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Mansfield buys hybrid vehicle Attleboro Sun Chronicle BY LAUREN CARTER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF MANSFIELD - As part of a continuing effort to become a green community, the town has purchased its first hybrid vehicle - a 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid that will be driven by parking enforcement officer Steve Simons. |
 INAUTONEWS | UMW Toyota explores hybrid car assembly The Sun Daily PETALING JAYA (Feb 21, 2012): UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is exploring the assembly of hybrid cars and the manufacturing of components, but the outcome will depend on the revision of the National Automotive Policy, as well as the trend and sales of hybrid ... Toyota mulls assembling hybrid cars in Malaysia Toyota may build hybrid vehicles in Malaysia Toyota explores assembling hybrid cars in M'sia |
 Popular Mechanics | Green Auto News: Mr. Green Car: State of charge: Hybrid and electric car batteries The Rock River Times The warranties on most hybrid and electric cars are eight years and 100000 miles for the traction battery pack, though if you live in California, that is 10 years and 150000 miles. There are many reports of early Priuses going 200000-300000 miles ... The Future for Powering Electric and Hybrid Cars |
Small and Fuel-Efficient Cars Make Big Gains as Gas Prices Increase MarketWatch (press release) Shoppers turned their attention toward compact and hybrid cars amid rising gas prices in January, according to the New Car Insights Report from AutoTrader.com. ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As gas prices crept up to a national ... |
 Toronto Star | Here are four cars that are tops in resale value Toronto Star No worries, it's more interesting to check out the category winners, anyway, especially those that tend to be the best showcases for new technology: best hybrid, best electric, hybrid SUV, and subcompact. Best Electric Car: Chevy Volt • 1.4-litre ... |
Student Eco-Engineering Teams Announce Plug-In Hybrid EcoCAR Architectures 3BL Media (press release) To meet these technical challenges, each EcoCAR team designed its own unique Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) architecture and utilized a crowd-sourcing format to select the powertrain components that it will integrate into its advanced ... |
Russian Billionaire Promises Another Hybrid Car Factory, Yo Forbes Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov told Moscow reporters Monday that he will be investing his some of his millions in a new assembly line for the fledgling Yo-Mobile, Russia's attempt at entering the hybrid vehicle market. “The next Yo-mobile plant ... |
 AutoExpress | Toyota teases another hybrid ahead of Geneva CNET by Liane Yvkoff February 21, 2012 10:31 AM PST Follow @faildater Toyota will reveal a concept car that's a study in affordable production of ultra-lightweight and fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles. A sketch of the Toyota FT-Gh hybrid concept. Toyota FT-Bh Video Teaser Previews Low Cost, Light Weight Hybrid Mini Car Toyota teases FT-Bh concept for Geneva 2012 More Toyota FT-Bh Concept Teasers Emerge Before Geneva |
The best cars you can't afford Globe and Mail A start-up company in San Francisco is developing a new hybrid vehicle its says will have all the comforts and safety features of a car with the fun factor of a motorcycle. Small, speedy and safe according to its developers, the vehicle is aimed at ... |
The Dawning of a New Era in Hybrid Vehicles Has Arrived Energy and Capital The ERS Drive System represents what very well could be the future of hybrid technology. The ERS Drive System is a marriage between hydraulic and electric vehicles, achieving a perfect balance between energy density and power density by harnessing the ... |
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