May 2009


It might never be as easy as it is today to buy a hybrid car. And with gasoline prices in mid-May rising by 18 cents a gallon in one week, now might be the best time to act.

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May 25 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp . may provide General Motors Corp. with hybrid-vehicle technology, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, without citing anyone.

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Iran Khodro Industrial Group has unveiled the country’s first micro-hybrid car, the Samand sedan. It was built following calls by the country’s leadership for more energy conservation.

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As U.S. President Barack Obama announces tough new standards for fuel efficiency, a group of University of Victoria engineering students is working on designing and building a better hybrid car.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Malcolm Bricklin, a legendary automotive entrepreneur, says he has spent the last year spending time and money developing “something everybody said was…

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Yesterday, at approximately 1:30PM, Rockybid.com sold its premier item, the 2010 Honda Insight the insight hybrid sedan, for $1.24! To clarify, that is not a typo; the unique auction site sold a brand new car for one dollar and twenty four cents! Rockybid also auctions off TVs, digital cameras, Nintendo Wiis, iPods, cell phones, GPS systems, vacation packages, laptops, netbooks, PCs and Sony …

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Rockybid reopens auction on 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Car since there has been no winner as yet that complies with the “terms and conditions” of the site. Rockybid will reset the auction to $0.00 for its new start and returning all bids placed on the initial auction to users.

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May 20 (Bloomberg) — Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. , the maker of Subaru-brand cars, may introduce a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle by 2012, as the U.S., Japan and Europe tighten their emission rules.

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Credit crunch car sale nonsense quashed Ford has stepped forward to debunk a hoax email suggesting the motor firm was selling new models of a hybrid car at half price in response to the global financial crisis.… Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

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Car companies can’t make hybrid vehicles fast enough, but the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle still reigns supreme. Toyota unveiled the third-generation Prius today in Tokyo, Japan, with a slew of new features to satisfy the gadget geek in all of us. The most energy-efficient Prius yet–50 mpg compared to 46 mpg for the 2009 model–comes with an optional solar panel on the roof to …

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