Cost Conundrum Holds Up Diesel Hybrid Cars
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A car that can go 80 miles on a gallon of renewable fuel such as soy and canola would seem like an ideal solution to oil prices bumping around historic highs of $50 a barrel.
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FRANKFURT -- A car that can go 80 miles on a gallon of renewable fuel such as soy and canola would seem like an ideal solution to oil prices bumping around historic highs of $50 a barrel.
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General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, two of the world&#39;s biggest automakers, are teaming up to develop hybrid technology, which combines combustion engines and electric motors, for use in their vehicles, DaimlerChrysler said Monday.
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Finding a cheap way to produce hydrogen fuel has been something of a Holy Grail to energy researchers for years. Recently, teams across the world announced advances, but observers say some promises are running ahead of results. By DaithÃ­ Ã hAnluain.
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The head of Nissan Motor Co.,  breaking ranks with some of his leading rivals, said on  Saturday that building fuel-sipping hybrid vehicles makes  little sense in today's world because of their high costs.
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Vehicles that draw power from the electricity grid offer uneven benefits, a new study finds.
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General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are throwing their combined weight behind a new hybrid technology for cars and trucks, setting the stage for a spread to the mainstream.
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Some automotive industry executives insist that Americans still won't pay for significantly higher fuel economy. Are they right?
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Bowing to customer demand, Mercedes is going with the hybrid flow, vowing no future Mercedes without a hybrid option, according to DaimlerChrysler's chairman. In Autopia.
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Sustained consumer interest in cars  that use alternative energy sources, such as hybrid and diesel  engines, will largely depend on U.S. gasoline prices remaining  high, auto industry executives said this week.
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Gas prices around $3 a gallon have pushed people away from the truck-based sport utility vehicle category and instead are buying cars
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Toyota rules out producing hybrid diesel electric cars, even though they could help reduce emissions.
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Despite burgeoning demand for hybrids, carmakers remain conservative about manufacturing them. So, if you want one, be prepared to wait. By John Gartner.
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While plug-in hybrids and hydrogen  fuel cells are likely one day to help cut U.S. gasoline  consumption, major fuel savings can be achieved now if  automakers put existing technologies to work under one hood.
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BMW and DaimlerChrysler plan to co-develop a luxury-model hybrid for market by 2010. Plus: Green Car Journal picks two "clean" diesels among the top five greenest cars. In Autopia.
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The Indian government says it&#39;ll keep the retail cost of petrol and diesel steady despite rising global crude oil prices. The announcement follows a series of weekend meetings between Prime Minister Manmohan
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General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles. The engines are expected to help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota and Honda.