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With Plug-Ins and Hybrids Dominant, Is Diesel Dead in the U.S.?

German automakers Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are selling their newest “clean” diesel vehicles nationally, including in California—home of the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show—a state that, historically, with its air pollution regulations, has been hostile to diesel cars. But even the auto companies with umlauts on their computer keyboards are making plug-in electrics and [...]

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Prius Receives Best Buy Status From Consumer Guide

Just how far has the automotive world come in the past few years? The Toyota Prius has just won Consumer Guide Automotive’s best buy status. And it’s not just a mainstream consumer magazine that is recognizing hybrids, Car & Driver magazine, a publication that is about as oil drenched and horsepower addicted as they come, [...]

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Buick Brings Business Hybrid Concept To Shanghai

Here in the U.S., today is not exactly GM’s day. Between the continuing bailout coverage and the cutting of 1600 jobs from GM’s payroll, folks in the General’s American PR department probably wish they’d called in sick. Assuming they still jobs, of course. On the other side of the Pacific, it’s a very different story. [...]

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Two Hyundai Hybrids Revealed at Shanghai Motor Show

This week at the Shanghai Motor Show Hyundai exhibited two new Hybrid vehicles. One of the hybrids was based on the Sante Fe. Hyundai added a 30kW electric motor to assist the 2.5 liter four-cylinder engine, both of which run through a 6-speed automatic tranny. Hyundai is claiming the system produce an increase in fuel [...]

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Ford shows off 2010 Fusion Hybrid – With Video

Ford Motor showed off its new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid at a media event in Seattle. The gas-electric midsize car, rated at 41 mpg in city driving, is just hitting the market. The car sports SmartGauge technology, which includes dashboard readouts that Ford says “coaches” a driver on gas mileage. Among other things, the gauge [...]

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