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Fusion hybrid priced right?

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The new Ford Fusion hybrid is 8 miles per gallon more fuel efficient than the Toyota Camry hybrid in city traffic, but it will also cost over ,000 more than the Camry hybrid.
According to the EPA, the ,270 Fusion hybrid achieves 41 miles per gallon in the city and the 36 on the highway. The [...] [...]

Enough lithium to plug-in America?

No shortages for at least 10 years?
Read a pretty interesting lithium article this weekend regarding how Bolivia plans to develop its lithium mining industry – something essential to the development of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.
Most notable is the fact that Bolivia doesn’t just want to mine lithium, the country also wants to build batteries [...] [...]

Ford Fusion Hybrid gets soy-based foam seats

The interior of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
(Credit: Ford Motor Company)

The 2010 Fusion Hybrid is the latest Ford family vehicle that to be outfitted with soy-based foam seat backs and cushions, and covered in 100 percent recycled fabric, which goes to show that mileage isn’t the only way to measure the environmental impact of a [...] [...]

White House budget boosts Energy Department

The Obama administration’s proposed budget will increase investments in renewable energy and fuel efficiency, while projecting billions of dollars in revenue from carbon regulations.

The budget blueprint, published on Thursday, bumps up the Department of Energy’s 2009 spending by 40 percent with more basic science research and loan …
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Mascoma makes ethanol from wood–at small scale

Start-up company Mascoma said on Wednesday that a demonstration facility is making ethanol from wood chips and other non-food sources, bringing cellulosic ethanol a step closer to commercialization.

Click on the image to launch a photo gallery of Mascoma’s research lab in Lebanon, N.H.
(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET

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First official image: Opel Ampera (with Poll!)

Filed under: Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Geneva Motor Show, Euro, Green, GM, Opel

Click image to enlarge
With the Geneva Motor Show set to kick off this week, the dam holding back any remaining images and info is ready to burst. Exhibit A: the Opel Ampera. We’ve seen it leaked on the European Registry site, teased by GM, and [...] [...]

First Drive: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Chevrolet, GMC, First Drive

Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Hybrid
With the 2009 editions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Hybrids just now beginning to appear on dealer lots around the country, we decided it would be a good idea to strap ourselves behind [...] [...]

VIDEO: More on TAC Motors’ Stark raving awesome Brazilian bomber

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, SUVs, Green, Videos

Click above for a gallery of the TAC Motors Stark 4X4
It’s not the love child of a Smart Fortwo and a Jeep Wrangler — it’s the TAC Motors Stark 4X4. While we’re not entirely sold on the looks of its four-piece composite shell, this off-roader is now aequipped to [...] [...]