Hybrids sacrifice mileage for speed (Myrtle Beach Online) SAN DIEGO

Hybrids sacrifice mileage for speed (Myrtle Beach Online)
SAN DIEGO - When automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options.

Emergency command center ready for action in county (Valencia County News-Bulletin)
Instead of using patrol cars and fire trucks to organize an emergency response, local law enforcement and county firefighters now have a fully equipped, state-of-the-art vehicle designed to fit their needs.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Rock Music Menu: Rundgren is driving force behind Cars 'reunion' (The Daily Times)
A few weeks ago, Rock Music Menu examined the possibility of those old men in makeup, KISS, continuing the band forever. All they have to do is put replacement players under the face paint and keep doing their song list and who'll know the difference.

Sylvania: Historical Village is now ready (The Toledo Blade) The

Sylvania: Historical Village is now ready (The Toledo Blade)
The caboose arrived first - because the truck holding the electric railroad locomotive wouldn't start - but the newest display at the Sylvania Historical Village is now ready.

Editors' Choice (New York Times)
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Nissan's Ghosn cautious about hybrid cars (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., said Friday he remains "cautious" about producing hybrid cars until it is clear there is a real demand for them.

Rock Music Menu: Rundgren is driving force behind Cars 'reunion'

Rock Music Menu: Rundgren is driving force behind Cars 'reunion' (The Daily Times)
A few weeks ago, Rock Music Menu examined the possibility of those old men in makeup, KISS, continuing the band forever. All they have to do is put replacement players under the face paint and keep doing their song list and who'll know the difference.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Beijing gets new fuel cell cars for Olympic fleet (People's Daily)
Beijing Public Transportation Corp. got Wednesday three brand new fuel cell passenger cars from world leading automaker Daimler-Chrysler.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

New hybrids not so green (Pittsburgh Live)
When automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options.

GM has vehicles for solid recovery (Honolulu Advertiser)
General Motors Corp. builds more good cars and trucks today than it has in decades, but it's still saddled with too many losers. The plant closures announced this week should address that and allow GM to stop diverting resources it can't afford to vehicles it doesn't need.

Sylvania: Historical Village is now ready (The Toledo Blade)
The caboose arrived first - because the truck holding the electric railroad locomotive wouldn't start - but the newest display at the Sylvania Historical Village is now ready.

JAPAN: Nissan chief cautious about hybrid production (just-auto)
Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn reportedly remains ''cautious'' about producing hybrid cars until it is clear there is a real demand for them.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Beijing gets new fuel cell cars for Olympic fleet (People's Daily)
Beijing Public Transportation Corp. got Wednesday three brand new fuel cell passenger cars from world leading automaker Daimler-Chrysler.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Electric cars get another jolt of interest (Seattle Times)
If at first you don't succeed, and electric cars didn't succeed the first time around, is it worth trying again? General Motors brought out...

Surgoinsville couple dedicated to decorating with lights (Kingsport Times-News) SURGOINSVILLE

Surgoinsville couple dedicated to decorating with lights (Kingsport Times-News)
SURGOINSVILLE - Holston Electric might want to consider sending Surgoinsville couple Ronnie and Rhonda James a Christmas fruit basket for being a top customer, as the couple's annual holiday light display has expanded from 50,000 bulbs two years ago to approximately 100,000.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Fall Car Care Month Promotes Healthy Driving Do Hybrid Cars Promote Healthy Driving Too? (PR Web)
Every October, the Car Care Council plans activities for Fall Car Care Month. The goal is to promote healthy driving which promotes a healthy environment. Do hybrid electric cars, with their lower toxic emissions, offer a solution to healthy driving? [PRWEB Nov 22, 2005]

SAN FRANCISCO / Tiny automaker ZAPs visitors at auto show / Santa Rosa firm rolls out innovative alternative vehicles (San Francisco Chronicle)
The collection of tiny cars, all huddled under the ZAP banner, is shuffled off in a corner of the San Francisco International Auto Show, away from the thundering herd of big sedans and SUVs that, even while still, threaten to trample right over these midget...

Ford seeks U.S. help to make fuel-efficient cars (Reuters via

Ford seeks U.S. help to make fuel-efficient cars (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ford Motor Co. chief executive Bill Ford on Tuesday called on Congress to provide tax credits and other incentives to help drive development of more fuel-efficient vehicles.

ZAP Premieres All-Electric 'City Car' at the San Francisco International Auto Show (The Auto Channel)
SAN FRANCISCO--Nov. 21, 2005--Automotive pioneer ZAP announced today the premiere of the nation's only production all-electric car at the San Francisco International Auto Show, which runs from November 19-27 at The Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Making a Change to Hybrid Cars (KIFI-TV Idaho Falls)
When gas prices hit more than two and a half bucks a gallon last month, my family budget really felt the crunch. I put at least 70 miles a day on my car just getting back and forth to work. It might be time to look at hybrid--a car that's two motors in one.

GOOD CLEAN FUN: Grand illumination (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Williamsburg will be glowing next weekend. Windows in more than 100 buildings will twinkle with the 1,200 electric and battery-powered candles that will light up the historic district Dec. 4 during Colonial Williamsburg's Grand Illumination, now in its 71st year.

SAN FRANCISCO / Tiny automaker ZAPs visitors at auto show / Santa Rosa firm rolls out innovative alternative vehicles (San Francisco Chronicle)
The collection of tiny cars, all huddled under the ZAP banner, is shuffled off in a corner of the San Francisco International Auto Show, away from the thundering herd of big sedans and SUVs that, even while still, threaten to trample right over these midget...

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Ford wants aid for fuel-efficient cars (CNN Money)
Automaker seeks U.S. tax credits and incentives to produce technology; Evades job, plant questions.

Web Hosting On Your FM Dial (TopHosts.com) Radio advertising dialed

Web Hosting On Your FM Dial (TopHosts.com)
Radio advertising dialed in the dollars for Web host Hurricane Electric. When you ve got nothing, you ve got nothing to lose. In early 1999, Benny Ng was ready to take a few chances.

Electric cars get another jolt of interest (Seattle Times)
If at first you don't succeed, and electric cars didn't succeed the first time around, is it worth trying again? General Motors brought out...

Ford wants aid for fuel-efficient cars (CNN Money)
Automaker seeks U.S. tax credits and incentives to produce technology; Evades job, plant questions.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Ford Seeks U.S. Help to Make Fuel-Efficient Cars (RedNova)
WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. chief executive Bill Ford said on Tuesday U.S. auto companies remain the foundation of the industry despite their problems, and called on Congress to provide tax credits and other incentives to help drive development of more fuel-efficient vehicles.

ZAP Premieres All-Electric 'City Car' at the San Francisco International Auto Show (The Auto Channel)
SAN FRANCISCO--Nov. 21, 2005--Automotive pioneer ZAP announced today the premiere of the nation's only production all-electric car at the San Francisco International Auto Show, which runs from November 19-27 at The Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco.

Fall Car Care Month Promotes Healthy Driving Do Hybrid Cars Promote Healthy Driving Too? (PR Web)
Every October, the Car Care Council plans activities for Fall Car Care Month. The goal is to promote healthy driving which promotes a healthy environment. Do hybrid electric cars, with their lower toxic emissions, offer a solution to healthy driving? [PRWEB Nov 22, 2005]

Fire, three explosions shake neighborhood (GJ Sentinel) The fire that

Fire, three explosions shake neighborhood (GJ Sentinel)
The fire that destroyed a Grand Junction home and two cars Monday morning was started by an electric heater in an inhabited shed adjacent to the home, according to the Clifton Fire Protection District.

Ford Seeks U.S. Help to Make Fuel-Efficient Cars (RedNova)
WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. chief executive Bill Ford said on Tuesday U.S. auto companies remain the foundation of the industry despite their problems, and called on Congress to provide tax credits and other incentives to help drive development of more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Ford wants aid for fuel-efficient cars (CNN Money)
Automaker seeks U.S. tax credits and incentives to produce technology; Evades job, plant questions.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

ZAP Premieres All-Electric 'City Car' at the San Francisco International

ZAP Premieres All-Electric 'City Car' at the San Francisco International Auto Show (The Auto Channel)
SAN FRANCISCO--Nov. 21, 2005--Automotive pioneer ZAP announced today the premiere of the nation's only production all-electric car at the San Francisco International Auto Show, which runs from November 19-27 at The Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Hybrid rental cars pull into LV (Las Vegas Sun) It

Hybrid rental cars pull into LV (Las Vegas Sun)
It took landing in the pea-soup smog that Los Angeles residents breathe to jump-start Jeff Pink's entrepreneurial spirit.

GM supplies ethanol cars for climate-change conference (DurhamRegion.com)
OSHAWA -- Twelve ethanol-based General Motors cars are on their way to shuttle delegates around a very fitting conference later this month: the United Nations convention on climate change in Montreal.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

ZAP Premieres All-Electric 'City Car' at the San Francisco International Auto Show (The Auto Channel)
SAN FRANCISCO--Nov. 21, 2005--Automotive pioneer ZAP announced today the premiere of the nation's only production all-electric car at the San Francisco International Auto Show, which runs from November 19-27 at The Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco.

Hybrid tractors - a look at the future? Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
You've heard of hybrid cars which combine electric and petrol power. How about a hybrid tractor? Case has developed a tractor that is powered by a diesel engine and has a transmission that incorporates two 50kW (67hp) electric motor/generators.

Welcome to the New Cars Site at Bellaonline (BellaOnline) Hi

Welcome to the New Cars Site at Bellaonline (BellaOnline)
Hi and welcome to the new Cars Section of Bellaonline! I m Robin Segal, your new editor. I m going to tell you a little about myself in this article, what I have planned for this section, and what s in store for the newsletter.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Interest in hybrid cars growing (MENAFN) Interest in hybrid cars

Interest in hybrid cars growing (MENAFN)
Interest in hybrid cars growing

GM supplies ethanol cars for climate-change conference (DurhamRegion.com)
OSHAWA -- Twelve ethanol-based General Motors cars are on their way to shuttle delegates around a very fitting conference later this month: the United Nations convention on climate change in Montreal.

Alexandria Police To Patrol On Segway (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) Police

Alexandria Police To Patrol On Segway (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
Police already get around with cars, horses and bikes. Now get ready for another way for officers to stay on the move: the Segway electric scooter.

Out and About: Train train, rolling down the (scale) line (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
We head today not for the Carnegie Science Center's holiday Miniature Railroad and Village, but to a rail yard for tiny diesel engines and hopper cars: the hobby shop.

DaimlerChrysler to decide on Smart cars for U.S. (MENAFN)
DaimlerChrysler to decide on Smart cars for U.S.

Welcome to the New Cars Site at Bellaonline (BellaOnline)
Hi and welcome to the new Cars Section of Bellaonline! I m Robin Segal, your new editor. I m going to tell you a little about myself in this article, what I have planned for this section, and what s in store for the newsletter.

Electric car thrashes Ferrari and Porsche (Autoblog)
San Francisco TV station KRON 4 has a video that rates as a must-see for all you alternative fuel, performance car types. The video clip features a recent drag race at Infineon Raceway between the all-electric Wrightspeed X-1, a Ferrari 360 and a Porsche Carrera GT. The minimalist X-1 is the product of Wrightspeed, Inc. , Ian Wright s Silicon Valley startup using clean technology

Hybrid race cars? Formula One captain sees it (MSNBC)
KRONBERG, Germany - Formula One should be prepared to switch some time in the future to more efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid cars, according to BAR Honda boss Nick Fry.

GM supplies ethanol cars for climate-change conference (DurhamRegion.com)
OSHAWA -- Twelve ethanol-based General Motors cars are on their way to shuttle delegates around a very fitting conference later this month: the United Nations convention on climate change in Montreal.

Electric cars get another jolt of interest (Seattle Times)
If at first you don't succeed, and electric cars didn't succeed the first time around, is it worth trying again? General Motors brought out...

New wave of hybrids offer more mean, less green (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- When automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options.

Hybrid race cars? Formula One captain sees it (MSNBC) KRONBERG,

Hybrid race cars? Formula One captain sees it (MSNBC)
KRONBERG, Germany - Formula One should be prepared to switch some time in the future to more efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid cars, according to BAR Honda boss Nick Fry.

New wave of hybrids offer more mean, less green (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- When automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Electric car thrashes Ferrari and Porsche (Autoblog)
San Francisco TV station KRON 4 has a video that rates as a must-see for all you alternative fuel, performance car types. The video clip features a recent drag race at Infineon Raceway between the all-electric Wrightspeed X-1, a Ferrari 360 and a Porsche Carrera GT. The minimalist X-1 is the product of Wrightspeed, Inc. , Ian Wright s Silicon Valley startup using clean technology

Alexandria Police To Patrol On Segway (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
Police already get around with cars, horses and bikes. Now get ready for another way for officers to stay on the move: the Segway electric scooter.

Interest in hybrid cars growing (MENAFN)
Interest in hybrid cars growing

Electric Car Wins Infineon Performance Test (KRON 4 Bay Area)
Posted November 15, 2005 at 9:55 a.m. INFINEON RACEWAY (KRON) -- Most people think of electric cars as slow ponderous things that you're lucky to do 35 m.p.h. in. Don't tell that to Ian Wright who put his electric powered "Wrightspeed X-1" to the test at Infineon Raceway near Vallejo.