of thought exist about buying a set of wheels for a teenager or new driver. Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines. So, what to do? “As

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Rasmussen Poll Finds GM, Ford, Toyota Are Top for Planned Purchases in US

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According to a recent Rasmussen survey, GM edges out Ford and Toyota as the vehicle Americans definitely plan to buy next. Results form the survey include: Fifteen percent (15%) of adults say they will definitely buy a GM car next, and another 29% will consider such a purchase. Only 24% say there’s no way they’ll buy GM.

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Prius Top Seller in Japan in July; 14 Months in a Row

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In second place was the Honda Fit, which saw its sales climb 6.6% Sales of hybrid cars and energy-efficient smaller models were strong in July, the Nikkei noted , as consumers rushed to buy such cars before the September expiration of subsidies for environmentally friendly cars. Tags: Brief. year-on-year.

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ChargePoint Flex level 2 EV charger now $397, last day to save $699 on Aventon Abound e-bike, more

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Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Down from $492, with a regular price tag of $594, this $95 discount – $197 from its MSRP – is the first price cut we’ve seen to kick off the new year. This is $699 off the usual $2,199 price tag.

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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

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Car buyers shouldn’t be forced to buy high-end bells and whistles when fuel economy and reducing emissions are their top priority. As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. Tags: Brief.

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Honda: 12 more years of no choice for consumers

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There's really only one way to read the Kyodo News (Japan) report that Honda President Takeo Fukui said in an interview that Honda thinks it will be able to mass produce fuel-cell vehicles for the general market by 2018. At the Santa Monica AltFuel Expo in early December, I asked Steven Ellis, Honda AFV Chief, about the FCX.

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