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Endurance: Audi to race hybrid cars at Le Mans - Auto123
2012-02-02T18:53:49Z
Audi will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16-17, 2012 with a total of four LMP1 sports cars. Two of the four cars in action will be equipped with hybrid drive for the first time. Audi Sport Team Joest has entered two cars for the new FIA World ...
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Survey: Consumers express concerns about electric, plug-in hybrid cars - Consumer Reports.org
2012-01-29T23:59:13Z
As more electric and plug-in hybrid cars charge to market, most (87 percent) consumers have a concern, with range limitations being chief among them. There are also significant safety concerns, many of which may have been fanned by the widely ...
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Chrysler To Stick Toe Into US CNG Waters - Hybrid Cars
2012-02-06T23:49:43Z
Tepidly, Fiat-controlled Chrysler Group will test the U.S. compressed natural gas waters later this year with a small number of Ram CNG pickup trucks. In an interview with Business Week at the Detroit auto show last month, Sergio Marchionne ...
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Who Wants An Electric Car Anyway? - WebProNews
2012-02-06T21:05:05Z
Let’s look at the names of the current hybrid gas-electric cars which are available for the American public to buy. The Prius, The Volt, The Leaf. No offense to owners of these vehicles, but they all sound pretty lame. If you don’t think a ...
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California woman's small claims victory resonates - AP - msnbc.com
2012-02-03T04:33:38Z
Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court — a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars ...
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First Drive: 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 - MotorTrend Magazine
2012-02-04T11:27:38Z
It's been widely noted that while there are 22 different hybrid cars currently on the American market (with the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 about to join them), nearly 50 percent of the category's sales are captured by one car, the Toyota Prius. Why do you ...
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LG Chem and Johnson Controls Ranked Top Battery Suppliers - Hybrid Cars
2012-02-06T20:07:49Z
A new report by Pike Research has found that among advanced-tech vehicle battery suppliers, Johnson Controls and LG Chem are the two companies most likely to take advantage of changes happening in the industry. Over the past decade, we’ve seen ...
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Green motoring: when will hybrid cars come of age? - Daily Telegraph
2012-01-23T14:55:08Z
Sod's law can nobble even the mighty. Just at the moment when much of the wind and solar power seems to be draining out of the Green movement, a veritable slew of alternative-energy cars is about to arrive. 2012 will see the introduction of a host of new ...
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Study: Most Gen Y drivers want to own hybrid cars - USA Today
2012-01-20T06:37:37Z
Six out of 10 Millennials say they would prefer to buy a hybrid or electric car over any of kind of car or truck. That finding in a new study from consultants Deloitte bodes well for automakers who are trying to get the public to consider electric cars.
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Talking Cars: Which hybrid – Civic or Prius? - Norwich Bulletin
2012-02-06T12:29:41Z
Whichever you choose make sure a hybrid is the right car for you as for the mileage and type of driving you do. Hybrid cars cost more than their counterpart cars and make sure you figure in the amount of pay back time for the extra up-front money.
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Woman Wins Suit on Honda Hybrid Mileage
Wall Street Journal
AP LOS ANGELES—The Southern California owner of a Honda Motor Co. hybrid car won her unusual small-claims court lawsuit against the auto maker over the vehicle's failure to deliver its stated fuel economy. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner ...
Car owner wins lawsuit against Honda for Civic Hybrid mpg claimsTorque News
Woman wins hybrid mileage lawsuit against HondaToday's THV
Car owners wins lawsuit over Honda Civic Hybrid mileage claimsConsumerReports.org
Autoblog (blog) -Mainichi Daily News -ABC News
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Honda hybrid mileage lawsuit decision delayed
New Zealand Herald
Photo / AP An unusual small claims lawsuit by a Honda hybrid owner has taken another complicated turn with additional arguments that prompted a commissioner to delay a ruling for more consideration. Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan said he ...
Woman sues Honda over hybrid mileage claimabc7.com
Honda hybrid: Suit over mileage claims goes to courtChristian Science Monitor
Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Did the Auto Giant Lie on MPG?International Business Times
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2012 Buick Regal eAssist: 'Light electrification' boosts mileage 25%
STLtoday.com
For that reason, Regal eAssist, though handily beating the mpg of non-hybrid competitors like the Acura TSX and VW CC, does not approach the city fuel economy ratings of the MKZ hybrid (41) or the HS 250h (35). It does, however, equal the Lincoln's 36 ...



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As Civic Hybrid mileage lawsuit continues, Honda shows up
Autoblog (blog)
Some observers believe the reduced mileage is an effect of a mandatory software upgrade applied to 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids. The upgrade was meant "not just to prolong the life of the battery, [but] it also helps improve the performance.
Court Delays Ruling On Honda Hybrid SuitInsurance Journal

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Ford's Farley Says 'Real World' Mileage Key to Avoid Owner Anger
BusinessWeek
s global marketing chief says the automaker is focused on high “real world” fuel efficiency in its vehicles after a California woman won a case against Honda Motor Co. for failing to meet mileage claims. Heather Peters, owner of a 2006 Civic Hybrid, ...

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Will Carmakers' Super Bowl 'Miles Per Gallon' Claims Continue to Be Super Bull?
Huffington Post
Few know that these car companies self-test their own cars to manufacture these MPG claims that they then widely advertise with the EPA's stamp of approval as though it were gospel. Buyers of the Civic Hybrid and Elantra almost never come close to ...
What Hyundai Didn't Include In Its Super Bowl AdForbes

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Popular Mechanics

Did Hyundai pull MPG claims from Super Bowl ad due to watchdog group pressure ...
Autoblog (blog)
The group says Elantra owners have seen fuel economy averages of 18 and 19 mpg instead of the the 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway reported by Hyundai and the Environmental Protection Agency (see also: Civic Hybrid lawsuit). As such, the group has sent ...
Mileage Moment of Truth: We Put 40 Mpg Claims to the TestPopular Mechanics
Hyundai MPG Claim Dropped From Super Bowl AdForbes
Hyundai Omits "40 MPG" Claim From Super Bowl Ad After Consumer Watchdog ...PR Newswire (press release)
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Woman back to court over Honda hybrid mileage
New Zealand Herald
Neil Schmidt, representing Honda, left, shows a gas mileage sticker display similar to the one on the car bought by Heather Peters. Photo / AP A Honda hybrid car owner who took the auto giant to small-claims court for failing to deliver promised ...
LA court seeks more info in Honda hybrid suitAlbany Times Union
Heather Peters Files Lawsuit Against Honda Hybrid in Small Claims CourtJDJournal.com

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Car review: 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid
Chicago Tribune
If you're shopping for a hybrid based only on the efficiency of its powertrain, the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid falls short. Honda has redesigned the entire Civic lineup for 2012, including its hybrid model, which I detail below. Rated at 44 mpg combined, ...
Road Worrier: For drivers, all hybrids not created equalNews & Observer
2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid: 95 MPGe. 2012 Chevy Volt: 94 MPGe. Game On?Green Car Reports

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5 cars we are looking forward to in 2012
WKBT La Crosse
For those who love Toyota's Prius, but want to move toward even better fuel efficiency, the plug-in hybrid, coming in March 2012, might be just right. Toyota estimates the fuel/electric hybrid will get as much as 87 mpg and reduce carbon emissions.
Plug-In Prius Projected to Beat Volt Fuel MileageHybrid Cars News
Prius: Japan's best-selling vehicle for the eighth consecutive monthINAUTONEWS

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