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Copenhagen Conference Faces Shortage of Green Cars

There won’t be hybrids or electric vehicles in the motorcades at Copenhagen. [...] [...]

NEW TORQSHIFT SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION HARNESSES, CHANNELS INCREASED POWER FROM NEW FORD ENGINES

All-new diesel and gasoline engines are key reasons why the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty maintains best-in-class towing and payload and adds enhanced off-road capability. Managing the increased horsepower and torque is the all-new 6R140 heavy-duty TorqShift® six-speed transmission, which delivers power quickly and seamlessly while maximizing fuel economy. [...]

Fusion hybrid, Prius: Consumer Reports Buy Again Vehicles

Would you buy your car again? Every year Consumer Reports asks its subscribers if they would buy their car again. Pretty much every year, the Toyota Prius is one of the top ‘buy again’ vehicles, as it was again this year, coming in at number 5. But the Prius wasn’t the top hybrid on this year’s list. Coming [...] [...]

VW UP electric car coming to US market

The UP Lite at the LA Auto Show There aren’t many details, but it has been reported that an EV version of the UP, based closely on the UP Lite concept version pictured in this post, is coming to the US market. Early word suggests the new EV will be called the Space UP! Blue. [...]

US hybrid sales can’t top 3 percent market share

Fusion hybrid sales up 73 percent Compared to last year, this year’s November hybrid vehicle auto sales were up 21 percent. Still, total new car market share was only 2.7 percent for hybrid cars. Almost half of all hybrids sold were Toyota Prius hybrids, and almost three-quarters of all hybrids sold were made by Toyota. The only real [...] [...]

Toyota Issues 2009 North America Environmental Report, Updating Progress on Environmental Goals

Toyota announced significant environmental accomplishments over the last year in its ninth annual North America Environmental Report released today. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]