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[The Hybrid Car Site] Inhabitat NYPD Blue Goes Green with Hybrid Cars Fast Company The police department is getting ready to deploy 40 Nissan Altima hybrids in the next two weeks. While some NYC cops already drive around in hybrids , this is the first time that the cars will be used on patrol.

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[Untitled] NYPD Blue Goes Green with Hybrid Cars | Sustainability | Fast Company: Hybrids run in near-silence, which may add an element of stealth when needed to the standard perp pursuit. New York City will test out its $1.1 million investment over the next few months to see if the hybrids can handle the grueling 24-hour NYPD schedule.

[Techmamas] Techmamas: Ford's "Sync" Voice-Activated Calling and MyKeyâ™ Auto ...: To provide some background for my interest in auto technologies : My husband and I need to replace our 10 year old wagon with a new car. We are looking at the Ford Hybrids, other Hybrids and dreaming of buying an electric car.

[Green Inc.] First Solar Claims $1-a-Watt ”˜Industry Milestone’ - Green Inc ...: Ahearn is saying seems to be this: Continue government support for the industry now, and solar power will be able to match peak-hour pricing by from coal and natural gas by 2012 - meaning that the industry would not need subsidies anymore.

[Biofuels Digest] Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Plug-in hybrids and electric cars get ...: will hinder Pickens Plan, expansion of plug-in biofuel-electric hybrids; The New York Times is reporting that plans for extended deployment of wind energy as well as other renewable energy .

[Green Inc.] Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Coming Late This Year - Green Inc. Blog ...: An enormous investment is now being made to develop and produce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to help shift on-road transportation away from petroleum. Rarely has a new technology moved so quickly from concept to commitments for full-scale production.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: Coca-Cola Enterprises More Than Doubles Hybrid ...: CCE says that the hybrid tractor uses about 30% less fuel and produces about 30% fewer emissions than standard tractors. A motor/generator, working with the transmission and a series of lithium-ion batteries, allows the truck to source electrical power instead of gas when traveling at speeds below 30 mph.

[TakePart Blog Network » Environment] Quiet Hybrid Cars Affecting Pedestrians | TakePart Social Action ...: If you’ve ever ridden in a hybrid car, I’m sure you’ve noticed the peculiar silence when the engine starts, and the way it simply “rolls” onto the road ” but are hybrids too quiet for their own good? Some pedestrians, and particularly .

[MixedPower.com] Policymakers Discuss Plug-In Hybrid Electric Infrastructure at ...: But Irv Miller, group vice president for Toyota Motor Sales, is more skeptical about how quickly such a national charging infrastructure will emerge, and once it does, of the electric power industry’s ability to meet the demand for electricity. “I’m not convinced the grid is capable of absorbing the large number of plug-ins and pure electrics that are coming,”

[FactCheck.org] FactCheck.org: GOP Stimulus Myths: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a strategic plan that describes how the Secretary will use the funding provided under this heading to improve and deploy high speed passenger rail systems.

[For hydrogen advocates only] Top 20 things about hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in battery ...: At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this year, we showed a concept of what our current thinking is. A small, city car with relatively limited range, that’s reasonably affordable, targeted at non-traditional markets.

[Green Inc.] Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations for San Francisco - Green Inc ...: Many are looking to replicate the San Franciscan experience in their cities. Thanks for being the model for us to emulate, and let’s keep the momentum building, town by town, city council by city council, until everyone will be able to drive an EV across country without pre-planning the trip.

[Wired: Autopia] 'All Of a Sudden We Have No Response' From Flight 3407 | Autopia ...: Continental began deploying the Q400 at Newark last year, saying the plane "ushered in a new era for regional flying" because at 74 seats it is bigger than many of the other regional jets it flies.

[DealBook] Would a G.M. Bankruptcy Save Taxpayer Money? - DealBook Blog ...: If certain American car companies can’t compete in the global car market maybe we should deploy our resources elsewhere and let more efficient companies build cars. Or maybe we should have subsidized the Pony Express to deliver our packages for the sake of all the riders and horses it employed.

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