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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Our nameless reviewer felt , back in 2006, that the Vue's panel gaps made it the "automotive equivalent of a shotgun shack" and calculated that the Green Line version would require 90,000 miles of driving with $2.15/gallon

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New Green Compact Car Coming In 2011 From. Mercury ?!?!?

Green Car Reports

Despite the appealing 2010 Milan Hybrid, the Mercury brand hardly springs to mind when you think "green car". Ford confirmed yesterday that Mercury will introduce a new compact car in. Now that's going to change.

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Ford says goodbye to Mercury brand

Green Cars News

It’s the end of an era for the Ford Motor Company after it decided to wield the axe on the Mercury brand. The company has stated that it will end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and services resources to its [.].

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Details of Ford’s green car strategy

Green Cars News

So how does Ford plan to make itself green? The manufacturer has already added full hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan to its existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford green car strategy.

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Green Car News: Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Hits 41 MPG

Green Car Reports

With the impending death of the Mercury Milan Hybrid, there's just one luxury sedan that gets the EPA's top fuel economy ranking for the 2011 model year--and that would be the Milan's surviving sister, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

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Twizy works a kind of magic for Freddie Mercury charity

Green Cars News

That seems to be Renault’s line of thought when it revealed a Freddie Mercury-inspired version of its Twizy electric quadricycle. One of the best things about selling a quirky vehicle is that you don’t have to fear making it even quirkier. This special version of the two-seat EV became one of the highlights of a [.].

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