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GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

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The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to switch to an all-hybrid fleet within three years, and is leasing 753 hybrids from GSA this year: 334 Ford Fusions, 273 Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks, 145 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles and one Honda Insight. Tags: Fleets Hybrids Policy. It’s tough to make that jump.

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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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Sales of the Escape/Milan hybrid were down 11.3% American Honda Motor Co., Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units. to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight posted 1,746 units. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%. Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged 92.5%

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Ford bucks the hybrid car sales trend

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Honda, sold 29,958 units, which is an eight per cent increase compared to 2008, largely due to the introduction of the Honda Insight Hybrid. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Fusion Hybrid Ford hybrid cars Honda hybrids hybrid car sales Toyota hybrids.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%. The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. The new Honda Insight hybrid posted 2,295 units.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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