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	<description>Hybris cars, fuel efficient vehicles, criticism, reviews and all the truth about saving our environment.</description>
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		<title>New post to follow soon 01/31/2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for not updating this site for a long time&#8230;things just happen in life. But I am back and will start blogging again.
G2
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2010/01/31/new-post-to-follow-soon-01312010/</link>
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		<title>Family car-Toyota Sienna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am in Arizona and my in-laws just bought a toyota Sienna. Pretty nice ride, gives about 23-24 mpg on the highway. And as a HOV not bad. With 4 people in the car we get to go on to the Diamond lane. Drawbacks: to many little storage areas.
Pros: You can fit an elephant into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2007/08/05/family-car-toyota-sienna/</link>
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		<title>Cheap Hydrogen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Virginia Tech have come now closer to making hydrogen production more cost effective:
Recently, Percival Zhang, assistant professor of biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech in the US, and his collaborators at two other US labs announced that they had found an innovative method to make hydrogen. Their raw material was cellulose, and they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2007/06/09/cheap-hydrogen/</link>
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		<title>Honda thinks outsde the box</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the redesigned Honda Fuel Cell car (FCX) which is on display at the Detroit Auto show. Now thats looks like the futuristic car people were promised. Even though this is just the concept form, the fact that the Honda&#8217;s design team took it up another notch and moved away from those boxy designs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2007/01/21/honda-thinks-outsde-the-box/</link>
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		<title>Interesting fact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Owning a hybrid does not mean you can go out and buy an SUV and claim that driving a hybrid justifies the fact that one can also own an SUV. A recent survey found that close to 25% of hybrid owners own an SUV. Now who is the hypocrite&#8230;.
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/12/09/interesting-fact/</link>
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		<title>BMW launches hydrogen bi-fuel car</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So BMW has gone where no other automaker has gone as yet. Last week in Berlin BMW had people from W.I.R.E.D magazine over to test drive the new BMW Hydrogen 7 bi-fuel car. It can switch between gas and H with the click of a button. Hydrogen cars are not just futuristic concepts that do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/11/21/bmw-launches-hydrogen-bi-fuel-car/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid Mileage chasers&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you own a Prius but have never been able to get to that magic number.  Now before many of you non-hybrid user&#8217;s start thinking that magic is involved let me warn you, no magic is involved. Every Prius hyrbid driver dreams of getting 50 MPG, but sometimes dreams do not always come true. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/11/20/hybrid-mileage-chasers/</link>
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		<title>Do hybrids pose a greater threat than ordinary cars in a crash?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent research tends to point out that hybrids do not pose any greater harm than its conventional gas cousin as long as &#8220;all safety procedures as outlined by the drivers safety manual are followed&#8221;, in event of a crash. Ok, now who in the hell reads the drivers manual word for word, please raise your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/11/20/do-hybrids-pose-a-greater-threat-than-ordinary-cars-in-a-crash/</link>
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		<title>I am back&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its been awhile since I last blog, reason being my new job has kept pretty, busy, but i am back.
G2 is in the house.
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/11/20/i-am-back/</link>
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		<title>More support for the Ethanol Gimmick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I was not the only one who thought that FFV are just another gimmick put up by the &#8220;Big3&#8243;. So gas price outside Ann Arbor is priced between $2.13-2.23, this does not mean that its going to stay like that forever. So these guys say oh, buy a FFV, be a patriot, buy American, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/09/18/more-support-for-the-ethanol-gimmick/</link>
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		<title>Can too many cooks spoil the broth&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GM has teamed up Chrysler &#038; BMW, and have plans on taking on Toyota and its hybrid technology head on. Now we all know two brains are better than one, lets see what we get out of three. Imagine the amount of resources these guys will be pooling together, instead of competing with each other, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/09/04/can-too-many-cooks-spoil-the-broth/</link>
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		<title>High gas prices make Hybrids worth it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[High gas prices now make it worth owning a hybrid. Previously many auto car analyst did make sense when they said &#8220;Do not buy a hybrid if you plan on saving money at the pump&#8221;. However, times have changed and the auto research gurus are having a change of heart.
Last week, Edmunds analysts reversed their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/09/04/high-gas-prices-make-hybrids-worth-it/</link>
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		<title>For 100k you can go sporty electric car</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a spare 100k hanging around and gathering dust in your bank account, and you want fully powered electric vehicle. Guess what you can buy one from Tesla. The Tesla Roadster has a range of 250 miles, says the company. The EV1, with the best nickel metal hydride batteries, could go about 150 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/07/26/for-100k-you-can-go-sporty-electric-car/</link>
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		<title>Update: Are Hybrids worth it now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last three weeks have been crazy, especially since I got a job offer and started work three weeks ago, I have been swamped, but now that things are finally getting down to a routine (sort of), I was totally cut off from the rest of the world, gas prices are at $78 a barrel, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/07/15/update-are-hybrids-worth-it-now/</link>
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		<title>MINI Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was able to get a ride in a super-charged MINI Cooper, this animal was fully loaded. I just fell in love with that little beast. It had 214-hp engine/ 6 speed MT and costing between 18-20k depending on the type of trim. A bit pricey for such a small car, and I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/07/15/mini-ride/</link>
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		<title>Ford cuts back on hybrid sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year or was it last year, I forget, Ford said it would sell 250,000 hybrids by 2010, this week Bill Ford said that the Ford Motor company would concentrate on the FFV program. Currently, there are 12 E85 fueling locations in Michigan. Ford and the other Detroit Automakers plan on producing two million [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/30/ford-cuts-back-on-hybrid-sale/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid Tax credit update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to get those tax credits for  buying a hybrid, you better do it soon, because once any automaker reaches 60,000 hybrids, those tax credit will phase out within 15 months from that date. Toyota&#8217;s best-selling Prius and Camry hybrids will be the first to lose their tax-preferred status, which will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/30/hybrid-tax-credit-update/</link>
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		<title>Coming to America: Smart Cars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to resounding sale success in Canada, DaimlerChrysler plan on launching the gasoline version of the Smart Car in the US. This car will target the urbanite&#8217;s who consider themselves to be outside the main stream of car owners. DaimlerChrysler Inc. said high gas prices and the unexpected success of its two-seater Smart car in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/30/coming-to-america-smart-cars/</link>
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		<title>GM to produce plug-in hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newsflash from GM (apparently off the record), GM plans on building a plug-in hybrid that can be recharged from any domestic electric outlet. GM plans on unveiling this car at the Detroit Auto Show next year. GM now wants a share of the hybrid market which the Big Three lost out to Toyota. General Motors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/24/gm-to-produce-plug-in-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>Saab&#8217;s Fossil Free car</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like GM and its subsidiary Saab are finally onto something. This car is the first of it kind as a hybrid soft-top. Making its world premiere at the Stockholm Motor Show last week, the ground-breaking Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept delivers zero fossil CO2 emissions, enhanced performance, and a range of energy-saving features by combining [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/24/saabs-fossil-free-car/</link>
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		<title>Our Mazda3 update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Krissy &#038; I have driven 5501 miles on our Mazda3 over the last 6 months and it was time to get its oil changed, wheels rotated, inspection etc. Just what Gary told us it would give fuel wise when we first met him.  He is one of the three people who made it possible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/15/our-mazda3-update/</link>
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		<title>Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At 24K plus the new 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid is not overtly priced. Even though the difference between the conventional model and the hybrid is about $1500, is this car worth spending the extra cash and getting a hybrid which is much heavier and has less boot/trunk space. The Hybrid teams a 4-cyl gas engine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/13/toyota-camry-hybrid-2007-3/</link>
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		<title>GM, Suzuki to collaborate &amp; develop fuel efficient hybrids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese car maker Suzuki and US automotive giant General Motors (GM) plan to jointly develop fuel-electric hybrid vehicles for the North American market, the leading Japanese business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Monday.
These guys plan on developing and launching another &#8220;fuel-efficient&#8221; hybrid SUV by 2009.
Source: http://autos.monstersandcritics.com/news 
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/13/gm-suzuki-to-collaborate-develop-fuel-efficient-hybrids/</link>
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		<title>HondaJet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For aviation enthusiasts like me who will probably never own it this is what you have to look forward too. Honda is bringing the very light jet HondaJet to this yearâ€™s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. After making only a brief appearance for its unveiling at Airventure 2005, the HondaJet will stick around for the entire event [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/10/hondajet/</link>
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		<title>Retro-fitted Toyota Prius runs on CNG</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk about lowering the carbon dioxide levels down in a hybrid. This retrofitted Toyota Prius emits 20% less CO2 (80 g/km). IFP (Institut FranÃ§ais du PÃ©trole) is presenting a CNG-electric hybrid prototype vehicle based on the Toyota Prius at this Challenge Bibendum, running in Paris from 8-12 June 2006. IFP co-developed the CNG Prius with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/10/retro-fitted-toyota-prius-runs-on-cng/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid SUV&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The next step in hybrid SUV development is to create a clean burning diesel-electric hybrid. The University of Wisconsin has entered &#8220;Moovada&#8221; in essence a Chevy Equinox which has been modified and has been entered in the Challenge X. The way current gas prices have been and since the trend is only going to rise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/10/hybrid-suvs/</link>
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		<title>Clean Diesel Cars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi and Honda plan on developing and producing clean burning diesel cars for the Japanese and US markets by 2009. Currently the only diesel car that is going to be launched later this year in all 50 US states is the Mercedes E320 BLUETEC.
Source: http://www.greencarcongress.com/ 
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/08/clean-diesel-cars/</link>
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		<title>Volvo to preview multi-fuel prototype</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Volvo will preview a prototype five-fuel Multi-Fuel vehicle at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2006, which takes place in Paris, June 8-12. The company is also previewing a new generation Collision Warning System.
More soon.
Source: www.greencarcongress.com 
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/08/volvo-to-preview-multi-fuel-prototype/</link>
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		<title>Honda Civic GX runs on Compressed Natural Gas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Fall in the State of the Governator, California residents will be able to buy the Honda Civic GX which runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). Recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the cleanest internal-combustion vehicle on Earth, the Civic GX is perfect for getting around town and running everyday errands. In fact, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/08/honda-civic-gx-runs-on-compressed-natural-gas/</link>
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		<title>Prius Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My hybrid dream car would be a vehicle that does not stick out like a sore thumb by closely resembling a box. Even if I where able to buy a Toyota Prius, one problem I see when driving that car is that the way the rear end of the Prius has been designed. I believe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/06/prius-problem/</link>
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		<title>More Hybrids on the Horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By the time Krissy &#038; I will be able to buy a hybrid, there may be close 30 more models out on the road. Ford, GM, Chrysler, Saab, Mazda, Volkswagon, Audi are just some of automakers who plan on developing and producing more hybrids, now will  these hybrids actually make difference when it boils [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/06/more-hybrids-on-the-horizon/</link>
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		<title>Trinity: Plug-in Super-Efficient Hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trinity,&#8221; a highly fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid vehicle, was unveiled by engineering students at the University of California, Davis. The vehicle is the team&#8217;s entry in the national Challenge X competition, sponsored by General Motors Corp. and the U.S. Department of Energy. Field trials for the competition will take place in Phoenix next month.
Based on simulated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/03/trinity-plug-in-super-efficient-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid Cars for the Rich and not so Famous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of people have banded together to design a car that is enviromentally friendly, gives good gas mileage and looks a bit like a Ferrari or Porsche. So these guys want to produce a car for Mr. Green MoneyBags who does not want to be seen driving a Prius or locally available hybrids which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/03/hybrid-cars-for-the-rich-and-not-so-famous/</link>
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		<title>Prototype car runs 100 miles on 4 ounces of water</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I read this article, I could not believe it, a prototype than can actually run on a combination of gas and water or only water. Denny Klein has converted his 1994 Ford Escort to run either as a water-gas hybrid, or on water alone. He claims that this prototype actually ran 100 miles on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/02/prototype-car-runs-100-miles-on-4-ounces-of-water/</link>
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		<title>Best &amp; Worst Cars for city driving of 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of the best and worst cars of 2006 by ForbesAuto.com.
Best cars for city driving:

Honda Insigth
Toyota Prius
BMW 3 Series Coupe,
Mini Cooper
Scion xB
Honda Civic Hybrid
Volvo V50
Audi A3
Saab 9-2X
Mercedes-Benz C-class.

Worst cars of 2006 according to Forbes Auto when it comes to city driving are (drum roll please)

Hummer H1 Alpha
Maybach Type 62
Lincoln Navigator L
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Hummer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/06/02/best-worst-cars-for-city-driving-of-2006/</link>
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		<title>Prius recalled due to faulty steering wheel component</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor said Tuesday that it planned to begin a global voluntary recall of nearly 320,000 of its hot-selling Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedans to repair a potentially faulty steering system component.
Apparently this recall is not specific to the Prius, Toyota is recalling 9 more models. Several faulty parts in the steering wheel system may cause [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/31/prius-recalled-due-to-faulty-steering-wheel-component/</link>
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		<title>Loremo 157 MPG update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Loremo AG says that it will start production of the 157 mpg diesel engine car in 2009. These guys already have a prototype, now on show in Kuala Lumpur. By the looks of it Malaysia may be one of the first places to actually see this car on its roads when it does roll out. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/26/loremo-157-mpg-update/</link>
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		<title>GM&#8217;s Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Look what we have here, a hybrid SUV from GM. Saturn&#8217;s VUE Greenline  Hybrid, costing around 23k, with an EPA estimate of 27/32 city/hwy mpg, I say the only good thing about this SUV is the fact that it only cost 23k. My Mazda3 (which is not a hybrid) gives me the same mileage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/25/gms-saturn-vue-green-line-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>Plug-It-In</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plug-in hybrids may soon become a reality: Last week in Washington, DC &#8212; even as top executives from Ford, Chrysler, and GM asked lawmakers to subsidize the installation of more ethanol pumps at filling stations &#8212; makers of new battery systems were letting U.S. senators test-drive prototype cars that get over 100 miles per gallon, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/25/plug-it-in/</link>
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		<title>Will battery-powered Taxi&#8217;s work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NYC already has 6 Ford Escape Hybrid cabs on the streets. Now Hybrid Technologies plans to build a battery-powered car, in this case, convert a PT Cruiser to run only on a 320V lithium-ion battery, weighing in at over 600 pounds and has a recharge cycle life of around 1500 charges. The downside for cabbies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/23/will-battery-powered-taxis-work/</link>
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		<title>Maranello 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Krissy and I were living in London, this is something we would definitely have considered buying. The Maranello 4 is a two-seater electric car which comes from the land of Ferrari, Fiat &#038; Lamborghini. With a top speed of 30 mph, it can go up to 45 miles on a single charge (gelled lead-acid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/22/maranello-4/</link>
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		<title>Car that runs on water</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A UK company set up by Russian scientists  called OM Energy claim to be on the brink of inventing a car that would use a combination of hydrogen (extracted from water) and gasoline to create  a &#8220;Super-Fuel&#8221;, thus dispensing with the need to be wholly dependent on gasoline. The breakthrough is the electro [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/21/car-that-runs-on-water/</link>
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		<title>BMW, DaimlerChrysler &amp; GM to unveil two-mode hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week BMW, DaimlerChrysler &#038; GM unveiled plans of their two-mode hybrid system at a conference in Vienna. This consortium aka Global Hybrid Corp. plans on introducing this hybrid system in its SUV&#8217;s and trucks, starting with the 2008 Chevy Tahoe. Hopefully these guys plan on introducing this new two-mode hybrid system in sedans and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/19/bmw-daimlerchrysler-gm-to-unveil-two-mode-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Toyota Camry Hybrid is out on the roads folks. Price approximately at $25,000 (approx.). Now this car for people like me, falls in the hybrid luxury vehicle class. The Camry hybrid has got a EPA fuel rating of 40 MPG, 43/37 city/hwy mpg as per Toyota specs released. In any case with a 17 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/19/toyota-camry-hybrid-2007-2/</link>
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		<title>Honda to make better and cheaper hybrids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Honda&#8217;s President &#038; CEO Takeo Fukui has announced that by 2010 Honda will introduce low-cost hybrid and clean diesel vehicles in North America, hence reducing CO2 emissions. Honda confirmed that it is now developing a new dedicated hybrid vehicle â€œsuitable for family useâ€ in major automobile markets in the world. With this new dedicated hybrid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/17/honda-to-make-better-and-cheaper-hybrids/</link>
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		<title>Consumer Reports announces Top Picks for 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Hybrid SUV category the Toyota Highlander comes up on top according to Consumer Reports latest announcement. With the inception of the Highlander, Consumer Reports now has two hybrids in its Top Picks, the other being the Toyota Prius. The Toyota Highlander Hybrid beat the other SUV&#8217;s in its category based on the fact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/17/consumer-reports-announces-top-picks-for-2006/</link>
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		<title>Fact or Science Fiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A car that give 8,000 (eight thousand) MPG. A British inventor unveils the world&#8217;s most fuel-efficient vehicle, a three-wheel â€œTeamGreenâ€ car capable of doing 8,000 miles to the gallon.
Source: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/
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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/17/fact-or-science-fiction/</link>
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		<title>Ford Looks into PHEV&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Probably in a couple of years down the road people will be able to buy a Ford PHEV. The California Cars Initiative and University of California at Davis Professor Andy Frank today welcomed Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford, Jr.&#8217;s acknowledgment that the company is exploring plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology.
These are the same [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/15/ford-looks-into-phevs/</link>
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		<title>More Corn for Michigan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GM is pushing for more ethanol based gas stations in Michigan. There are currently 5 gas pumps in the entire state that supply E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline blend) based gas for FFV. Now GM is going to &#8220;encourage&#8221; that all its employees driving FFV&#8217;s gas up at these pumps. There are plans to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/13/more-corn-for-michigan/</link>
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		<title>Cow Dung Power: Talk about a renewable resource</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now this a new concept coming all the way from India. A little background on cow dung aka cow pies, its the manure gotten from the cow which is shaped as pie, three stripes (finger imprints lengthwise, note: not the same as adidas) on the top of them. These are then layed out to dry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/12/cow-dung-power-talk-about-a-renewable-resource/</link>
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		<title>Prius: International Engine of the year 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the third year in succession, the 1.5-liter gasoline engine of the Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain has won both the International Engine of the Year Award in the 1.4â€“ 1.8-liter category and the â€œBest Fuel Economyâ€ category. The awards were made at the Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany.
Apart from this, BMW snapped up five [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/11/prius-international-engine-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Toyota Yaris: Will it go Hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question all possible hybrid car buyers who are looking for a hybrid cheaper than the current ones on the market (Prius, Honda, Ford, etc) which cost 24k and above, is when will Toyota  produce a hybrid Yaris. Honda already plans on producing the Fit as a hybrid. The Yaris is a subcompact car [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/11/toyota-yaris-will-it-go-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid BMW X3 SUV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BMW unveiled the X3 EfficientDynamics, a hybrid concept of BMWâ€™s popular compact SUV. The hybrid model goes 0-60 mph in approximately 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 146 mph â€“ both better than the stock X3 with a concurrent 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption.
More soon&#8230;
Source: www.greencar.com

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		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/09/hybrid-bmw-x3-suv/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid Car Race at Dartmouth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of students at the Thayer School of Engineering hosted Formula Hybrid, the first collegiate car race to use only hybrid and electric vehicles, at the New Hampshire International Speedway on Thursday.
Even though Dartmouth and McGill University (Krissy and my alma mater) were the only two teams to compete, events like these promote hybrid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/06/hybrid-car-race-at-dartmouth/</link>
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		<title>X1: Formula 1 type EV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The X1 looks every bit the Formula 1 car you would find at any Grand Prix venue. The main differences, its has seats for two passengers, runs solely on lithium-ions battery cells, range 100 miles and takes 4.5 hours to recharge and it only cost $100,000. Ian Wright, a 50-year-old entrepreneur from New Zealand, thinks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/06/x1-formula-1-type-ev/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid looks to be redone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Driving on the road one can easily spot a Toyota Prius, but since other automakers including Toyota have come out with different hybrid models, its pretty difficult differentiating between a similar hybrid from its conventional counterpart. I keep looking for that little energy sign on the back of the cars. So in an effort to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/05/hybrid-looks-to-be-redone/</link>
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		<title>Extreme Hybrid Cars = 250 mpg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Extreme hybrid cars are set to change the whole auto industry, I mean an extreme PHV that could get between 150-250 mpg. Now before anyone goes and says where can we get one of these cars, hold your horses, AFS Trinity Power Corp. has just file a patent application for the extreme hybrid drive-train, check [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/05/extreme-hybrid-cars-250-mpg/</link>
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		<title>Honda Fit Hybrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently there is speculation that Honda is planning on producing a hybrid Fit subcompact model which will come with a 1.0 litre engine, with 60 mpg. Honda  plans on launching the hybrid Fit in mid 2007. The conventional engine model is priced at about 13K, so the the hybrid model will probably cost about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/04/honda-fit-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>New gimmick by GM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GM is offering $1,000 fuel card when a customer buys any new 2006 or 07 Chevy or GMC FFV in the Chicago-Rockford (there are only two Ethanol gas stations here) and Minneapolis-St. Paul markets between 2 May and 31 July 2006. But here comes the best part, based on fuel price of $ 2.91 per [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/03/new-gimmick-by-gm/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid Safety Ratings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know about the fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions of hybrid vehicles. But something every car owner has at the top of the list is vehicle safety ratings. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a non-profit, scientific organization that is dedicated to highway safety. They have given the 2004-06 Toyota Prius models [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greencar.us/2006/05/03/hybrid-safety-ratings/</link>
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