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Toyota developing electric motor that eliminates the need for rare earth metals
Toyota Prius C Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier this month, we reported that China is expected…
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Nissan’s Tavares to GM: Electric cars don’t have tailpipes
2011 Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery Back in October, General Motors began airing a series of…
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Toyota and Lexus show off at Tokyo Auto Salon
Lexus F-Sport CT200h – Click above for high-res image gallery You’ve seen the Toyota GRMN iQ Racing Concept (lucky you!),…
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Report: Toyota to make li-ion batteries for plug-in hybrids starting this fall
Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery Starting this fall, Toyota will kick off mass production…
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Report: Chrysler 300 hybrid coming in 2013
2011 Chrysler 300 – Click above for high-res image gallery Hybrids have been a mixed bag at Chrylser (remember the…
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JX Nippon invests $110m to increase lithium-ion cathode production
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, a subsidiary of JX Holdings, has announced that it will invest ¥9.2 billion ($110…
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XL Hybrids raises $2m; signs gas-electric conversion deal with Ashwoods Automotive
Occasionally, Tod Hynes, president of the Somerville, MA-based startup, XL Hybrids Inc., is spotted driving down the streets of Boston…
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Corvus Energy signs battery deal with Dow Kokam to hybridize boats
Corvus Energy, a Richmond, British Columbia-based startup company, is racing to become one of the world’s leading providers of hybrid…
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State of Washington to establish charging corridor along U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 highlighted in red The Washington Department of Commerce, together with the State Department of Transportation, has announced…
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Chevy Volt coming soon to a reality show near you; also, Transformers 3
Apparently, there isn’t enough yelling, screaming and drama surrounding the Chevrolet Volt. GM wants more. This time, though, the ruckus…
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Los Angeles County MTA retires last diesel bus; CNG, hybrids, electrics take over
It has taken nearly two decades for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA MTA) to replace its entire…
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Opel adds start-stop tech to Astra ecoFlex; fuel economy jumps to 50 mpg
The Opel Astra 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX five-door hatchback is already a fuel miser, but with the addition of an optional…
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Volkswagen brings XL1 Concept a step closer to reality
Volkswagen Formula XL1 Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen has taken another step towards making the one-liter…
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Chevy Volt ads accidentally air on MTV’s Skins; PTC calls reality show child porn
Not sure what to make of all this, but it appears that MTV has put General Motors into a bit…
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Henrik Fisker: Plug-in vehicle sales will take off like iPhones, flat-screen TVs
First Factory-Built Fisker Karma – Click above for high-res image gallery Henrik Fisker, the man behind the range-extended Karma plug-in,…