Nissan unveils plans for hybrids, other green cars
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Nissan Motor Co.  outlined plans on Monday to launch its own hybrid, bio-ethanol and other "green" cars as it seeks to dash its image as an environmental laggard behind Toyota Motor Corp.  and Honda Motor Co.
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Hybrid engines manufactured by General Motors Corp. will be used to power some buses in California&#39;s Yosemite National Park -- a move aimed at curbing emissions in the pristine reserve.
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Japanese automaker says if it could find the battery power, completely electric cars would be better for the environment than a plug-in hybrid.
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By Colin Stewart, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Dec. 12--In gardens, hybrid roses display the most beautiful combinations  of hues and fragrances.    On the road, hybrid vehicles currently get the best mileage by combining  electric and gasoline propulsion.
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DaimlerChrysler plans to offer hybrids in many of its vehicles but says the technology initially will be used in its Dodge Durango, following implementation in General Motors&#39; SUVs.
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(InfoWorld) - Google on Monday turned on the solar panels covering nearly all the roof space on its corporate campus and announced that its philanthropic arm plans to dole out over $10 million in grants to support hybrid cars. The announcements follow one last week made from Google's offices in Mountain View, California that launched an industry-wide initiative around improving the energy efficiency of PCs and servers. The solar panels, which make up the largest solar installation on a corporate campus in the U.S., produce 1.6 megawatts of energy, enough to supply about one-third of Google's energy use on the campus, said Jacquelline Fuller, a Google spokeswoman. In addition to the solar panels, Google has also unveiled a new employee parking garage where drivers can charge their plug-in cars, powering up their batteries using solar energy. Plug-ins are hybrid cars that users can drive in all-electric mode for around 30 miles before relying on the gas engine. Because automobile manufacturers aren't producing plug-ins, Google is converting hybrid cars into plug-ins. So far, it has converted four Toyota Prius and two Ford Escapes, Fuller said. On its RechargeIT Web site, Google is posting data on the performance of the cars. Eventually, the company plans to have 100 such plug-in cars that employees who take public transportation to the office will be able to use to run errands during their work days as part of a car-sharing program. The announcements about the changes to the corporate campus were part of the launch of the RechargeIT Initiative by Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the company, on Monday. The plan includes several efforts mainly around plug-in cars, starting with grants already dispersed to a variety of groups. Google.org has given $200,000 each to the Brookings Institute in support of a conference next year about federal policy to promote plug-in vehicles and CalCars for the continuation of its educational initiatives about the cars. The Electrical Power Research Institute, Plug-In America, Rocky Mountain Institute, and a professor at the University of Delaware all have also received grants for their plug-in car projects. In addition, Google.org has earmarked $10 million for investments in companies and projects that support alternative transportation that reduces the use of fossil fuels and emissions. Later this summer the company plans to formally request proposals for the grant money. Last week, Google hinted at the impending launch of environmental initiatives when it hosted the introduction of theÂ Climate Savers Computing Initiative. That group, which includes a who's-who list of the technology industry such as Intel, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard, is setting a series of standards that will incrementally improve the efficiency of power cords used on PCs and servers through 2010.
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Stung by criticism that it conspired to kill the electric car, General Motors Corp.  is preparing to detail its commitment to new fuel-saving technologies, including new electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the automaker's plans.
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Nissan Motor Co.  outlined plans on Monday to launch its own hybrid, bio-ethanol and other "green" cars as it seeks to dash its image as an environmental laggard behind Toyota Motor Corp.  and Honda Motor Co. .
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Toyota has vowed to have rechargeable hybrids ready in three years.
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor plans to build a car plant in the Indian port city of Chennai with its French partner Renault SA and local firm Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, a news report said Saturday.
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From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy  electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green  statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have  plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday.
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General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, two of the world's biggest automakers, are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will begin making its ecologically friendly hybrid model in China by the end of 2005, the first overseas assembly for the company's Prius vehicle.
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Japanese automaker aims to match U.S. rival by rolling out a plug-in hybrid by 2010.
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The EU environment commissioner is happy with his Japanese-made hybrid car, but the search for an even greener choice goes on.
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Japanese carmaker Nissan sees rising global car sales offset growing material costs and energy bills
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Diesel-electric hybrid vans added to Italy route as part of company-wide goal toward more fuel efficiency.