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Hybrid vs. diesel vs.
flex-fuel
Gas/electric hybrids use electric motors to assist a gasoline engine in driving
the vehicle. In hybrid cars now on the market, the batteries for
the electric motor are charged by the gasoline engine and by power recaptured
during slowing and stopping ...
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Hybrid power served
5 ways
The LS600h offers the performance of a V12 with the fuel economy of a V8,
Toyota boasts. Compared to those cars, the Lexus looks downright
thrifty. Not only does it get better fuel economy - it even costs a lot
less. The V12-powered BMW 760li gets 15 ...
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News Blog: Posts tagged hybrid
On
a related note, Toyota is also testing hybrid cars with
rechargeable batteries in the United States and Japan. Earlier this month,
research firm R.L. Polk reported that the Prius was the best-selling car in
Silicon Valley in the first five months ...
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News Blog: Posts tagged money
Our Living With Technology report has reviews of hybrid cars
and energy-saving products for your home. Also there's a section on
Earth-friendly downloads that can be useful . And editor Michael Kanellos
produced a video to show some things you can do at ...
CNET News
Meridian Energy announces electric car trial
In
the last few years there have been developments and successes seen in the use of
hybrid cars, and plug-in hybrids are now available overseas.
All-electric cars are the next step. Meridian has three goals in
conducting next year’s trial: 1. To ...
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Hybrid
cars can net 'grand' rebate
For more information on the ?Green Rewards? program in Illinois, call 312/814-1901
or 217/557-6436.
Illinois is tempting motorists to go green by offering them some green. The
"Green Rewards" program awards qualifying Illinois residents a $1,000 ...
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Searches for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Slow,
Cars.com Reports
According to the index, hybrid vehicles listed among the site's used
cars that registered the greatest decline in search activity during the past
month included the Honda Civic Hybrid, the Honda Insight, the Toyota
Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid. "This ...
Auto Remarketing
Your Money: Some Hybrid
Credits Are About to Expire
All the major automakers have rolled out high-mileage cars and trucks,
and more are on the way. And if you buy a hybrid — a vehicle that
combines an electric motor with a gasoline engine — you may be eligible for a
tax credit when you file your ...
ABC News
Get a charge out of this: a foldable battery
Linhardt hopes that technological fine-tuning and the economies of mass
manufacture can reduce the selling price to the point where the paper battery
could be used to power hybrid cars and a wide range of other
applications, Other paper batteries are ...
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