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    EPA Proposes New EV and PHEV Fuel Economy Labels
    The EPA and DOT have proposed new fuel economy window labels and they want our feedback. The agencies proposed new rules on how auto makers should advertise a vehicle’s fuel economy across all types of vehicles including electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars. The EPA and DOT are incorporating new information, labels for passenger vehicles detailing for the first...
    by admin at August 30th, 2010 at 01:08 pm
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    Honda to Launch Plug-in Hybrid in Two Years
    Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito has has announced that Honda will add a plug-in hybrid vehicle to its range in the Japanese and U.S. markets in 2012. The new plug-in hybrid will be able to make trips of up to 60 km using the electric motor alone, without the need for the petrol engine. “Honda will fulfill customer demand more precisely by developing and adopting multiple...
    by admin at August 11th, 2010 at 06:08 am
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    Honda to Sell Electric Car, Plug-in Hybrid in 2012
    Honda Motor Co. said it would launch an electric car and plug-in hybrid model in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture battery-powered cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads. The launch of the plug-in vehicles is timed to meet tough regulations, including a new rule in California that will require three percent of an automaker’s...
    by admin at July 20th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    PSA Secures EIB Loan for Plug-in Hybrids
    PSA Peugeot Citroen has secured a €200m (US$259m) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop of plug-in hybrid vehicles. According to French carmaker, the loan is designed to develop a new technology that will enable PSA Peugeot Citroen to maintain its lead in the reduction of CO2 emissions. Five hundred PSA Peugeot Citroen employees are working on the project,...
    by admin at July 16th, 2010 at 05:07 am
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    Toyota to Rent out Plug-In Prius in Nagasaki Prefecture
    Toyota Motor Co. announced Friday that it will begin renting its plug-in Prius hybrid vehicle in Nagasaki Prefecture in what will be the Japan’s first rental service for plug-in hybrids. Two plug-in Prius hybrids will be available at a Toyota rental and leasing company in the city of Goto. Rental fees will be 8,400 yen (US$95.73) for up to six hours, 9,450 yen for...
    by admin at July 5th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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