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Several more big companies including Best Buy and Pacific Gas and Electric are joining a year-old Energy Department program that helps corporations make their commercial fleets more fuel-efficient and transition to alternative-technology vehicles. The expansion of the National Clean Fleets … Continue reading

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When Doug Hacker decided he needed a car that would improve gas mileage, he figured a Toyota (TM) Prius hybrid was the way to go. Many of his co-workers at Procter & Gamble’s (PG) soap research lab in Cincinnati drove … Continue reading

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Diesel engines are a bit like soccer. Soccer is the most popular game in the world. But the prospect of Monday Night Football stepping aside for men in shorts is about as likely as U.S. auto companies ever replacing their … Continue reading

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One of the highlights of the LA Auto Show was a chance to drive the Rolls Royce 102EX, a one-of-a-kind electric Phantom. Powered by two 145-kilowatt motors, one at each rear wheel, for a total of 590 pound-feet of torque, … Continue reading

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California today announces what’s expected to be the strongest push ever for electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and other advanced-technology vehicles to be sold in the state, yet an environmental group says it’s not enough. The Union of Concerned … Continue reading

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