December 2009


SHAH ALAM: Malaysian automotive conglomerate, DRB-HICOM Bhd, aims to introduce its own hybrid car by 2012 in line with the government’s objective to promote hybrid and electric vehicles and development of related infrastructure.

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SHAH ALAM, Dec 30 (Bernama) — Malaysian automotive conglomerate, DRB-HICOM Bhd, aims to introduce its own hybrid car by 2012 in line with the government’s objective to promote hybrid and electric vehicles and development of related infrastructure.

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Hybrid-car buyers have just a couple more days to take advantage of a state tax credit for their vehicles. Oregon’s tax credit for new gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles ends Thursday, Dec. 31. The tax covers hybrids like the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Ford Escape. However, the next …

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Toyota Motor Corp. is moving to expand its renowned hybrid franchise by developing an all-new hybrid-only model that will be smaller and more affordable than its wildly popular Prius.

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WEST WINDSOR — The Township Committee approved the purchase of a $29,000 hybrid car Monday.

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A Lanarkshire college runs a training course to teach mechanics about the technology involved in hybrid cars.

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Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. have reached a broad agreement in which the former automaker will supply the latter with key components used to build a hybrid car that Mazda hopes to market in 2013, company sources said.

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WHAT: Denmark’s Crown Prince HRH Frederik is the first individual outside the Fisker development team driving the new eco-friendly Fisker Karma. The Crown Prince will tomorrow travel to the COP15 UN Climate Conference events in Copenhagen with the plug-in hybrid car.

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Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. , the world’s biggest seller of gasoline-electric hybrid cars, plans to unveil another hybrid vehicle next month at Detroit’s auto show.

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Toyota has confirmed it will show a new hybrid car concept at the Detroit auto show next month. And hybrid followers are eagerly speculating what it might be: a two-door Prius? a hybrid Yaris? a 2011 Scion iQ hybrid? or a dedicated plug-in hybrid?

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