Florence Winograd said she was lucky.
Winograd was one of the first Greeley residents to buy a hybrid car — the Toyota Prius — when they became available.
“I was lucky. When I ordered mine last year, they told me it would take six months to get it, and I got mine in three,” Winograd said.
October 2006
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Mon 23 Oct 2006
Volkswagen and its German competitors are toiling away on alternatives to the hybrid, convinced like never before that they have to find new ways to make vehicles move or lose out on a growing market.
Mon 23 Oct 2006
A fuel-efficient car at 88 km/ltr? With a Rs 10-lakh price tag, this dream might become a reality, if project Chimera turns out to be successful. Ten sophomore students from R V College of Engineering, Bangalore, have come together to create an awareness on hybrid cars and fuel mileage.
Fri 20 Oct 2006
General Motors Corp.’s Fairfax plant next week will begin making the new Saturn Aura sedan’s hybrid version before they go on sale early next year, a union official said Thursday.
Thu 19 Oct 2006
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article comes from hybridcars.com, an independent website edited by Bradley Berman, author of “An Insider’s Look at Hybrid Cars: How They Work and Why They Matter.”
Wed 18 Oct 2006
Toyota begins hybrid production in US with GM in sights
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Toyota Motor Corp. has begun producing gas-electric hybrids in North America for the first time as the world’s number two automaker chases the top spot held by ailing General Motors.
Wed 18 Oct 2006
California Leads Nation in Hybrid Ownership; Travelers to Offer 10 Percent Discount on Hybrid Car Insurance
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HARTFORD, Conn.—-On the heels of the recently signed legislation by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that promises to reduce California’s greenhouse emissions by 25 percent by the year 2020, Travelers announced today a solution to help support that goal.
Wed 18 Oct 2006
A battery developer is claiming its technology can extend the range of hybrid electric vehicles.
Wed 18 Oct 2006
RED BLUFF - It seemed fitting that Tehama County’s first government hybrid car would go to the Air Pollution Control District.
Wed 18 Oct 2006
Hybrids topped the list of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in the U.S. in the new model year, but they’re still not uppermost in the minds or pocketbooks of consumers.