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1 hr ago | CanadianDriver

Comparison Test: Hybrid Car Gridlock Torture Test

Chevrolet Volt vs Ford C-Max Hybrid vs Honda Insight vs Toyota Prius Review by Jeff Wilson, Michael Bettencourt and Peter Bleakney Photos by Ryan Edwardson and Jeff Wilson The concept for this test was simple: assemble a collection of the most common and arguably the best hybrid cars available in Canada and pit them against each other in a brutal, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Volt, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Toyota Prius, Coupe, Toyota, Sedan, Honda Insight, Ford C-Max, Wagon, Honda, Ford

5 hrs ago | Autoblog

Official: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid manages 53.45 mpg in real-world tests

As part of a recent event with a number of Panamera S E-Hybrids driven by journalists in Europe, Porsche 's new plug-in managed to burn just 4.4 liters of fuel for each 100 kilometers.

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Related Topix: Porsche, Hybrid, Porsche Panamera, Sedan, World News, Germany,

9 hrs ago | TrustedReviews

Samsung Galaxy Young UK release date confirmed

The Samsung Galaxy Young UK release date has been confirmed by Samsung, with the budget handset arriving this weekend.

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Related Topix: Hybrid

13 hrs ago | The Daily Republic

Newest Ford C-Max comes with a plug

Ford's newest C-Max is the ultimate plug-in gasoline-electric hatchback for fuel- and environmentally conscious drivers yearning for something new.

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Related Topix: Wagon, Ford C-Max Energi, Ford, Hybrid, Ford C-Max, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, Coupe, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Sedan, Tax

Thu May 23, 2013

Car & Driver

2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Tested: 47 mpg city

Two Accord generations ago, Honda offered a hybrid powertrain in its mainstream sedan.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Honda Accord, Wagon, Hybrid, Honda, Hatchback, Sedan, Honda Accord Plug-In, Honda Fit EV, Honda Civic

Green Car Congress

CALSTART to evaluate Navitas Systems' military-grade Li-ion 6T batteries in Class 8 highway trucks

Navitas Systems LLC, which earlier this year acquired substantially all of the assets of bankrupt A123 Systems' former Ann Arbor, Michigan-based government business, including US military contracts, has signed a contract to supply prototypes of its upcoming 6T lithium-ion battery for use by CALSTART in assessing the efficacy of this advanced ... (more)

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Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Hybrid, Weather

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Toxco VP makes NATO presentation

Toxco Waste Management Vice President, Kathy Bruce, displaying one of the standard military issue battery packs her company currently recycles for the U.S. military.

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Related Topix: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), World News, Belgium, Hybrid

MacReport Media RSS Feed

Clean Enviro Tech (OTCBB: CETC / Berlin: A1KB22, ISIN: US18452C1080, ...

Clean Enviro Tech , After Securing $2,000,000 Loan and Positive Results From Testing of Proprietary Heat Sink Technology, Amends Intellectual Property Filings ), an emerging leader in the development and marketing of next generation lithium-ion powered batteries worldwide and a leading developer of residential, Solar Concentrating, Electric Power ... (more)

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Marketing, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Science, Industry and Business

More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries

The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government policies to encourage recovery, recycling and reuse of lithium-ion battery materials.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Environment

TheStreet.com

Electric Cars: The Right and Wrong Reasons for Buying

For reference and clarification, by "electric" I hereby mean both pure electric cars and those accompanied by an on-board generator, such as the Chevrolet Volt or the upcoming BMW i3.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, BMW i3, BMW, Coupe, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Sedan

MSNBC

Tesla confirms plans to repay $450M federal loan

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk speaks at his company's factory in Fremont, Calif.

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Related Topix: Fremont, CA, Tesla Motors, Startups, Department of Energy, Hatchback, Hybrid, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

Reuters

GM Chevy Spark electric car's price 38 pct less than sibling hybrid Volt's

The Chevrolet Spark all-electric subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as 38 percent less than what it takes to buy its larger sibling, the hybrid Volt, General Motors Co said on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Spark EV, Coupe, Cadillac, Cadillac ELR, Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Sedan

Wed May 22, 2013

Autoblog

Video: Chevy Volt ad 'Silent Anthem' brings back friendly deer, robot dogs

With a great soundtrack Patty Griffin's Heavenly Day Chevy is once again using robot dogs and real deer to tell us how eco-friendly the Volt is.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet Volt, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Electric cars: Eight important things everyone should know

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

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Related Topix: Hatchback, Convertible, smart fortwo, Nissan Leaf, Nissan, Toyota Prius, Coupe, Hybrid, Toyota, Sedan, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

TG Daily

California EV drivers eye extended range

Californians like their electric vehicles , but a significant minority do wish their cars could go farther without having to be plugged in .

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Nissan Leaf, Hatchback, Nissan, Toyota Prius Plug-in, Toyota, Hybrid, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

GreenCarReports

Four Used Plug-In Electric Cars To Avoid

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More There are lots of very good plug-in electric cars for sale now, and some of them are starting to show up on used-car lots.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Hybrid, Nissan Leaf, Hatchback, Nissan, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, Fisker Karma, Sedan

Design News

Startup Aims to Build a Better Lithium-Ion Battery

A number of research efforts are under way at the university level to use nanotechnology to improve the composition of lithium-ion batteries.

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Related Topix: Hybrid

Globe and Mail

Why GM cares about pickup trucks more than any other vehicle

Nothing matters more to the continued revival and future success of General Motors than the all-new, full-size pickups.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Wagon, Cadillac ATS, Cadillac CTS, Cadillac, Sedan, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, GMC Sierra, GMC

Automotive News

Lutz's VL Automotive, Chinese supplier bid for Fisker, report says

A boutique automaker led by former General Motors executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier submitted an offer to buy cash-strapped automaker Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter told Reuters today.

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Related Topix: Fisker Karma, Sedan, Automakers, General Motors, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Department of Energy, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

Tue May 21, 2013

The Car Connection

Autonomous Cars, Honda Accord Driven, Hybrid Sales: Today's Car News

Joel oversees High Gear Media's social media channels, video, and OEM outreach, while also reporting the latest automotive news.

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Related Topix: Honda Accord, Coupe, Wagon, Honda, Hybrid, Hatchback, Sedan, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

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