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STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the big winners were from Japan, not Detroit. According to the study, nearly 85 percent of the trade-ins were from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, yet they only sold 39 percent of the new cars moved off the lots. On the other hand, eight percent of the trade-ins came from Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, manufacturers who accounted for 41 percent of new ... Read more →

2008 Mariner hybrid costs $2K less than 2007 Lascelles Linton

ABG POLL: What portion of your income do you spend on fuel? Dane Muldoon

We hear about rising fuel prices all the time and with the Northern Hemisphere Summer on its way, they're sure to rise further. But how much of an impact is fuel having on your hip pocket? Vote now. ...

Cleantech Launches Hybrid Taxi Initiative Dane Muldoon

Joining other, existing initiatives to move the U.S. taxi fleet across to hybrid vehicles, the Cleantech Venture Network has launched the Cleantech Innovation Institute (CII), which will work to ...

Toyota can't seem to make its mind up about diesels Dane Muldoon

Toyota just can't seem to make its mind up about whether diesel engines are a good option for its passenger vehicles or not (just take a look at the related articles linked to below). The fuel ...

STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

2008 Mariner hybrid costs $2K less than 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The hybrid price war is heating up. Mercury has released pricing for the 2008 Mariner hybrid. It's $26,620 and 2WD. The 2007 Mariner Hybrid was only 4WD and $28,615. Okay, maybe the price is lower because it's 2WD and not 4WD. I guess the price drops maybe a response to the loss of some tax ...

ABG POLL: What portion of your income do you spend on fuel? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Cleantech Launches Hybrid Taxi Initiative 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Joining other, existing initiatives to move the U.S. taxi fleet across to hybrid vehicles, the Cleantech Venture Network has launched the Cleantech Innovation Institute (CII), which will work to reduce or remove existing barriers to the change-over. Already, a number of major U.S. cities have ...

Toyota can't seem to make its mind up about diesels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota just can't seem to make its mind up about whether diesel engines are a good option for its passenger vehicles or not (just take a look at the related articles linked to below). The fuel economy of diesels is not an issue. The technical viability of diesel engines is without question. The ...

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