Ford, electric utility to promote plug-in hybrids
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Blog: Automaker to partner on pilot program to test hybrid electric vehicles with California electric utility
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DETROIT - General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co...
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Google said Tuesday it is getting in on the development of electric vehicles, awarding $1 million in grants and inviting applicants to bid for another $10 million in funding to develop plug-in hybrid electric vehicles capable of getting 70 to 100 miles per gallon.
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It can pivot like a motorcycle and run for 100 miles on battery power -- a new plug-in hybrid in development has some safety challenges but it's spry. In Autopia.
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General Motors and DaimlerChrysler have announced plans to join forces to develop a new generation of hybrid-powered vehicles, underlining the potential for environmentally friendly cars which use much less fuel.
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Toyota Motor Corp. , the leading seller of hybrid autos in the United States, is offering its first low-interest loan and lease incentives on the gasoline-electric Prius to boost sales by at least 50 percent this year.
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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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General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said yesterday that they are rushing to adopt a new safety technology called electronic stability control, and together they will make such systems standard on most of their large and mid-size sport-utility vehicles by the end of next year.
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Boston-Power raises $45 million and hatches plans to make batteries for plug-in hybrids.
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LOS ANGELES -- General Motors Corp. has begun work on a plug-in hybrid power system for its Saturn Vue sport utility vehicle that could save on gasoline use, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. He offered no timetable on when it will be available, however.
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The Ford Motor Company is making a push to convince Americans that a new crop of cars are worth buying on their own merits, not because of rebates or financing.
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After launching three new cars last year, Ford Motor Co.  will boost its sedan lineup this year with the Mexican-built, mid-size Fusion, which is expected to be on sale in the fall.
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Hybrids didn't keep up with the rest of the auto industry's offerings in the weeks before the November election, but resurgent fuel prices should keep the gas-electric cars popular. In Autopia.
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Plug-in electric cars could defeat Toyota's Prius and recharge Detroit. And Detroit desperately needs recharging. By John Gartner.
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Google Inc., the world's biggest Internet search engine, plans to fund development of technology for hybrid and electric cars. It also switched on a solar-panel installation at its headquarters.
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Ford introduces a new "Presidential Edition" hybrid SUV
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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.