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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs. Waters, it turns out, learned a lot during his days in Detroit. government acts soon. If

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

Plugs and Cars

The Europeans have placed their bet on the more efficient diesel engine, achieving mpg ratings in excess of the Prius without the complication and expense of hybridization. Let's talk after next month's Detroit auto show." Let's hope Detroit is taking another look. Tags: GM serial hybrid plug-in hybrid toyota dan neil.

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Compared to Prius, it is 22 inches shorter in overall length, yet loses less than an inch in overall width. The Prius PHV introduces Toyota’s first generation lithium-ion drive battery.

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Volt, Re-Volt, No Volt - Will CARB Revolt?

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As it struggles to get even one car on the road, GM is in Shanghai spinning the future, as reported in the Detroit News. Only government incentives and mandates for production can take the Volt, or a plug-in Prius for that matter, from green spin to showrooms. And calls into question just how serious GM is about plug-in cars.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Detroit Free Press ).

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Related Slideshow: Top Green Cars View » BYD’s all-electric E6 automobile debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January and it’s expected to enter the U.S. Tags: evdriven. automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). market in 2011, along with a plug-in hybrid model, the F6DM.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# We know the numbers better than the Government … we furnished them! Government bailout yea right I would let them crash and burn.

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