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August 2010
Are hybrids being squeezed out of the market by the…internal combustion engine?; Toyota/Tesla partnership heats up; Hybrids get the boot from CA HOV lanes; Honda's hybrid push; Is conversion the answer?; "Who's Got Hybrids" Now?
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July 2010
Winners of the Green Travel Challenge; Are hybrids still worth incenting?; The Leaf gets loud; Hybrids and EVs creating jobs; I spy a hybrid; "Who's Got Hybrids" Now?
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June 2010
Revolution in the Rose Garden; Toyota & Tesla, Leaf sells out, UPS ups its hybrid fleet; What is the environmental impact of hybrid batteries?; New "Who's Got Hybrids?" from the Green Travel Challenge!
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May 2010
An Insider’s guide to the New York Auto show; NYPD green, HybFeds, and the Volt's fuel economy; It might be, it could be, it IS! (probably) the Prius Minivan; Take the HybridCenter Green Travel Challenge!
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April 2010
Historic national Clean Car Standards are now law of the land; DCN Newsbytes; What’s the score on the new BMW and Mercedes Hybrids?; Comings…and goings...on the hybrid timeline; "Who's Got Hybrids" now?
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March 2010
UCS Hybrid Scorecard gets strong reactions; UCS: The Hybrid Hater?; Do the Insight's slow sales debunk forced features?; Toyota's recall woes; California supporting heavy-duty hybrid expansion; First Yukon Hybrid in "Who’s Got Hybrids."
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January 2010
The UCS Hybrid Scorecard; Like the Scorecard? Help spread the word; Scorecard hints from the Detroit Auto Show’s "Electric Avenue;" Who’s Got Hybrids" now.
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December 2009
Green car of the year is what now?; The decade in DCN; More hybrids on the way from the L.A. auto show; Details leaked of Honda CR-Z Hybrid; Hybrid snowplow makes debut; Prius owners kept chugging along despite snowstorms.
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November 2009
Updates on Ford & EPA actions; Auto shows bring more hybrids to the table; Toyota's "Prius brand" may start big in 2010; Where does the "Leaf" fall?; Another Gen. 3 Prius joins "Who's Got Hybrids?"
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October 2009
U.S. Chamber of Commerce plays science tricks, will Ford give us a treat?; The boss gets a Gen. 3 Prius; Fisker, Toyota, and Subaru hybrid news; Hybrid incentives push the plug-ins; "Who's Got Hybrids?" welcomes Fusion Hybrid and Gen. 3 Prius.
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September 2009
Back from summer vacation with: New national clean car standards rule is released; The one about the Volt getting 230 mpg; Hybrids on the horizon; Small hybrids from Honda; Germans look to muscle-up; Is it America’s time to shine?; Who’s got hybrids highlights families.
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July 2009
Honda going heavy on hybrids?; New Lexus hybrid generating excitement; GM's revamped mild hybrids may not be so hollow; Fuel economy after five passengers--what can americans hope for?; Who's Got Hybrids? clean car scavenger hunt
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June 2009
Should you hybridize your summer vacation?; Gen. 3 Prius going gangbusters in Japan; Saturn: the once and future automaker; "Who’s Got Hybrids" finds its first Gen. 2 Insight
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May 2009
A national clean car standard: What is it?; A national clean car standard: A historic day; Honda Insight first hybrid to top Japan auto sales; Chattanooga charging up for battery battle; GM plug-in plans won't die with Saturn brand; "Who's Got Hybrids?"
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April 2009
Hybrid Watchdog: “Cash for Clunkers”; Is a price war brewing on new hybrids?; United States puts in a $285-million order for Detroit-made vehicles; A Tale of Two Hybrid Test Drive(s); Celebrating "vintage" Insights on "Who's Got Hybrids?"
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March 2009
The clean car standards waiver goes its final mile; What should the future be for hybrid incentives?; Hybrids turn 100 (or more); Ford Fusion Hybrid targets Toyota's Camry; Two new owners join the family of "Who's Got Hybrids?"
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February 2009
Automakers take tax dollars but are still driving against cleaner cars; Hybrid Center smackdown: diesel vs. hybrid; Hybrid repair expenses equal non-hybrids; Federal and state governments work to stimulate a domestic battery industry; Demand for Honda Insight soaring; Who's got hybrids Now?
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January 2009
We Did It! Clean car policies move forward thanks to your efforts; Detroit Auto Show: Hybrids Hitting the Road; My Big Fat Green Stimulus; G.M to Make Battery Packs for Volt in Michigan; New Friends and Updates on Who's Got Hybrids?
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December 2008
The Ongoing Automaker Crisis; Greening Up Holiday Travel; Small Players Vie for Green Car Loans; Plug-in Technology’s Role in a Hopeful Hybrid Future; Who's Got Hybrids in a Winter Wonderland?
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November 2008
All I Want For Christmas is…a $25 Billion Loan With No Strings Attached;Ford Fusion Hybrid Sets the NASCAR Pace; Hybrid Sales Down, but Market Share Up; Massachusetts Members Give Thanks for Their Hybrids.
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October 2008
Will The Economy Hurt Fuel Economy?; Mechanics Get A Handle on Hybrids; Where Will Plug-In Power Come From?; Who's Got Hybrids? "Oui" Do!; New Prius Owners On Who's Got Hybrids?
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September 2008
“Save CAFE” Efforts Continue to Push Bush and Congress; Will the Volt Be Labled an Electric Vehicle?; HybridCenter Incentives Updates; Fuel Economy Trends -- Battling Back Up Towards 1987; New Friends On Who's Got Hybrids?
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July 2008
Hold Onto Those Wagons Folks – the Hybrid Minivan May Be Here by 2010; Honda Halves Hybrid Costs; Who’s Got Hybrids? DOT Says "Not You"; DCN Members in Action; "Who's Got Hybrids Now?" Heads to Alaska.
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June 2008
Where Have All the Hybrids Gone?; A Lesson in Gas Price Math from Your Friends at the DOT; More Hybrid Cars and Trucks Coming; CA Cars Get Cool New Labels; "Who’s Got Hybrids Now?" Goes for a Summer Drive.
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May 2008
Hybrids and EMFs; Arizona Hybrid HOV Tapped Out; Hybrid Battery Life Real World Test; Why Does No One Get What We Want From Big Hybrids?; Who's Got Hybrids Now Checks Out the Custom Plates.
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April 2008
Can Ethanol Get Smarter?; Proposed Rule for Fuel Economy Sputters; Automotive X-Prize Early Contenders; Will the New Prius be More Miles, or Muscle?; Who's Got Hybrids? Not Many in Congress.
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March 2008
GM Admits to Missing Opportunity to "do bold things"; A Tale of Two Hybrid Rentals; Geneva Auto Show; Developments at Mercedes; Hyundai and Kia hybrids; California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Program in Jeopardy
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February 2008
Climate, Cars, and Blogs; Our Plug-in Future; New BMW Hybrids; Hybrids and the Recession; Spring Training for Hybrids
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January 2008
A Look Back at 2007; Clean Car Update; Detroit Auto Show 2008—A Peek Ahead; Hybrid Taxicabs—Green Cars Painted Yellow
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December 2007
Fuel Economy & Global Warming: Success and Frustration Collide; Time for Bioenergy to Get Smart; Cold Weather and Hybrids—It’s That Time of Year, Again
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November 2007
Energy Bill & Fuel Economy Update; “20 in 10” – What is it?; At the LA Auto Show, Hybrids Are "Green"—And Big; Holiday Primer: Green Car Rentals
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October 2007
DCN members put a scare into Toyota over their lobbying against real improvements to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards; Will Congress give us the CAFE treat we've been wanting, or will the automakers tricks prevail?; Freaky hybrid concepts from Tokyo auto show; Update on clean car standards (nothing really scary on this one).
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September 2007
California clean car standards get big win in Vermont; The GM Volt: An American Revolution or Classic Greenwash?; Toyota undermines new fuel economy standards; Fun and games at the Silver Bullet Festival in Frankfurt
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August 2007
Quick Note on the Energy Bill & Fuel Economy; Comparison Chart & Buyer’s Guide—What’s New?; Hybrid Incentives Chart: Growing Larger, but Growing Better?; Hybrid Timeline: More Choices…More Muscle?; New Feature: Best of the Blog
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July 2007
Fuel Economy Fight Moves to the House; New Hybrid Incentive Shows Need for Standards; Shifts in Hybrid Market Attitudes, Technology; Deciphering the Meaning of New Fuel Economy Labels; More New "Who's Got Hybrids?"
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June 2007
Big CAFE Win in Senate, but Hurdles Remain; Earth Day Challenge ’07 Wrapup; DCN Newsbytes; “Science Idol” Cartoon Contest Goes Hybrid; "Who's Got Hybrids?" Now
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May 2007
Earth Day Challenge '07 Update—We Broke the Thermometer!; Clean Car Standards Gets Public Hearing; “Tired of High Gas Prices? Tough!” A Message from Your Friends at the Auto Alliance; Summer Driving Tips
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April 2007
Earth Day Challenge '07 off to strong start; big win in Supreme Court auto case; UCS Automaker Rankings make a big impression on industry
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March 2007
New fuel economy legislation on The Hill; new hybrids at the auto shows; new questions about hybrids past, present, and future
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February 2007
Hybrid Incentives and Market Changes; Perks Go Private As Well; Looking Back, and Ahead, at the Hybrid Market
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January 2007
Vehicle Efficiency, Emissions Down the Rabbit Hole in ‘07; Getting “Plugged-In” on the Detroit & Washington Auto Shows
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December 2006
EPA Fuel Economy and Hybrids; Hybrid Ho, Ho, Ho; A Look Back at 2006
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November 2006
Election ’06 and Clean Vehicles Policy; The Supreme Court, Global Warming, and Our Cars; LA Auto Show Sneak Peek
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October 2006
DCN Members and Ford Respond on Cold Weather & Hybrid MPG; HybridBlogroll
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September 2006
BMW Hydrogen 7—Cool, But is it a Hybrid?; Gas Prices, Tax Credits, and the Hybrid Market
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August 2006
Q&A on Highlander Hybrid Mileage; DCN Members in the News; “Name Our Newsletter!” Contest
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July 2006
Ford Abandons Hybrid Pledge; Hybrid Roadtrips; Fuel Economy Mired in Muscle
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June 2006
Summer Driving Tips; Hybrid Employee Perks; "Who's Got Hybrids?" Scavenger Hunt
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May 2006
School Bus Pollution Still Threat to Child Health—Are Hybrids Part of the Answer?
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April 2006
The inaugural Earth Day issue of the HybridCenter's Driving Change Network (DCN) newsletter—your interactive source for clean vehicle information.
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