MASON CITY — Four years after buying his first hybrid car at Lyons Toyota & Dodge, Bill Gausman remains a confirmed fan.
August 2008
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Sun 31 Aug 2008
Fri 29 Aug 2008
DEMAND for hybrid vehicles is beating supply, with almost 3000 petrol/electric powered cars and SUVs having been sold this year.
Fri 29 Aug 2008
Students from West Philadelphia High School have designed a hybrid car that can travel 200 miles per gallon of gasoline.
Fri 29 Aug 2008
Hybrid Sales Rise, But Tax Breaks Motivate Some More Than Fuel Savings
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Economically and environmentally savvy drivers have set off a wave of hybrid car sales in Chicago and statewide. A recent study from hybridcars.com ranks Chicago as fifth on the list of top cities for hybrid sales. Illinois also occupies the fifth spot among the states ranked in the survey.
Thu 28 Aug 2008
Lotus Engineering said Wednesday it has developed technologies to make engine sounds on gasoline-electric hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, so that pedestrians can hear the vehicles approaching. Hybrid cars are known for their fuel efficiency as well as for not making loud engine sounds while driving. But concerns that the quiet vehicles may be dangerous to pedestrians are growing. Some …
Wed 27 Aug 2008
HARTFORD, Conn.—-Economically and environmentally savvy drivers have set off a wave of hybrid car sales in Chicago and statewide. A recent study from hybridcars.com ranks Chicago as fifth on the list of top cities for hybrid sales.
Wed 27 Aug 2008
California drivers buy more fuel-efficient hybrid cars than any other state, and most of them do it due to financial rather than environmental concerns, according to a study released Tuesday. A total of 39,830 new hybrids were registered in California for the year to date through May, almost five times as many as in Florida, the next closet state with 8,810 registrations, said the report by the …
Wed 27 Aug 2008
Washington ranked No. 4 in the country in new hybrid car purchases last year, with residents buying 13,107, according to new car registrations. (TRV)
Tue 26 Aug 2008
Chicagoans like their hybrids, according to a survey by hybridcars.com. Chicago ranked No. 5 among American cities — and Illinois held the same ranking among states — for new hybrid-car sales this year through May, the survey found.
Tue 26 Aug 2008
Narrator: This is Science Today. If you’ve ever been in a hybrid car, you may have appreciated how quiet the engine runs when operating with their electric motors. But a University of California, Riverside study has found that this low audibility actually poses a risk to the blind.