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Report: Carmakers Squander Fuel-Saving Potential of Hybrids, Pad MSRPs With Forced Features

The Union of Concerned Scientists has released its annual Hybrid Scorecard for 2011. The group found that the auto industry often wastes the fuel-saving potential of gas-electric technology, delivering paltry fuel economy gains and pricing the cars out of the reach of most consumers. The best-scoring hybrid by far was the Toyota Prius, which tallied [...] [...]

Car2go offers interesting EV business model

Car2go is changing the personal transportation paradigm Expensive EVs a bargain to share? When it comes to plug-in vehicles, batteries are a huge issue. They’re just too damn expensive. Someday this will change, but to create batteries that are as cheap as ICE at $3.50 gallon could take decades according to a considerable amount of research. Yes, an [...] [...]

Sustainability Seals the Deal: Ford Recycles Tires and Soybean Oil in the Engine Compartment

Ford and Recycled Polymeric Materials (RPM) have found a way to put discarded tires to good use. By combining recycled tires with bio-renewable content, they are delivering environmentally friendly seals and gaskets for Ford Motor Company vehicles. [...]