Study: Plug-in hybrids could slash emissions
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If motorists used rechargeable "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles in large numbers, the United States could see a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, according to a study released yesterday.
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The prospects for hybrid electric vehicles were bolstered Monday when General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, two automakers long skeptical about hybrids, said they would develop them by working together.
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The issue of reducing carbon dioxide  (CO2) emissions from cars has lodged in the brains of car  industry executives, but the evidence under the bonnet at the  Geneva car show is less conclusive.
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Two leading technologies used in fuel-efficient vehicles seem destined to unite. Industry experts say joining hybrid motors with diesel engines would result in the greenest mainstream vehicles ever, and the initial tests are promising.
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Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) is working  on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining  with other automakers in battery development, the president of  its North American operations said on Friday.
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Higher gas prices may be the best way to slow global warming.
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Russell Long already owns a pair of fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100 miles per gallon.
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Science & environment: The technology could prove a greener way to power cars - if only it could get research funding here
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U.S. scientists say tougher environmental policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions will affect more than the production of cars or light trucks.
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European carmakers are hoping that diesel power will become an alternative to the hybrid cars popularized by Toyota and others.
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Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save electricity Â and money Â from more efficient refrigerators, furnaces and dishwashers.
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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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The UCS unveils a minivan design that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than 40 percent, keep safety and performance intact, be cheaper to buy -- and it's not a hybrid. What's up automakers? In Autopia.
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Some in the utility industry are arguing that it will take decades of investments and innovation to get substantial reductions in their emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Company's sharing of its power supply design innovations is part of a larger movement to cut down on electricity costs.
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If we're using fluorescent bulbs and solar panels, but taking 14 car trips a day, how eco-friendly is our lifestyle, really?
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With the advent of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, the humble car battery is now taking center stage in new research.