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Consumer Reports: 39 Percent Considering a Hybrid or Plug-in For Their Next Car

Consumer Reports has released limited findings from a recent telephone survey it conducted about demand for hybrid and electric vehicles in the United States. The publication found [...] [...]

Tax Wars: Plug-in vehicles versus the world

In 2025 every car will have a battery Tax credit fortune telling According to a preponderance of data from battery researchers, academia and government, it will be decades before plug-in vehicles offer real world impact upon oil dependence and global warming emissions, and that’s assuming best case scenarios. Add a major rare earth or lithium embargo, for [...] [...]

Carbon fiber key to BMW plug-ins

Carbon fiber strengthens BMW's future Rebuilding the car from the ground up When the 2013 BMW Megacity plug-in vehicle goes on sale it won’t just be new to the market place, it’ll be an entirely brand new car, designed completely from scratch — except for the lithium-ion cells in the battery pack — from the ground up. And, [...] [...]

Prop 23 Faces Uphill Climb, Despite Push from Tea Party

With less than two weeks remaining before California voters decide the fate of Prop 23, opposition organizers believe they may have have finally gained the upper hand in the battle over whether or not to suspend the state’s landmark [...] [...]

CR Study – Most consumers not ready for hybrids and EVs

Only for the 5 percent of consumers willing to pay more to go green? Only 39 percent of consumers even interested in a hybrid or plug-in A new Consumer Reports survey found that while 50 percent of consumers are concerned with being green, being green ranked 11th out of 12 factors. Instead, quality, price and value still [...] [...]

Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Announces Intent to Voluntarily Recall Certain Toyota Avalon and Highlander, and Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 Vehicles to Replace a Brake Master Cylinder Seal

Check here for news updates and FAQs for the safety recall campaigns. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]

FORD ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE RETIREMENTS, MAKES KEY MANAGEMENT CHANGES TO SUPPORT ONE FORD PLAN

Ford Motor Company today announced the retirements of two company officers as well as a series of executive appointments that will further strengthen Ford’s global management team in support of the company’s One Ford plan. [...]

CONSUMERS AND CHARITIES WILL WIN AS FORD HOLDS FIRST GLOBAL TEST DRIVE OF ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS

Beginning today, via the Focus Facebook page, friends and fans from around the world are invited to submit video applications explaining why they should be included in the first-ever Focus Global Test Drive. The application process invites prospective test drivers to “start more than a car” by providing the market [...] [...]