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Hyundai and Kia electric trucks, EPA mpg rule, Toyota Prius analysis: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Hyundai and Kia partner with a UK company for commercial EVs. And we look back—and ahead—at the Toyota Prius. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. The EPA backs off its plan to gut fuel efficiency rules and freeze targets. The final.

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Toyota hybrid milestone, Hyundai battery tech, Chicago combats charging desert: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

What started with the Prius has now hit 15 million. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Chicago has made a move that requires more charge points to be installed in large-scale residential and commercial development. Hyundai hybrids tackle battery downsizing with a novel approach. It might seem.

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Nissan reports surge in green car orders

Green Cars News

The automotive industry may be in crisis but that hasn’t stopped green car orders rising steeply compared to the previous year for Nissan. The company has reported that orders for its eco-friendly cars have increased by 30 per cent compared to May in the previous year, thanks in part to the government’s new tax incentives.

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Manufacturer Spotlight: Toyota

Green Cars News

Where we stand: October, 2011 It is arguably the most successful name in the field of green cars – Japanese carmaker Toyota is not only an innovator, but also an industry leader (see article). Toyota was one of the first and largest companies to commercially mass produce and sell hybrid cars with the Toyota Prius [.].

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Streetcar first to hire out plug-in Prius

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Car club company, Streetcar is to be the first in the UK to begin hiring out a plug-in Prius. The news follows the launch of a new initiative that will see some of London’s largest fleet operators work with City Hall to accelerate the rollout of electric commercial vehicles. an hour, the Guardian reports.

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Hybrid battery inventor Ovshinsky dies

Green Cars News

Ovshinsky, credited with developing the first commercially successful hybrid battery technology, as used in Toyota’s Prius, has died aged 89. Michigan-based inventor, Stanford R.

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CODA acquires battery management systems company

Green Cars News

The two companies have worked together already on the CODA Sedan, with EnergyCS having earlier developed one of the first commercial plug-in hybrid conversion kits for the Toyota Prius. [.].