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Top Goes the Diesel
L.A. auto show sees Germans, GM committing to clean-tech cars |
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30 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Top Goes the Diesel L.A. auto show sees Germans, GM committing to clean-tech cars This week's Los Angeles Auto Show has set the car world abuzz. General Motors, plagued by its gas-guzzling reputation and notorious electric-car bungle, announced its commitment to creating a rechargeable plug-in hybrid, becoming the first automaker to do so. "The technological hurdles are real, bu ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Plugs and Kisses
Toyota considering plug-in hybrids and flex-fuel vehicles for U.S. |
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20 Jul 2006 |
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| Plugs and Kisses Toyota considering plug-in hybrids and flex-fuel vehicles for U.S. Toyota plans to develop a plug-in hybrid vehicle, the company announced this week. Rechargeable via any typical electrical outlet, a plug-in would be able to "travel greater distances without using its gas engine, ... conserve more oil, and slice smog and greenhouse gases to nearly imperceptible ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Two Prongs Make a Right
New coalition lobbies Big Auto to build plug-in hybrid cars |
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26 Jan 2006 |
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| Two Prongs Make a Right New coalition lobbies Big Auto to build plug-in hybrid cars Plug-In Partners is not, as the name might indicate, a swingers' club. Rather, it's a diverse national campaign -- encompassing cities, electric utilities, national-security hawks, and others -- pushing for plug-in hybrids: gas-electric vehicles with batteries that can be recharged via a re ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo
Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids |
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13 Apr 2005 |
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| A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids Ever wished you could get a five-pound jar of mayonnaise and a Toyota Prius at the same convenient location? Uh, let us explain. California drivers are crazy for hybrids; dealerships in the state have months-long waiting lists, presumably becau ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius, renewable energy, shopping (all these topics) |
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