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 Mercedes Revs Up Hybrid 

'09 version of luxury automaker's S-Class will get about 30 mpg

Sep 12, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mercedes is adding a hybrid model to its line of S-Class luxury autos in June 2009, BusinessWeek reports, promising nearly 30 miles to the gallon and adding $14,000 to its $88,000 base sticker price. The model—which, unlike some other hybrids, can’t run exclusively on battery power—... More »

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fuel efficiency • Toyota Prius • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • hybrid car

Honda Insight May Be Cheapest Hybrid on Market

Will cost thousands less than Prius

Sep 5, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honda is promising that its new hybrid, the much-anticipated Insight, will cost no more than a normal car when it hits dealerships next spring, meaning it will almost certainly undercut the Toyota Prius. The Insight is rumored to carry a roughly $18,500 price tag, the LA Times reports,... More »

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Toyota Prius • hybrid car • Honda FCX Clarity • Honda Insight

Boston Cabbies Torqued Ovah Hybrid Cah Mandate

Pricey hybrids a problem in Beantown

Sep 4, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boston’s cab drivers are furious over a new rule requiring all taxis to be hybrids by 2015, Wired reports. With rising gas prices already pressing the industry, cabbies are loathe to trade their $6,000 used Crown Vics for new $24,000 Priuses. Many also argue that the hybrids... More »

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energy • environment • Boston • taxi • hybrid car • taxi driver

GLOSSIES

 Hotels Suited to Campaign Trail 

Whether in a swing state or a fave with young Hollywood, Obama and McCain can rest easy

Aug 20, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following the flurry of political press linked to hotel heiress and partier-in-chief Paris Hilton, campaign accommodation now requires serious vetting. Travel + Leisure plays candidate concierge, offering lodging suggestions for the presidential hopefuls:
  • Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas: For John McCain, red-friendly name and removed from the sinful Strip.
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Paris Hilton • Las Vegas • Hilton Hotels • Scarlett Johansson • hybrid car • luxury hotels • hotels

Small Dips in Gas Prices Send Drivers Back to SUVs

Consumers viewing fuel efficiency as 'one factor' again

Aug 12, 08 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oil prices have been falling since mid-June, and though it’s debatable whether speculators or market fundamentals drove the boom (and now possible bust), it is clear that $4 a gallon gas crimped demand. But for how long? With prices now again below that psychological threshold but still $1.19... More »

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gas • fuel efficiency • SUV • gas prices • electric cars • oil price • hybrid car • oil prices

(Newser) - Toyota’s Prius may hold the crown for fuel-efficiency, but that doesn’t mean it’s lonely at the top. BusinessWeek takes a look at the 15 cars with the best mileage—30 mpg combined city and highway or better.
  • Mercury’s 2009 Mariner Hybrid offers mileage better than
... More »

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fuel efficiency • Prius • hybrid car • Smart Car • Mini Cooper • cars • Honda Civic Hybrid

Used Prius Prices Soar
on Surging Demand

Used cars selling even higher than new

Aug 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Demand for Toyota's fuel-efficient hybrid Prius is so high that used models are fetching more on the open market than dealerships charge for a new one, reports Advertising Age. Buyers are in a frenzy to get their hands on a Prius immediately, but new cars are often on back order... More »

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Toyota • Prius • hybrid car • Camry • TNS Media Intelligence • Honda Civic Hybrid • Acxiom • Saatchi & Saatchi • CarConcepts

 GM, Utilities Join
 to Speed Plug-Ins 

Three-dozen utilities agree to help integrate electric cars with their grids

Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the... More »

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utility companies • power grid • General Motors • electric cars • hybrid car • green transportation • Chevrolet Volt

 NYC's Taxi Fleets
 in Race for Hybrids 

Fall mandate means a rush to replace 3,000 taxis a year.

Jul 20, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Big Apple's unprecedented plan to turn its famous yellow cabs green could run into an old-fashioned supply-and-demand problem this fall, USA Today reports. Starting in October, the city is requiring that any new replacement cabs be hybrids. But the transition may be difficult because gas prices have triggered... More »

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environment • New York City • gas • taxi • hybrid car • green transportation • green • fuel consumption

 Gas Crunch Steers Soaring Hybrid Sales 

Some 62% of new car buyers look to the gas-sippers

Jul 17, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of hybrid cars could soar to 2 million a year by 2013 as higher gas prices and concerns about global warming spark surging interest in fuel efficient vehicles, Wired reports. Well over half—62%—of new car buyers are already considering a hybrid, according to a recent survey. Consumers... More »

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ethanol • Toyota • diesel • Prius • hybrid car • J.D. Power & Associates • Honda Civic Hybrid • Mike Marshall

OPINION

Keep the Hummer:
Save America's Soul

Yes, it's obnoxious; that's why we need it

Jul 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the Hummer is more of a "cartoon" than a vehicle, a ridiculously over-the-top gas-guzzling monstrosity. But the unbridled optimism it takes to manufacture it—and to fill up the tank—is what makes it uniquely American, writes Matthew DeBord in the Washington Post. If GM axes it,... More »

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General Motors • America • SUV • auto industry • hybrid car • optimism • Hummer • American

 Prius Shortage Hurts Toyota 

11.5% June drop in US sales blamed on low inventory of popular small models

Jul 2, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popularity is proving quite the pickle for Toyota: Dwindling supplies of hot sellers like its hybrid Prius fueled the 11.5% drop in US sales last month, Reuters reports. With a waiting list 6 months long, Prius sales fell 26%—even as rival Honda bumped its sales 13.8% thanks... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Toyota Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • auto sales

 GM Gambles All on the Volt 

Electric car a massive gamble

Jun 11, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chevy Volt will either revolutionize cars forever and rocket GM back to the top of the automotive world, or it’ll be an embarrassing disaster that will further cripple the giant. And right now, lots of industry types are betting on the latter. GM is so desperate to get... More »

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energy • General Motors • innovation • electric cars • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt

ANALYSIS

 High Gas Prices
 Are Good for Detroit 

Demand rising for electric alternatives, so makers, legislators must seize moment

Jun 9, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sky-high gas prices are finally pushing top US auto-makers to turn out fuel-efficient vehicles, and both Detroit and Washington should keep the pedal down to make a permanent change in how, and what, Americans drive, the US top car salesman tells the Wall Street Journal. "You have to tell... More »

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energy • gas • General Motors • Honda • Nissan • auto industry • electric • hybrid car • SUVs • fuel costs • cars • AutoNation

Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

Hopes to be rockin' the greenie world with electric car prototype

Jun 3, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Young has shifted gear in his quest to make the world a better place, reports the AP. The Canadian rock legend known for his protest songs is working with a Wichita mechanic to convert his 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on an electric battery. Young hopes the prototype could... More »

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environment • rock stars • battery • electric cars • hybrid car • Neil Young

Sales of Hybrid SUVs
Stuck in Neutral

New truck-based models save gas, but they're still costly

May 31, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As sales drop for traditional SUVs, GM and Chrysler have high hopes for hybrid versions of their popular truck-based vehicles—but sales thus far haven’t been impressive, the New York Times reports. GM has sold 1,100 of its Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids—pacing far behind the... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • SUV • auto industry • hybrid car

Used Hybrid Market Soars

But buyers beware pricey replacement batteries in aging
green cars

May 28, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rising price of gasoline has heated up the used hybrid market, leading Newsweek writer Keith Naughton to wonder about the staying-power of the pricey battery the part-electric cars run on. Initial fears that Prius batteries would die well before the expected life of the car have proven unfounded, and... More »

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battery • Toyota Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • Honda Civic

OPINION

 $4 a Gallon?
 Keep It Coming! 

High prices are finally forcing Americans to fuel-efficient cars: Friedman

May 28, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ideal presidential candidate wouldn’t pledge to cut gas prices—but would promise instead never to let them fall below $4 a gallon, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. The high prices are finally forcing America to use fuel-efficient cars—and that’s crucial for the... More »

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energy • SUV • gas prices • auto industry • hybrid car

Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

Prius' real-time feedback alters driving habits to max MPGs

May 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leaving the bad old days of drag-racing in the dust, greenies are now engaging in their own race for fuel efficiency, reports the Washington Post. With hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius giving up-to-the-second feedback on just how much gas passing that little old lady in the right... More »

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energy • gas • Toyota Prius • mpg • hybrid car • energy consumption • gas mileage

Honda Looks to Muscle in on Prius Market

Automaker adding
3 hybrid models to challenge rival Toyota

May 21, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honda is rolling out three new hybrids, looking to muscle in on rival Toyota in a world ever more receptive of fuel-efficient vehicles. The current Civic hybrid will be joined by a five-door compact, another compact already sold in Europe as the Jazz, and a new hybrid sports car, Forbes... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Toyota Prius • hybrid car

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