Camry to Get Hybrid Version SoonThe best-selling passenger car in

Camry to Get Hybrid Version Soon
The best-selling passenger car in the U.S. will soon get a hybrid version.
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Steering towards an electric future (just-auto) For many years, power

Steering towards an electric future (just-auto)
For many years, power steering technology was focused on hydraulic systems but demand is now favouring electric power steering (EPS) mainly due to fuel consumption and logistical benefits. Matthew Beecham reports.

Electric Sparrow at Vintage Cadillac (Madera Tribune)
Most of the cars we see each day driving through Madera only have one person in them - the driver. Most of the trips are less than 20 miles. It's not an efficient way to use a car.

Perspective Shift: Greener Cars from Treehugger (Jalopnik)
This Week at Treehugger: We ve been having a good time, as usual. The Mullen Motor Company teamed up with Hybrid Technologies to make a really really fast electric super car; Ford is waist...

You'll Need a Scorecard for Energy Tax Breaks (New York

You'll Need a Scorecard for Energy Tax Breaks (New York Times)
The tax credit for buyers and lessees of hybrid cars is just one of several new tax breaks for consumers in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Ethanol Electric Micro-Cars ZAP!(R) National Dealer Expo, February 11-14 in Orlando (SYS-CON Media)
An ethanol-powered 'trybrid' called the OBVIO !828 was introduced to auto dealers this week by automotive pioneer ZAP(PCX: ZP) at the nation's largest auto dealer gathering.

ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY HYBRID CARS SET TO HIT CHINA MKT THIS YEAR (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Technology Environmentally-friendly hybrid cars are expected to hit the Chinese market at the end of 2006 after four years of development.

Japanese cars top annual 'greenest' list (MSNBC)
Japanese cars - three of them hybrids, one that runs on natural gas, and one a gasoline model - took the top five spots in the annual "greenest" vehicle ranking by an energy conservation group.

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
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Coolest High-Tech Cars 2006 (Forbes) From real-time traffic upadates to

Coolest High-Tech Cars 2006 (Forbes)
From real-time traffic upadates to self-driving sedans, get ready to geek out on the coolest auto tech.

Stock Prices Climb in Early Trading (AP via Yahoo! News)
Stock prices are moderately higher in early trading Tuesday after a government report showed that retail sales other than cars soared in January by the largest amount in more than six years.

Environment-Friendly Hybrid Cars Set To Hit China MKT This Year (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Environmentally-friendly hybrid cars are expected to hit the Chinese market at the end of 2006 after four years of development.

2006 Rolex 24 at DaytonaCoverage of the world's toughest sports

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
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Bush policy may boost diesel cars (Gulf Times)
FRANKFURT: US President George Bush s call to wean the US from its addiction to foreign oil may help European automakers market their diesel-powered cars to Americans, but it won t be a quick or easy sell.

China pushes hybrid cars (UPI)
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- China will see its first hybrid car some time this year and, hybrids are expected to become a staple for families there by 2010.

Cancel That Apocalypse -- The Oil Crisis Is Over: Matthew

Cancel That Apocalypse -- The Oil Crisis Is Over: Matthew Lynn (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Forget that order for a funny- looking electric car. Take the solar panels off the roof. Don't worry about hoarding tinned food for the long economic slump that is about to engulf the world.

More hybrid cars sought for fleet (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Democratic Dutchess County lawmakers will hold up plans to borrow $1.3 million to replace 57 vehicles in the county's fleet unless more hybrid cars are included in the purchase.

A game of inches (Chicago Tribune) Thanks to high gas

A game of inches (Chicago Tribune)
Thanks to high gas prices, youthful tastes and a looming Chinese invasion, subcompacts come roaring back as the next big thing Small cars in the U.S. have meant small sales the last 15 years.

'Electric Company' made reading cool and now it's on DVD (Louisville Courier-Journal)
"The Best of the Electric Company," a new four-disc DVD set released Tuesday, includes 20 episodes from across the show's arc, beginning with the Oct. 25, 1971, premiere. Bonus features include outtakes, series trivia and interviews.

Robodude, Where's My Car? (TechNewsWorld.com) Robots already clean pools, vacuum

Robodude, Where's My Car? (TechNewsWorld.com)
Robots already clean pools, vacuum floors, and help assemble cars. Next they will be parking cars in Boston. With the cost of land soaring, and construction costs for a single parking space in an underground garage running between US$50,000 and $70,000 in the Boston area, automated parking systems have begun to immigrate to the United States.

LAX to test fuel cell cars (Daily Breeze) DaimlerChrysler donates

LAX to test fuel cell cars (Daily Breeze)
DaimlerChrysler donates five F-Cell sedans to the airport, which will serve as an examination site for the technology.