05/08/08 - Lotus introduces Safe & Sound Hybrid
Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus, has developed technologies to synthesise external sound on electric and hybrid vehicles to counteract the growing concern these ‘quiet’ vehicles pose to pedestrians and cyclists. A simulation of a real engine sound is used on the ‘Safe & [...]

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Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Launch Underway
First-Ever Hybrid on a Large Luxury SUV Begins U.S. Sales this Month
DETROIT, Mich. – The launch of the world’s first hybrid applied to a large luxury SUV, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, begins this month. Achieving a 50-percent improvement in fuel economy in city driving, Escalade Hybrid arrives at Cadillac dealerships [...]

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2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP 10 GREEN CARS PRAISED BY KELLEY BLUE BOOK’S KBB.COM
* The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid was named one of the “Top 10 Green Cars” by the editors of Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com.
* Kbb.com editors praised the Ford Escape Hybrid’s fuel economy, capability and versatility.
* The Ford Escape Hybrid is [...]

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FORD ACCELERATES TRANSFORMATION PLAN WITH SMALL CAR OFFENSIVE, MANUFACTURING REALIGNMENT
* Ford adding new fuel-efficient small cars and crossovers to North American product lineup
* Six European small vehicles coming to North America from global B-car and C-car platforms
* Three large truck and SUV plants converting to small cars; retooling begins this December
* Ford, Lincoln and Mercury [...]

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German government and Volkswagen launch fleet test:
Electric car driving with renewable energy
Germany promotes use of electrically powered automobiles
Alliance of German companies works on future of mobility
Wolfsburg/Berlin, 26 June 2008
Volkswagen is demonstrating with a new drive system just how car driving might appear in the near future. Its name: “TwinDrive”. The technology: a plug-in hybrid drive [...]

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