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  • Oakland gets green taxis Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:54AMOAKLAND — That bright green Friendly Cab taxi that just sped by you isn't just green on the outside. Beneath its gleaming hood runs a gas-electric engine, and it's one of 17 new hybrids providing what the company calls Oakland's only environmentally friendly taxi option.
  • Review: 2010 BMW 750Li xDrive Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:58PMThe 2010 BMW 750Li with xDrive offers the luxury and legroom of a limo but the power and handling of a, well, BMW
  • 2011 Hyundai Sonata raises the bar for rivals Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:41PMHyundai wants the redesigned 2011 Sonata to change the midsize family sedan segment.
  • Planet Ark Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:55PMFuel efficiency has increasingly become an important factor over the past few years when it comes to buying a new car. But it isn't the only factor that matters as evidenced by a 7.5% decline in hybrid car sales in 2009 compared to 2008 when summer gas prices soared to $4/gallon. According to a new report by Accenture, American consumers are demanding more from their green cars than just good ...
  • Latest News Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:53PMThere was an era when muscle cars and other high performance cars ruled the roads. If you had one, you were appreciated for your good taste. If you drive one today you might be frowned upon for contributing to the air pollution when running a high performance vehicle.
  • White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions  Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:35PMThe White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change.
  • Car Care: Toyota stumbles, but is it fatal? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:37AMThis was going to be a review of two 2010 vehicles, two Toyotas. All that changed, I cannot ignore the obvious — Toyota is in trouble. I have been a supporter of Toyota for, well just about forever. There has been a Toyota of one type or another in my driveway since 1974. You might say I have watched
  • Innovations That Could Change the Way You Shop, Drive and Phone Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:16AMSME Unveils Its Annual Innovations List (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/SME/Innovations/prweb3711114.htm
  • Innovations That Could Change the Way You Shop, Drive and Phone Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:01AMSME Unveils Its Annual Innovations List
  • 1997 Saturn SL SL2 from North America - Comments Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:54PMI own a 1997 Saturn sl2 since new. Everything works, have had to replace alternator twice, power steering pump twice, belt tensioner, brakes, tires. Now have 150,000 miles on the car, quite happy overall, only complaint is oil consumption, around 1 quart per 1000 miles.
  • Bay Area gas prices up 10 cents, still rising Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:13AMBay Area gas prices jumped 10 cents a gallon over the past month and will almost certainly keep rising as summer nears, adding insult to injury for drivers struggling with the effects of a brutal recession.
  • Fuel-injection System That Delivers 64 Miles Per Gallon Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:55AM(PhysOrg.com) -- The best hybrid cars of today can only deliver about 48 miles per gallon. By using this newly developed fuel injection system a test vehicle was measured at achieving 64 miles per gallon in highway driving. This is approximately a 50% increase in fuel efficiency in a gasoline engine.
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car Partners With "The Travel Mom" to Provide Tips for Hassle-Free, Affordable Family Travel Fun Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:09PMTips Include Benefits of Vehicle Alternatives for Spring Break Travelers
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car Partners With "The Travel Mom" to Provide Tips for Hassle-Free, Affordable Family Travel Fun Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:59PMST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Just in time for spring break travel, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest rental car company, is partnering with Emily Kaufman, the expert in family travel nationally known as " The Travel Mom ," to offer tips for hassle-free, affordable family travel fun. "Spring break travel offers families an opportunity to spend quality time together," said ...
  • Hybrids steal the show at Dallas auto event Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:31AMMove over, you sexy, sleek, sophisticated Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins: Make room for the Toyota Prius , the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Fusion Hybrid.
  • Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:55PMHow do Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Work and are they the next best thing in hybrids?
  • 2010 Ford Taurus: Rebirth of an American standard Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:11AMThe traditional big American family sedan is alive and well at Ford – with more style, comfort and performance that any time since the early 1970. Back before the first gas crisis, Detroit ruled the roads with large cars that could easily carry families from coast to coast. But when OPEC ...
  • Waterloo researcher refines ‘air hybrid’ technology Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:57PMEvery time you hit the brakes in your car, you’re wasting energy.
  • 2010 Auto Show "Goes Green" With Style Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:51PMRochester, NY - The 2010 Greater Rochester International Auto Show is in town, and it features some of the latest in both fuel efficiency and style.
  • Toyota Prius Tops Japan Sales Despite Recall Woes Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:55PMToyota's Prius hybrid tops Japan's February car sales despite automaker's recall woes Toyota - Toyota Prius - Japan - Prius - Recreation
  • Business › Toyota Prius top-selling car in Japan despite recall woes Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:40PMToyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid. More than 27,000…
  • Hybrid car gets 120 miles a gallon Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:22PMWouldn't it be great if you didn't have to spend so much on gas? Well, how about a car that gets 120 miles a gallon?
  • The Hybrid Supercar Is A Lie [Geneva Motor Show] Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:11PM# genevamotorshow This week's Geneva Motor Show features greenwashing finally invading the exotic-car realm — Lotus , Ferrari , and Porsche all debuted a hybrid. These cars won't save the planet, but they might just get a few rich dudes laid. More »
  • Geneva 2010: The Hybrid Supercar Is A Lie [Geneva Motor Show] Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:42PM# genevamotorshow This week's Geneva Motor Show is all about greenwashing finally invading the exotic-car realm — Lotus , Ferrari , and Porsche all debuted a hybrid. These cars won't save the planet, but they might just get a few rich dudes laid. More »
  • Hybird and electric vehicles that work in the mountains Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:20PMDENVER - A growing number of Americans are worried about the environmental, security and economic consequences of oil dependence, and auto manufacturers have taken notice. Hybrids, plug-in electric vehicles and other fuel-efficient autos have hit the streets, but which models are best suited to high country driving? High-mileage darlings like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid aren't ...
  • Pennzoil Introduces Its Most Advanced Synthetic, Pennzoil Ultra Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:05AMHOUSTON, March 1 -- Today, Pennzoil is ushering in the next generation of engine protection with the release of its most technologically advanced motor oil, Pennzoil Ultra.
  • Barnidge: Berkeley carries a torch for global warming Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:42PMGLOBAL WARMING theorists have received a chilly reception in recent months, and it's not hard to understand why.Begin with a wrenching economy that has consumed public attention.
  • Pennzoil Introduces Its Most Advanced Synthetic, Pennzoil Ultra Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:00AMToday, Pennzoil is ushering in the next generation of engine protection with the release of its most technologically advanced motor oil, Pennzoil Ultra. Â The new, ultra-class synthetic product is the output of a global team of scientists pursuing the goal of maintaining an engine in factory-clean condition.
  • Big, bad and silly - so long, Hummer Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:05AMPerhaps nothing better symbolized the nation's
  • Which comes first, hydrogen fuel, or cars that need it? Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMCourtesy photo A Connecticut-based company is looking to bring hydrogen fueling stations similar to one seen here to the Interstate 95 corridor.
  • Mercedes, BMW Hybrids Lure CEOs Who May Avoid a Prius (Correct) Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:55AM(Corrects release date of BMW ActiveHybrid 7 to this spring in eighth paragraph of story published Feb. 25. Incorrect information was based on BMW press release.)
  • 10 cool electric cars of the future Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:00AMTo be successful, electric cars of the future will have to dispel an image of glorified golf carts.
  • Mercury Milan hybrid Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:47AMThe Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion Hybrid are two of the three mid-size cars that rank best in gasoline mileage for 2010. The third car: The often-overlooked Mercury Milan Hybrid.
  • Tesla Offers Leasing Option for Iconic Roadster Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:17PMSAN CARLOS, Calif.--Tesla Motors, producer of the world's only highway-capable EV, is now offering the option of leasing the groundbreaking Roadster and Roadster Sport.
  • Tesla Offers Leasing Option for Iconic Roadster Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:14AMSAN CARLOS, Calif. February 25, 2010; Tesla Motors, producer of the world's only highway-capable EV, is now offering the option of leasing the groundbreaking Roadster and Roadster Sport.
  • Tesla Offers Leasing Option for Iconic Roadster Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:00AMSAN CARLOS, Calif.----Tesla Motors, producer of the world's only highway-capable EV, is now offering the option of leasing the groundbreaking Roadster and Roadster Sport. Tesla Motors Leasing will allow more people to enjoy the Roadster's uncompromising design, engineering, and service with the benefits that leasing provides.
  • Mercedes, BMW Hybrids Lure CEOs Who Wouldn’t Go Near a Prius Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:25AMFeb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- To the great oxymorons of our time, like “military intelligence,” “clean coal,” “reality TV” and “easy mortgage loan,” I propose to add “green luxury sedan.”
  • Quietly, Mercury moves up in fuel economy Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:25PM-size cars that rank best in gasoline mileage for 2010.
  • Breaking News Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:08PMAir quality advisory green 02/24/2010 Through this week the air quality advisory will appear in breaking news.
  • 2010 Porsche Panamera Review Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 3:14PMPorsche is one of the most successful and profitable car companies. The legendary racing car company has brought a four seater to market that has all the excitement and spirit of the first 356 Porsche. The Panamera is considered the peak of this generation’s automotive technology Porsche states.
  • 1984 Chevrolet Chevette CS from North America - Comments Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 10:39PMHad an 84 Chevette diesel, 5 speed, 2 door. Towed a homemade 8' x 8' very heavy trailer from Glen Ellyn, IL to Plattsmouth NE. Trailer had on it a refrigerator, dinning room hutch, bedtoom set, Weber grill and much more. Probably weighed over 1.500 pounds.
  • 2010 Chicago Auto Show TACH Wrap-up Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 5:23PMHow was it this year, the first year of emergence before the predicted resurgence of the automobile industry? It was a like a Presbyterian service, not an AME service or Baptist revival. In other words, restrained, more so than even Detroit.
  • Eco-friendly garage opens in Boulder Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 9:08PMBOULDER, Colo. - They'll change your oil, but the guys behind Boulder-based Green Garage are trying to change a lot more.
  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:56PMThe 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid bundles a wide array of very useful tech, and its hybrid system helps the car avoid the gas guzzler tax.
  • Hybrid shopping? Here's what to look for, ask about Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 8:48AMThe Chicago Auto Show hosted its first hybrid car in the early 1900s --a time when General Electric, Porsche and Siemens were making variousmodels. More than a century later, alternative-energy vehicles havegone mainstream with 16 models to be found at this year's Chicago AutoShow. What should you look for?
  • Top 5 Fuel Efficient Cars Cheaper Than a Hybrid Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 8:04AMElisabeth Leamy on cars that rival hybrids for fuel efficiency Fuel efficiency - Energy - Technology - Transportation - Automobile
  • Mercer Island patrols green with hybrid police car Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 12:08AMThe Mercer Island Police Department's newest patrol vehicle is black, blue, white and, most importantly, "green" — the Northwest's first hybrid police patrol car, which runs on gas and electricity.
  • Dealer profits made in service centers, though new car sales could near 12 million Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 5:05PMORLANDO ? While the aftermarket looks favorably on high mileage vehicles for more opportunities for service, the dealership market also is taking a closer, more eager look at this area of the market at a time when profits are made in the service bays not the lots.
  • The Big Picture: The old Camry's on the outs -- again Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 4:30AMStop me if you've heard this before. It looks like we're getting rid of the Camry again.
  • Energy Insider: Hybrids Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 7:37PM"It was gas prices," Anhorn says. And for Anhorn the switch is definitely paying off. He now gets up to 50 miles per gallon. "I went from 24 gallons of gas once a week to 8 gallons of gas once a month and that makes me happy," Anhorn says.