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How Hybrid Vehicles Are Made: An Amazing Peek Inside the Cleanroom

The supreme quality that defines the new Lexus RX 450h begins with the factory where it is built. The design, equipment, manufacturing procedures and the skills of master craftsmen working at the Kokura plant are all fine-tuned to achieve the best possible results on every car that comes off the production line.
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Nissan Hybrid Joins Alliance To Build Nissan Zero Emission Hybrids

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd has announced plans to partner with the nation’s largest energy research center to help build zero emission hybrids in 2010. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will play a key role in developing new hybrid technologies. The car maker is working with other partners that also share the belief in future [...]

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PowerGenix Aims For Hybrid Car Batteries

PowerGenix has made its mark by commercializing nickel-zinc batteries for cameras, electric scooters and power tools, many of which will be shipped this fall. But its long-term goal is to tackle the battery market for hybrid electric vehicles as well.
As of now, San Diego’s PowerGenix doesn’t have its battery technology developed for the vehicle market. [...]

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Bright Automotive Unveils New 100mpg Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) IDEA Van

A new automotive startup based in Washington DC named Bright has just revealed its latest product – a plug-in hybrid commercial van that the company claims will achieve a fuel economy of 100mpg. Named the Bright IDEA, the slipper-shaped van certainly looks the part, and if it lives up to the company’s claims then we [...]

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Why The Prius and Insight Look Alike

Why do the exterior design elements of many hybrid models seem so similar?  A commenter awhile back said of the new Honda Insight, it bears a striking resemblance to the new Toyota Prius.  Coincidence?  Not likely.  Is Honda trying to copy the Prius in hopes of sales success?  Also highly unlikely.  So why do they [...]

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