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Wired April 2005 Brendan I. Koerner	Rise of the Green Machine In a nation of gas-guzzlers, Toyota made hybrids cool. Now the world's number-two automaker wants to make the internal combustion engine obsolete.
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Popular Mechanics April 20, 2009 Tyghe Trimble	The Footprint of Air Pressure: CO 2 Comparison Tata Motors announced plans to build an super-green air-powered car. But is using the grid to compress air any more efficient than a hybrid's gas-electric power train or a regular combustible engines? Here are the calculations.
Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part II In a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey, hybrid buyers listed "excessive fuel consumption" as a top complaint against the alternative vehicles.
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Lawrence Ulrich	Top Tech Cars 2013: Ford Fusion Energi Ford hits the magic mark: 100 miles per gallon
Popular Mechanics September 24, 2008 Ben Stewart	New VW Jetta Diesel Tops Prius in Fuel-Economy Marathon Test As oil prices spiked over the summer, consumers had exactly one choice if they wanted to buy themselves a supercar in terms of fuel economy: the Toyota Prius.
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The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Do You Drive With a Lead Foot? If your gas consumption seems unreasonably high, or gasoline's taking a big bite out of your wallet, you might want to examine your car or your driving habits.
BusinessWeek January 8, 2009 David Welch et al.	A Green Auto Show This year's Detroit auto show, which runs from Jan. 11 to Jan. 25, promised to be a subdued affair.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Seth Jayson	Deception at the Dealership The current gas woes definitely have people worried about their wallets. That's a reasonable response. But before you run out to the car dealership to try and ease your mind, make sure you actually do the math to see if you will really "save" by buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
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The Motley Fool August 9, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Hybrids: A Harder Sell The Prius is hot, but hybrids with conventional siblings can't compare. Investors should keep an eye on the technology, but should not go overboard thinking hybrids are the next big thing.
AskMen.com November 11, 2003 Paul Anderson	The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping.
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BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Chester Dawson	Takehisa Yaegashi: Proud Papa Of The Prius Toyota senior engineer Takehisa Yaegashi is known as the father of the hybrid.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Hybrid Sales Blast Off Hybrid sales are strong, but do they offer a better value? it pays to remain intrigued by the developments in hybrids from an investor's point of view.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 John Carey	Giving Hybrids A Real Jolt A plug-in gas-electric vehicle may be key in saving fuel and cutting pollution.
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Popular Mechanics October 22, 2007 Ben Stewart	2009 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Prototype: Test Drive Toyota may be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 David Welch	What Makes A Hybrid Hot The Toyota Prius's conspicuous display of uber-greenness is key to its success.
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Popular Mechanics October 23, 2008 Jy Murphy	5 Top Retro Eco-Supercars: Best Fuel Sippers of the Past 34 Years Since the 1970s automobile companies have been producing energy efficient cars. Here are five outdated cars that get better gas mileage than modern cars.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 David Kiley	Toyota: How the Hybrid Race Went to the Swift As Toyota prepares to motor past Ford as the world's second-largest carmaker, it has become a textbook case on how a green reputation delivers a competitive edge.
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The Motley Fool June 25, 2004 Chris Mallon	Dealers Cash In on Hybrids High gas prices and pollution concerns are prompting car dealers to do something they haven't been able to do in many years -- charge premium prices for automobiles, specifically, gas-electric hybrids. But will your hybrid auto save you money?
Popular Mechanics September 16, 2008 Ray Wert	As Volt Lands, Can GM Learn From Prius & Make Plug-in Cars Big? The key for GM will be to move as quickly as possible -- faster than Toyota did -- in ramping up production on the Volt.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 David Welch	Why Hybrids Are Such A Hard Sell Hybrids haven't crossed over to the mainstream.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Rich Smith	GM and DaimlerChrysler Want to Play Too bad the German and American car giants are a day late and a pound short. to sum up, GM and DaimlerChrysler intend to sink their research dollars into producing a new hybrid engine, inferior in fuel efficiency to those on the market today.
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