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Green Car Market Expanding Rapidly

Posted: April 22, 2013 at 1:25 pm

Our list of the 10 best green cars for 2013 provides a somewhat granular look at the market for hybrid and all-electric cars in the U.S. But a higher level ...
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The Best Hybrid and Electric Cars

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 2:47 pm

There are about five dozen hybrid or all-electric cars available in the U.S. Of those, the editors of Kelley Blue Book chose 10 that they think are the best of ...
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Ford Shouts and Touts Hybrid Sales

Posted: December 17, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Depending on what you count and when you count, everybody’s a winner. At least that seems to be the thinking behind the latest hybrid car sales figures from Ford Motor ...
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Who’s Winning the Race in Electric Car Sales? (TM, F, GM, HMC, TSLA)

Posted: November 5, 2012 at 12:57 pm

U.S. sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are running nearly 68% higher in the first 10 months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Total vehicle sales are ...
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Toyota Prius: Now California’s Best-Selling Car; Soon in the U.S.? (TM, GM, TSLA, F)

Posted: October 26, 2012 at 11:15 am

In the first nine months of 2012, the various models of the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) sold 46,380 vehicles in California to become the best selling car ...
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Electric Car Maker Files for Bankruptcy, Sales for Others Still Slow (F, HEV, GM, TM, HMC, TSLA)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 11:44 am

Norway's entry in the electric vehicle (EV) sweepstakes, Think (or sometimes, Th!nk) has filed for bankruptcy because the company has been unable to find long-term financing. The company, once owned ...
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Oil Prices Could Kill Auto, Light Truck Sales (F, GM, TM, HMC)

Posted: March 7, 2011 at 12:05 pm

History could be about to repeat itself. In 2008, gasoline prices moved above $3/gallon and sales of gas-guzzling SUVs, pickups, and some cars plummeted. With gasoline prices moving inexorably toward ...
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Nissan’s Big New Hybrid

Posted: October 26, 2010 at 5:19 am

Nissan's flagship brand is Infiniti which competes with BMW, Mercedes, the Lexus brand of Toyota (NYSE: TM), and the Acura brand of Honda (NYSE: HMC). The Cadillac brand of GM ...
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Media Digest (9/14/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 14, 2010 at 4:01 am

Reuters:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is at work on a plan to repay its government aid. Reuters:   The yen hit a new 15-year high. Reuters:   Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new ...
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Driving The Plug-In Hybrid To Oblivion

Posted: July 21, 2010 at 5:41 am

The plug-in hybrid, a car that uses the same socket as a vacuum cleaner, or at least one close it, has gotten the full force of backing from the Obama ...
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Toyota: Tesla’s Savior

Posted: July 12, 2010 at 5:46 am

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM), a company in the midst of saving its own image and financial health, will extend a lifeline to a small and struggling car company--Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA), ...
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