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Ford Gets $10M Federal Grant for Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)

Ford Motor Co. will receive a $10 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles and take more steps toward commercialization.
The funding being announced Tuesday will help the automaker continue to work on its demonstration fleet of 20 plug-in hybrid vehicles with a group of utilities. Under the grant, the Energy [...]

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Ford Aims to be Hybrid Vehicle Leader

After some disappointing quarterly results, Ford has made it clear where its future lies - with plans to become the number one hybrid car producer in America next year.
Ford intends to double the number of hybrid cars it offers with hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan to be added to the Mercury [...]

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Many Trading in Gas Guzzlers for Better Fuel Efficiency

Belinda Lafferty of Monticello has joined the many drivers who are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles because of the high price of gasoline.”I was on this almost two years ago when I got rid of my Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited for a brand new Toyota Yaris-S, which gets about 40 miles per gallon,” she said [...]

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Toyota to Put Hybrid Engine in All Models

All Toyota models will have hybrid engines by 2020, the company has announced at an automotive conference.
The success of Toyota’s Prius sedan has helped spark both foreign and American automobile manufacturers to come up with more fuel-efficient designs. General Motors is pushing development of its new plug-in hybrid vehicle by 2010, while Ford Motor Co.plans [...]

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Toyota, Ford to Bolster Hybrid-Engine Options; Honda to Aim at Prius

Auto makers are angling to carve out their own niches in fuel-efficient design, from expansion of the gasoline-electric hybrid technology already available in the Toyota Prius to the new plug-in hybrid vehicle known as the Volt under development by General Motors Corp.
Hot off its success with its Prius sedan, Toyota Motor Co. said Friday that [...]

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