Ford has abandoned its pledge to make 250,000 fuel-efficient petrol-electric hybrid cars a year by 2010 after just nine months, citing greater internal “candour” about the level of customer demand.
June 2006
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Fri 30 Jun 2006
Fri 30 Jun 2006
Considering a hybrid car or truck to save on gas and cause less damage to the environment? Here’s one more reason to act soon: The government’s tax credits on the most popular models will start phasing out this fall.
Wed 28 Jun 2006
Two-wheeled electric vehicles set off sparks among cyclists looking for a smoother trip.
The old-fashioned bicycle – with a modern upgrade – is gaining speed as a way to make cycling more practical for transportation and fitness.
The electric bicycle runs on pedal power and a battery-operated motor fixed to the back tire. Riders can zip up hills without panting or bike to work without sweating
Mon 26 Jun 2006
If you’re planning on buying a hybrid car, you only have a few days to make your purchase if you want to drive solo in Virginia’s HOV lanes.
Sun 25 Jun 2006
Thinking about buying a hybrid car to send Big Oil a message while reaping a fat tax credit? Better hurry.
Sun 25 Jun 2006
General Motors Corp., losing sales to fuel-efficient cars from Toyota Motor Corp., is developing a hybrid-electric vehicle with a battery that recharges at any outlet, said GM officials familiar with the plan.
Sun 25 Jun 2006
LEOMINSTER - Gil Sher runs an auto repair shop near Sydney, Australia, and had been looking for good hybrid car training. But he had to come here, half a world away, to find it.
Sun 25 Jun 2006
Toyota to Maintain `Aggressive’ Hybrid Car Strategy, Press Says
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June 23 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest seller of hybrid autos, will maintain an “aggressive'’ strategy of putting the gasoline-electric technology in more U.S. vehicles, its new North American president said.
Wed 21 Jun 2006
Toyota considering hybrid sports car
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Toyota executives told Dow Jones Newswires Monday, a new hybrid model will be at the center of that movement. The new model is “going to be global project, not one aimed at one region more than another. The concept is a hybrid,” said Tokuo Fukuichi, the head of Toyota’s ED2 design center. “We made a proposal to head office for a hybrid sports car. We’re not sure that we’re going to proceed with that but every time we develop a new car we consider a hybrid system. We have limited resources,” he said.
Fukuichi said Toyota has received a high volume of request for a sports car from dealers and customers. He said such a car would have to be affordable but also offer a lot of advanced technology. He said the target will be young, affluent buyers. More
Thu 1 Jun 2006
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it planned to begin a global voluntary recall of nearly 320,000 of its hot-selling Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedans to repair a potentially faulty steering system component.
The campaign will involve about 170,000 vehicles sold in the United States, said spokesman Sam Butto of the Japanese automaker’s Torrance-based U.S. sales unit. That represents about two-thirds of the 268,000 hybrids sold since the Prius’ introduction here in July 2000.
Toyota, noting that no accidents or injuries had been reported, said it would begin sending letters in mid-June to owners of 2004 through early 2006 models of the popular hybrid. The company asked that owners wait to make service appointments until they receive notices because not all Priuses are involved. more