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Where Many Have Gone Before
Prius sales top 1 million |
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15 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:17 PM on 15 May 2008 Worldwide sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid have passed the 1 million mark, the auto company announced Thursday. The world's first mass-produced hybrid was introduced in Japan in 1997 and in other markets in 2000. While it was at the time a risky business venture, it didn't take long for the word Prius -- Latin for "to go before" -- to become synonymous with popular hybrid technology (and yuppie enviro ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, cars, green living, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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How Enterprising
Enterprise Rent-a-Car opens six 'green' branches in Atlanta |
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10 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:26 AM on 10 Apr 2008 The largest car rental company in the United States, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, announced it's opening six "green" branches in Atlanta, Ga., where 60 percent of the available rental vehicles will be hybrids or other fuel-efficient cars. The agency said the increase in efficient vehicles is due to consumer demand. Enterprise currently has a fleet of about 4,000 hybrids out of a tot ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, hybrids, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Peak Oil? Bring it on!
Solving the climate problem will solve the peak oil problem, too |
Joseph Romm |
30 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, energy, fuel efficiency, hybrids, oil, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Killing the electric car again: Part II
Take action and express your opinion to California regulators |
Joseph Romm |
14 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Internal combustion news
Volkswagen's new entry to the clean diesel fleet |
Erik Hoffner |
04 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids, oil (all these topics) |
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Turn on, plug in, drop out
Plug-in hybrids and electric cars: A core climate solution, nationally and globally |
Joseph Romm |
22 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Why Vinod Khosla is very wrong
A pragmatic view of cellulosic biofuels |
Joseph Romm |
17 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, cellulosic ethanol, electric vehicles, energy, ethanol, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Pragmatists v. environmentalists, part III
Hybrids and biofuels: The road ahead |
Vinod Khosla |
16 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Business-y news I should write more about, but probably won't
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David Roberts |
15 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, cars, cellulosic ethanol, electric vehicles, energy, ethanol, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Pragmatists v. environmentalists, part II
Hybrid emissions: Facts and numbers |
Vinod Khosla |
15 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, fuel efficiency, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Pragmatists v. environmentalists, part I
Prius: Green or greenwash? |
Vinod Khosla |
14 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, energy, ethanol, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Cars and Effect
Automakers unveil greener vehicles at Detroit auto show |
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14 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:07 AM on 14 Jan 2008 At press previews of the 2008 North American International Auto Show that opens next weekend in Detroit, automakers announced plans to roll out greener vehicles as well as other greenish initiatives. On the hybrid front, market leader Toyota has said it will offer a plug-in hybrid to government and corporate customers by 2010; the plug-in will run on lithium-ion batteries instead of the nick ... |
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| Topics: business, hybrids, news, United States (all these topics) |
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The Extreme (plug-in) Hybrid: no breakthrough needed!
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Joseph Romm |
13 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Major advance in plug-in hybrid design
Watch CBS this Saturday for breaking electric-car news |
Joseph Romm |
11 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, innovation, TV (all these topics) |
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Technology begets technology
Battery technology continues to improve |
biodiversivist |
07 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: bikes, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids, tech (all these topics) |
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Yes, EV batteries are durable!
Menahem Anderman analyzes the state of car-battery technology |
Joseph Romm |
19 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: electric vehicles, hybrids, cars, tech (all these topics) |
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Buy Low, Sell Hybrids
Honda plans small |
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14 Dec 2007 |
News |
| "affordable" hybrid car for U.S. market by 2009 Posted at 6:37 AM on 14 Dec 2007 Honda Motor Co. has announced it plans to improve the fuel-efficiency of its U.S. fleet by using "affordable" hybrid-engine technology in at least one model of subcompact car by 2009, as well as offering diesel versions of its larger vehicles. A company official characterized the plan this way: "At this moment, we say hybrid for small cars and diesel ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, United States (all these topics) |
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We Hail These Taxis
NYC taxicabs will have to boost fuel economy |
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12 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:28 PM on 12 Dec 2007 New York City taxicabs purchased after Oct. 1, 2008, will be required to get at least 25 miles per gallon, and those purchased after fall 2009 will have to get 30 mpg -- so, basically, will have to be hybrids, according to a rule adopted by the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. The city's iconic Crown Victoria cabs currently get around a measly 10 mpg. sources: The New York Sun, Associated Pre ... |
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| Topics: cars, fuel efficiency, hybrids, New York City, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Hybrid sales up 82 percent in Nov. 2007 vs. Nov. 2006
Gas prices impact car-purchasing decisions in the U.S. |
Joseph Romm |
09 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, hybrids (all these topics) |
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Prius smackdown, round two
High gas prices make hybrids look even better |
Clark Williams-Derry |
07 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, energy, green living, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Plug-in reality check
The debate on plug-ins begins |
biodiversivist |
19 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, tech, Prius, hybrids, energy, innovation, electric vehicles (all these topics) |
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Be car-ful?
Giving up car-lessness for Rob Lowe's plug-in hybrid |
Alan Durning |
16 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, hybrids, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Heeeyy, Tahoooe
Hybrid Chevy Tahoe wins |
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15 Nov 2007 |
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| "Green Car of the Year" award Posted at 1:02 PM on 15 Nov 2007 The Green Car Journal has awarded the "Green Car of the Year" prize to ... drumroll please ... the hybrid Chevy Tahoe. An eight-passenger SUV not yet on sale? Whaaa? "People don't think green when SUVs are concerned and for generally good reason, since SUVS often get poor fuel economy," says Green Car publisher Ron Cogan. "Chevrolet's Tahoe Hybrid changes thi ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news (all these topics) |
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Who will reincarnate the electric car?
Automakers want to delay the transition to electric vehicles |
Joseph Romm |
13 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, consumerism, hybrids, cars, energy, electric vehicles, innovation, tech (all these topics) |
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Toxic optimists vs. plaid shirts
Delusional Beltway optimism about energy |
Michael Tobis |
12 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, books, cars, climate, energy, ethanol, hybrids (all these topics) |
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