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Toyota increasing Yaris Hybrid production to 222,000 this year in France
More fuel economy means more factory workers and more production for Toyota’s most popular model in Europe. That simple equation…
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A123 says goodbye to grid storage batteries, focuses again on electric vehicles
Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems is officially unplugging from the grid. The company, which was acquired by Wanxiang Group last…
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Honda Accord Hybrid sales capacity constrained
Honda might be selling more hybrids if it could just get them to dealers. While the second-generation Insight never lived…
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Local production could improve Toyota Prius’ fortunes in China
The Toyota Prius is the world’s most popular hybrid vehicle, but it may take domestic production capabilities for the model…
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New Fisker claims 50-50 chance it will build cars in Delaware
As soon as the bankrupt Fisker Automotive started crawling back from the dead, rumors that the new owners would restart…
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Battery-pack production for plug-ins, hybrids, triples in three years
Panasonic’s standing in the plug-in and hybrid battery production industry has zoomed ahead like a Tesla Model S taking off…
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Meet the mother-daughter team that’s worked on almost every Chevy Volt
It’s Mother’s Day, and we’re soft enough we love our mothers enough to share a new video from General Motors…
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Toyota to start production of hydrogen vehicles in December
Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will be in showrooms sooner than planned, the Japan Times reporting that production will commence…
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Fisker’s new owner working out Karma’s 250 ‘bugs’ before introducing second model
Fisker may be down, but it might not stay down forever. The company behind the Karma luxury hybrid shut down…
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Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla seeks Gigafactory architect, Uber hails carpools
Tesla is looking for an architect to help design its proposed Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility. According to the Palo Alto-based…
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