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[Domain Speaks] Toyota’s Prius and Highlander SUV are full hybrids, with computer-operated systems that decides which power source should be in operation, or if both of them should be working at the same time. When operating on its normal mode, the electric power is used, and the gasoline engine will only work if it is required or if the electric motor has been turned off.

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[MixedPower.com] 2010 Automobiles Convert To Hybrid New Cars : MixedPower.com: If you're in the market to buy a new eco-friendly car, you may want to check out the Ford Escape Hybrid, the Toyota Prius, or the Honda Insight. These hybrids are the ones we reviewed so far, and I'm sure the list will keep building as we .

[Automobiles Review] 500th Tesla Roadster Delivered - Automobiles Review: Tuchman took delivery of a Twilight Blue Roadster last weekend, a few weeks before the anticipated opening of a Tesla showroom in New York’s Chelsea Art District. Greater New York is Tesla’s largest market outside of California, and local EV owners enjoy numerous incentives.

[Solar Feeds] Sustainable Solar Technology Innovations | Solar Feeds News and ...: It doesn't take a futurist guru to predict that most automobiles will one day be fully electric, and solar cells will definitely contribute. And now that we know scientifically that a thin film can capture the wide sunlight range between the states of fluorescent and phosphorescent, solar panels for automobiles and many other innovative uses is one giant step closer to being functional under sunny and/or cloudy skies.

[All] Plug-in Prius Attempts 1100 Miles on One Tank of Gas | NextAutos ...: [cid:image003.jpg@01C9E289.EDBA0D40]The Advanced Vehicle Research Center (AVRC) announces that a Toyota Prius converted to a plug-in hybrid vehicle by AVRC will attempt a 1,100 mile run from North Palm Beach to Washington, DC on 1 tank of gas.  The vehicle is owned by Earl Stewart Toyota of North Palm Beach and will be driven by Rick Kearney, a Toyota Hybrid-Certified Master Diagnostic Technician.

[Business] canadaeast.com - Canada could become big player in electric cars ...: The head of Canada's largest auto parts maker was in Ottawa on Tuesday seeking government support for his new electric vehicle venture after Magna cemented a deal with General Motors Corp. to acquire the U.S. automaker's money-losing Opel car brand in Europe.

[BNET Auto] Toyota's Problem With Plug-in Hybrids | BNET Auto Blog | BNET: Toyota is scheduled to introduce an urban electric car (based on the tiny iQ) with a range of 50 miles in 2012, and a hydrogen fuel-cell car in late 2014 or 2015. But Reinert bemoaned the difficulties of urban EV charging, and Miller questioned Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s $100 million cut in 2010 hydrogen funding.

[Sustainable Essentials For Urban Environmentalist] Toyota Prius Is THE Ultimate Eco Friendly Auto | Sustainable ...: I’ve recently found myself in the car market with my sights firmly set on an eco friendly auto.  It didn’t take long for me to zero in on the Prius.  I was originally scouting for a 2009 model until I heard the 2010 was coming and promised to be bigger, better and greener.  After some research,   I realized that appeared to be true.  In developing its third generation, Toyota didn’t mess with its fuel efficient crown jewel.  Toyota estimates that the 2010 model will only consume 3.8 L/100 km (74 m.p.g.), combined city and highway driving. That’s better than the 4.1 L (69 m.p.g.) for the previous generation (introduced in 2004) and the 4.6 L (61 m.p.g.) for its predecessor - the first Prius that went on sale in Canada in 2000.

[European Motor News] NEW PRIUS | European Motor News: And for those owners who want to keep a close eye on achieving consistently fuel-efficient performance, a multi-function Eco Drive Monitor keeps them informed of how the hybrid system is operating and the level of efficiency, moment by moment. Details can even be projected on to the windscreen using the new head-up display that’s a standard feature of all new Prius models.

[Auto Observer] May Car Sales: Flirting with 10-Million SAAR - Auto Observer: DETROIT - It's far too premature to break out the champagne and even too early to finally call the absolute bottom of one of the worst auto sales slumps in decades. But May sales reports from auto manufacturers in the U.S. hinted the worst just may be over.

[Wheels] G.M. Says Chevy Volt Is Still on Track - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: “We will have vehicles that look like the Volt and drive with its propulsion system” by the end of June, he added. By late summer or early fall, production of these “integration vehicles” will start to ramp up to 10 a week, and by October 80 of them will be on the road.

[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] From the Collapse of the Auto Industry Shall Rise the Electric Car ...: Fundamental market forces of their own right would not have led to a rapid production and adoption of electric cars.  Rather, the status quo would have persisted, car companies would have continued to make profitable gas guzzling trucks and people would have kept buy them on credit.  Indeed when GM introduced the Volt is was more public relations than an engineering.  They didn’t decide to bring it to production until they saw the intense public response.  Now it is their last hope.

[Internetautoguide Blogs] 2010 Lexus HS 250h:Toyota Prius for Luxury Car Buyers | Auto News ...: With the HS 250h, designers and engineers took the opportunity to create a truly unique luxury car that maximizes fuel economy while further shrinking its impact on the planet by using ecologically advanced materials, clever packaging of people and components and eradicating waste wherever possible. They also found fresh ways to make driving easier and more efficient, with the premium quality and luxury expected from a Lexus.

[Motor Trend Blog] Gettin' Jetson: 2010 Toyota Prius | Car News Blog at Motor Trend: All Toyota has to do is to keep up the quality...no one is going to touch this car for quite a while...The engineering can be felt as you walk up to it.I get a kick out of this months Road and Track comparing the Prius to the new Honda Hybred...They rip the Prius over the coals....Do not say you will never own one...this car with 100000 miles on it will be a truly great second car for any family in seven or eigh years...and it will still be looking modern...The typical other 2009 cars all look alike..no advanced looks and no advanced engineering..no advanced economy.The new Acura TL will be over the hill...The outstanding 350Z willbe just a passing pile of horsepower...Toyota has taken several Giant leaps and this is just one more.

[The Car Connection] Rare BMW Screwup: Mini E Electric Vehicle Is Unpleasant To Drive ...: TheCarConnection.com editors give you news and opinions on the latest, hottest, greenest and fastest new vehicles on the market--and what's coming down the road.

[Blog RSS] Toyota Prius sales boom in Japan despite slowdown: Toyota has set its monthly sales target for Japan at 10,000 new Prius cars -- a figure that should make it the top-selling car in the country. As the orders stack up, the company looks on track to meet or even surpass its goal and take that crown -- an astonishing accomplishment for a hybrid, although the Prius is fighting competition from another new hybrid, Honda Motor Co.'s Insight.

[Auto Blog, Lease Reviews, Auto News, Vehicle Road Test, Personal Finance] Daimler takes 10 percent stake in Tesla Motors: The deal will also give Tesla access to the automotive lithium ion cells being produced by Daimler's investment in Li-Tec, a joint venture between Evonik and Daimler. Weber announced that Daimler would commence series production of electric Smarts in 2012, with volume projections in the five digits.

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