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Neil Young Steering His '59 Lincoln Green

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

(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...

Sales of Hybrid SUVs Stuck in Neutral
Sales of Hybrid SUVs
Stuck in Neutral
May 31, 2008 11:15 AM CDT

Sales of Hybrid SUVs Stuck in Neutral

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

(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...

Used Hybrid Market Soars
Used Hybrid Market Soars
May 28, 2008 10:22 AM CDT

Used Hybrid Market Soars

But buyers beware pricey replacement batteries in aging green cars

(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...

$4 a Gallon? Keep It Coming!
 $4 a Gallon?
 Keep It Coming! 
OPINION
May 28, 2008 5:05 AM CDT

$4 a Gallon? Keep It Coming!

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

(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...

Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

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

(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 lane...

Honda Looks to Muscle in on Prius Market

Automaker adding 3 hybrid models to challenge rival Toyota

(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...

Prius: 1M and Counting
 Prius: 1M and Counting 
May 15, 2008 3:51 PM CDT

Prius: 1M and Counting

Toyota hybrid's sales into seven digits, and company sees no slowdown

(Newser) - The Toyota Prius is a now 1 million units strong, and the landmark gas-electric hybrid, introduced in 1997, is poised to keep growing, the AP reports. Toyota said today it expects to be selling a million a year by sometime after 2010; what’s more, the company claims 4.5...

Hybrid Sales Soar in 2007
 Hybrid Sales Soar in 2007 
Apr 22, 2008 5:17 AM CDT

Hybrid Sales Soar in 2007

Sales of hybrids up 38% last year, with the Prius leading the way

(Newser) - Sales of hybrid cars rose 38% in the US last year, with Toyota's Prius grabbing more than half the market. As fuel prices climb, hybrid sales are expected to continue to rise this year. Five states lead the rest in buying hybrids, calculated by percentage of sales:
  1. California (26.1%)
...

Car Talk Bros Get Animated, Dis Gas-Guzzling Heaps

Click and Clack to star in PBS cartoon, pessimistic Nova episode

(Newser) - NPR’s chuckling Car Talk guys Tom and Ray Magliozzi are about to become even more animated—with a new cartoon series of themselves on PBS. But their view on the heaps they've helped drivers patch up for the past 30 years isn't so funny, Newsweek reports. Click and Clack's...

Late-Night Charges Keep Hybrids Greener
 Late-Night Charges
 Keep Hybrids Greener 
OPINION
Mar 19, 2008 11:29 AM CDT

Late-Night Charges Keep Hybrids Greener

Power grids can handle recharging if done after hours

(Newser) - Nighttime is the right time to plug in a hybrid, Michael Graham Richard writes in TreeHugger. If recharged after 10pm, the green cars exert less drain on power grids and may not require new power plants—meaning gas-guzzlers could be replaced without any extra pollution. But researchers at Oak Ridge...

Air Cars Motor Toward US
Air Cars Motor Toward US
Feb 26, 2008 4:20 PM CST

Air Cars Motor Toward US

Potentially gas-free vehicles may be viable zero-emissions option

(Newser) - A car powered by compressed air and a supplemental fuel source will be available in the US as early as 2010, Popular Mechanics reports. Manufacturer Zero Pollution Motors wants to introduce a $17,800 six-seater, which the company estimates will get 800 to 1,000 miles out of a tank...

Wal-Mart Stores Going Green
Wal-Mart Stores
Going Green
Jan 24, 2008 3:55 AM CST

Wal-Mart Stores Going Green

Retail giant lays out energy saving initiative

(Newser) - Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times. Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million...

Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

Drivers could recharge cars with normal socket

(Newser) - Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid...

Green Cars Race for Funding
Green Cars Race for Funding
Dec 9, 2007 3:12 PM CST

Green Cars Race for Funding

Hydrogen and hybrid electrics are competing to replace gas

(Newser) - Makers of two green technologies—hydrogen fuel cells and plug-in electric hybrids—are racing to become the alternative energy of choice for buyers thinking beyond gasoline. They are competing for public attention, space on manufacturer’s production lines, and federal support, reports the Los Angeles Times. Electric cars,like Toyota’...

Wal-Mart Shops for Green Cred
Wal-Mart Shops for Green Cred
Nov 25, 2007 6:16 AM CST

Wal-Mart Shops for Green Cred

Critics skeptical as mammoth chain donates to eco groups, reduces energy use

(Newser) - Hoping to soften its image, Wal-Mart is going green, the Washington Post reports. The retail giant is now donating to environmental groups, improving its energy efficiency, and creating the first hybrid shipping truck. Yet some critics say it's a mere cover. "Wal-Mart is willing to spread its money wherever...

Motor City Going for Green
Motor City Going for Green
Nov 24, 2007 3:02 PM CST

Motor City Going for Green

Automakers blame environmental concerns for falling sales

(Newser) - Auto industry bigwigs at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit this week seem finally to have gotten the message on cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles; one after another they cited going green (or at least greener) as the path to more competitive cars and trucks. GM honcho Robert Lutz admitted that...

Hybrids Lag in Resale Value
Hybrids Lag in Resale Value
Nov 14, 2007 5:10 PM CST

Hybrids Lag in Resale Value

Not one cracks the top 10; Volkswagen rules the roost

(Newser) - No hybrids cracked the top 10 in a new report on the projected resale value of vehicles, the LA Times reports. The Kelley Blue Book predictions have 3 models from Volkswagen and 2 from Honda, but none of the gas-saving newbies. Brand-new hybrids remain strong sellers, one analyst says, but...

Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck in Neutral
Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck
in Neutral
Nov 12, 2007 4:50 PM CST

Hybrid Trucks Get Stuck in Neutral

Technology remains too expensive, leading to low demand, higher prices

(Newser) - Hybrid truck sales are sputtering because the technology is too expensive, and companies ordering vehicle fleets won’t pay extra for environmental benefits alone. But without bulk orders, economies of scale aren’t kicking in. One truck company president says government tax breaks or subsidies are needed to boost hybrid...

Americans Hot for Hybrids
Americans Hot for Hybrids
Sep 17, 2007 5:42 PM CDT

Americans Hot for Hybrids

Sales up 49% thanks to surge in Mid-West sales

(Newser) - Hybrid sales skyrocketed 49% in the first half of 2007, thanks to boom in the Midwest. Oklahoma’s 143% increase was the most of any state, but every state except Hawaii saw growth, the AP reports, with 215,997 vehicles registered this year, compared to 144,721 over the same...

Little Shop of Hybrids: Green Mechanic Opens

San Francisco garage first devoted to hybrids-only service

(Newser) - While auto mechanics nationwide now service hybrid vehicles, San Francisco's Luscious Garage is the country's first shop to work exclusively on environment-friendly cars. "There's a critical mass of hybrids in the Bay Area," owner Carolyn Coquilette told Wired, which reports that nearly 10% of new hybrids registered in...

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