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36 mpg in a two-seat Honda CR-Z hybrid

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 11:10 a.m.

A unique little hybrid, but…Like most automakers, Honda could use a little hybrid buzz. Despite a decade in the market, Honda still hasn’t really found its hybrid mojo.Can a hot little sporty hybrid shake things up a bit?When I tested the CR-Z hybrid, it was on a small, limited course. Sure it was comfortable and [ ... ] ...

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Toronto To Get Bixi Bike System; Will It Get Strangled At Birth?

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 10:50 a.m.

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Like American cities, Toronto is taxed-starved to the point that a couple of years ago it couldn't find $75K to save its community yellow bike system. But its gotta be, as a former mayor used to say, "World Class", so if Paris and London and Montreal have bike share systems, so does Toronto. It is bringing Montreal's Bixi system to town, or a small portion thereof. Since Toronto can't even pay for civic amenities like garbage cans and bus shelters, let alone bike share systems, it will be

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Photo update: Infiniti M35 Hybrid

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

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Nissan plans to launch its first-ever in-house hybrid with the 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid, and now the automaker is suggesting gains of 60-90 percent in fuel economy ...

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Honda to reprogram 90K Civic Hybrids due to battery failure

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 12:16 a.m.

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Honda has announced a service bulletin aimed at fixing the programming in 90,000 Civic Hybrid models which may currently suffer premature battery failure ... Honda - Honda Civic - Makes and Models - Recreation - Autos ...

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Will smaller, cheaper and more fuel efficient work for hybrids?

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 6:28 p.m.

The perfect city car?Some time next year Toyota will offer a new hybrid car that could be priced under $18,000. Sure, it will be smaller than the Toyota Prius, possibly significantly smaller. However, unlike it’s relatively small price tag, Toyota’s new hybrid could offer huge fuel economy numbers.But, can such a compact hybrid challenge Prius [ ... ] ...

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SpeedART Transforms Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Into SpeedHYBRID 50

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 5:14 p.m.

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A green SUV gets even more eye-popping performance, with output hiked to 444 horsepower ...

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Honda Civic Hybrid Owners Get Software Fix for Battery Pack

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.

Honda Civic Hybrid owners are starting to be notified that their hybrid battery pack could fail sooner than warranted by Honda ... Model years 2006, 2007 and 2008 are affected by a software flaw that causes the battery to drain sooner than it should ... Honda did not issue a recall since the flaw does not cause any danger to people's safety, but instead issued a technical service bulletin ... But I'm betting owners aren't too happy to hear they've been driving around with something like this for

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China's JAC Eyes $4.4-Billion Green-Car Venture

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.

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Jianghuai Automobile plans to build up to 1 million new-energy vehicles a year in partnership with U.S.-based Hybrid Kinetic Motors ...

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Alternative fuels versus batteries

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 8:35 a.m.

Filling ‘er up with natural gas, really?Over the years I’ve attacked alternative fuels as a distraction from reality. Biofuels, natural gas and hydrogen, I’ve argued, were just excuses and delay tactics against the inevitability of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure battery-powered vehicles.In recent years, however, I’ve softened my stance against these alternatives to ending ending [ ... ] ...

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Mildly speaking, a Buick LaCrosse hybrid

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 7:42 a.m.

Will it run on pure electricity?Probably in late 2011, as a 2012 model, GM will launch the Buick LaCrosse hybrid.Not many details are yet available, but based on actions in China regarding Buick hybrids, a mild hybrid powertrain is probably the most probable powertrain for the LaCrosse hybrid.Will that be electric enough?While GM has now [ ... ] ...

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