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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. You'll find its derivatives underpinning everything from the Suzuki XL7 to the Wuling Almaz , and it all began with the 2002 Vue. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

Baua Electric

Toyota appealed for a tax cut on hybrid cars Toyota, which is a major global player in the hybrid car segment and popularised hybrid cars in India with the Prius , has been urging the Indian government to cut taxes on hybrid vehicles. Currently, automakers such as Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and Honda among others sell hybrid cars in the country.

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Manufacturer Spotlight: Suzuki

Green Cars News

Where we stand: April, 2012 From the Toyota Prius to the Nissan LEAF; and from the Mitsubishi i-MiEV to the Honda CR-Z; it seems that Japanese cars have dominated the green car sector since it became cool to think of the environment while you drive. However, one name that hasn’t exactly burst into prominence during [.].

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RIT study ranks 10 most efficient powertrains, 10 lowest energy consumption chassis

Green Car Congress

Findings include: The lowest energy consumption chassis of the 2010 passenger vehicle fleet by the VLFC method is the Toyota Prius, followed by the Suzuki SX4 chassis, the Yaris, and then the Civic Hybrid and the Kia Rio. However, VLFC does play a key role in the measured fuel consumption. Hochgraf 2011.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.

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Study ranks 10 most efficient powertrains

Green Cars News

It found that the lowest energy consumption chassis of the 2010 fleet was the Toyota Prius; followed by the Suzuki SX4; the [.].

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50,000 Fleet Vehicles Ordered

Plug In Partners

Suzuki Gran Vitara A t least, that is what Nicholas Kristof of the NY Times has suggested in his belief that Plug-Ins are today's answer to tomorrow's needs. They are similar to hybrids like the Toyota Prius, but they have bigger batteries and at night would be plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet to charge the batteries.

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