Topic - prius

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Cleantech

GM Seeks Green Cred With Chevy Volt

General Motors unveils new concept hybrid that revisits the electric car; plug-in hybrid advocates clamor for production now.
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Cleantech

Honda Clean Diesel Is Coming

Car maker’s new engine could help diesels challenge hybrids, if it’s cheap enough.
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Cleantech

BMW Unveils Hydrogen Car

The auto maker touts its environmentally friendly design for the selected wealthy.
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Cleantech

Prius Sales Pass 500,000

Enough Prius hybrids are on the road to qualify them as ‘mainstream’ cars, but analysts see roadblocks ahead.
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General news

Q&A: EDrive’s Greg Hanssen

EDrive’s president says the company plans to launch plug-in conversion kits for the Toyota Prius hybrid this summer.
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Cleantech, Finance

Plug-In Hybrids Get 100+ MPG

While some automakers use hybrid technology to boost performance, some drivers are raising their MPG.
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Cleantech, Finance

Lexus Hybrid Pushes Power

Toyota unveils a V8 luxury sedan with mileage in ‘the low 20s.’
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Cleantech

Costly Hybrids Win Value Award

But some analysts question the report that says some hybrids are worth a hefty premium over all-gas cars.
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Cleantech

Camry, Saturn Hybrids Unveiled

Toyota rolls out a hybrid version of its most popular car in the U.S., while Saturn shows the lowest-priced gas-electric SUV.
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Cleantech

GM Hybrid to Undercut Prius

Struggling U.S. automaker targets Toyota with plans for a cheaper hybrid SUV.
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Cleantech

Prius Suffers Software Glitch

Toyota is asking its customers to bring in nearly 160,000 hybrid cars to their dealerships for free repairs.
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Cleantech

Toyota Buys Hybrid Parts

Unexpected demand for gas-electric hybrids has driven the car maker to buy electric motors from Hitachi.
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Cleantech

New Age of Hybrid Cars

Manufacturers try to find the right shade of green as they develop the next generation of hybrids.
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Cleantech

Feds Look at Hybrid Safety

After 33 complaints of stalls, a federal investigation is underway for the Toyota Prius hybrid.
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Cleantech

Toyota to Make Hybrids in U.S.

Toyota plans to build Camry hybrids in Kentucky, the first time the company has produced hybrids in the U.S.
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Cleantech, Finance

Oil prices grease cleantech

As oil prices spike, Clean Edge announces a record high for U.S. venture capital investments in energy tech. Big players like GE are wading in.
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Cleantech, Finance

Fast-growing hybrids

Toyota says the market for environmentally friendly cars is growing faster than expected in the United States.