2009
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We Talk to Someone Living with the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
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Hybrid Patrol Cars Spread Into More Urban Police Squads
New York is hardly alone in adding hybrid patrol cars to its police department fleet
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Another One Bites the Dust by 2010: Pontiac Ceases to Exist, So Now What?
With Another Brand From GM On the Outs, We Tell You What You Can Expect
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Saturn Hybrids Cancelled
Today General Motors announced they will cease production of the Saturn line-up at the end of the 2009 model year. This is a sad day for die-hard fans, who embraced Saturn's "different kind of car company" credo. But this is also a major set-back to GM's plan for a complete line-up of battery...
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2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Gets Small Face Lift
Will This New Face Get You Behind the Wheel?
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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer: Evo X or Ralliart? Which Will You Choose
If You Can't Live With the Evolution X the Ralliart May Be For You
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The HUMMER H3 has long been criticized as the epitome of impractical, fuel-gulping SUV. But Raser Technologies of Utah wants to use technology similar to that found in the Chevy Volt to make the HUMMER a 100 MPG fuel sipper. Details are sketchy, as Raser plans to debut the prototype later this month (April 20 – 23) at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. But Raser is saying that using their E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) powertrain technology, the HUMMER plug-in hybrid will run up to 40 miles per day on its battery alone, then a small 4 cylinder combustion...
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2009 Nissan Cube: We Get the Scoop on the First Drive
Is the Nissan Cube Taking the Reins from the Scion xB?
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2009 Denver Auto Show: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Wins Environmentally Friendly Car of the Year Award
That's Right, Volkswagen Snaps Up Another
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Is Bling the Best (Or Only) Way For GM To Sell Its Biggest Hybrids?
With the 2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid adding bling to big hybrid SUVs, a strategy may be emerging for GM
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2009 Denver Auto Show Ribbon Cutting Today: Chrysler, Ford and Lincoln-Mercury to Speak
Another Year With Emphasis on Green Technology
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Statewide Green Car Convoy Shows Its Stuff to Northern Colorado
Clean Diesels, Hybrids, E-85s Oh My
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Yes, believe it or not, an automaker actually wants you to share cars--rather than buying your own
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Green Car Convoy Tours Colorado in Preparation for 2009 Denver Auto Show
Colorado Automotive Dealers Show Off the Latest Green Offerings
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The Green Movement Gets Into a Box: 2009 Nissan Cube EV Prototype
Can a Tall And Boxy Vehicle Be the Next to Join the Sustainable Revolution?
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2009 Honda Civic GX: The Other Green Fuel Is Natural Gas
Natural Gas is often overlooked, but the Honda Civic GX is the single greenest car you can buy
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Stimulus Package Offers Additional Incentives to Buy Hybrids Now
The new stimulus package that was recently signed in to law allows car buyers to take advantage of tax breaks and credits on hybrid vehicles. The current stimulus package allows would be cars buyers to deduct state and local sales tax paid on any vehicle that was purchased new after February...
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Yellow Cabs Go Green in Denver: 2009 Toyota Prius Joins the Cabby Fleet
Changing from 11 MPG to 50+ MPG is Bigger Than You Might Think
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The faster and harder you drive the Tesla Roadster, the lower its range gets. Shock, surprise!
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Review: 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid
Last week, I test drove a fossil fuel-powered Camry so that last night, when I test-drove the Camry hybrid, I would have a baseline for comparison. I ought to have used the Ford Fusion hybrid for that. Outside, the hybrid looks much the same as the standard Camry, except for the hybrid badging. The...
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To Claim a Tax Credit, Buy Your Ford Hybrid Before the End of March
Despite all the green love Toyota gets, Ford builds and sells hybrids too. In fact, they've now built enough of them that tax breaks for buying a Ford hybrid will start to wind down at the end of March. The full tax credit only applies to sales of the first 60,000 hybrids from each carmaker...
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EV Market Competition: MINI E Test Vehicles Leased In Early 2009
MINI Gives Consumers Another Reason to Join the Club
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Ford Celebrates Production of 100,000th Hybrid
Ford Motor Company celebrated the production of their 100,000th hybrid at their Kansas City Assembly Plant today. The company, which plans to increase hybrid car production this year with the incoming Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models, used the day as an opportunity to plug their gas-electric...
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2009 Volvo C30: Trendy and Cool or Cult Classic?
Volvo has a reputation for safety and for rusting out before the drivetrain will wear out, but “trendy and cool?” Those two words aren’t normally associated with the Volvo make, but the 2009 Volvo C30 may change all of that. The C30 body style made its world debut at the 2006...
Jonathan McGrew