<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hybrid Vehicles: News &amp; Videos about Hybrid Vehicles - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hybrid_Vehicles</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Hybrid Vehicles from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:44:36 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Hybrid Vehicles: News &amp; Videos about Hybrid Vehicles - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hybrid_Vehicles</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Hybrid Vehicles from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>GM's Lutz: Now the gloves are off</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/autos/lutz_interview/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/autos/lutz_interview/index.htm</guid><description>General Motor's Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz is back and he's ready for a fight.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting big - and small - on electric cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/autos/electric_cars_strategy/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/autos/electric_cars_strategy/index.htm</guid><description>The cars of the future will run on electricity, most major automakers agree on that. What they don't agree on is how soon drivers will be ready to fully embrace electric power and how aggressively to push electric cars.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honda's new hybrid disappoints</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/autos/cr_honda_insight/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/autos/cr_honda_insight/index.htm</guid><description>Honda's new hybrid-only Insight, touted as a low-cost competitor to the Toyota Prius was dealt a major blow Monday after it failed to get a thumbs up from the influential magazine Consumer Reports.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota's new man at the wheel</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/autos/akio_toyoda_toyota_new_president.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/autos/akio_toyoda_toyota_new_president.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Even though he has the same last name as five of the 10 previous presidents of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda is nothing like his predecessors.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michigan governor looks to electric cars</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/electric.cars/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/electric.cars/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The future of Detroit is electric cars, the governor of Michigan declared in an opinion piece on Newsweek's Web site.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to bring back the Big 3</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/companies/sachs_carmakers.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/companies/sachs_carmakers.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>The Big 3 automakers remain at the edge of the abyss. One misstep and they will be plunged into bankruptcy, with consequences as unpredictable as the post-Lehman meltdown.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recharging a high-tech battery industry</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/economy/stimulus_batteries/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/economy/stimulus_batteries/index.htm</guid><description>There's a saying as the nation pushes for cleaner electric cars: The United States will end up trading dependence on Saudi oil for dependence on Asian batteries.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting real: The high cost of electric cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/autos/bcg_electric_car_report/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/autos/bcg_electric_car_report/index.htm</guid><description>Electric cars have a big role to play in reducing the world's greenhouse gas emissions, but it's going to cost a lot, according to a new report. It could even push automakers into further trouble.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ford: No Volt for us</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/autos/ford_electric_plans/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/autos/ford_electric_plans/index.htm</guid><description>Ford wants to roll out a fleet of hybrid and plug-in cars over the next several years, but it does not want to go down the road General Motors is taking with the Chevrolet Volt.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>With gas falling, trucks come back</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/autos/trucks_back/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/autos/trucks_back/index.htm</guid><description>After nearly a year of flagging sales, low gas prices and fat incentives are reigniting America's taste for big vehicles.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM debuts the Chevy Volt</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/11/autos/volt_official_reveal/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/11/autos/volt_official_reveal/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle on Tuesday, allowing outsiders their first full look at the car GM says will go on sale in 2010.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honda's Prius-fighter</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/autos/honda_insight/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/autos/honda_insight/index.htm</guid><description>Honda Motor Co. unveiled a pure-hybrid concept car Thursday that hopes to go head to head with Toyota's wildly popular Prius.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title> Toyota Lowers 2009 Global Sales Target</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836984,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 to 9.7 million vehicles on Thursday, down from an earlier 10.4 million vehicles, blaming "tough times," caused by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota: Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle by 2010</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1813474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1813474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010, under a widespread strategy to be green</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hybrid Holdup: Fresh Batteries</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1811773,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1811773,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The hybrid market is booming, but  manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand -- and the need for the special electric batteries</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM gets on the hybrid highway</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/23/autos/gm_missing_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/23/autos/gm_missing_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors is far from being a market player with hybrid vehicles, but it may be in a position to deliver down the road, according to some industry analysts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM road-tests batteries for Volt electric car</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/autos/bc.na.fin.com.us.gm.volt/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/autos/bc.na.fin.com.us.gm.volt/index.htm</guid><description>The lithium-ion batteries to be used in General Motors' Chevrolet Volt electric car will soon be installed and tested in specially-equipped versions of the Chevrolet Malibu, the company said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The right way to buy a fuel sipper</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/31/autos/shopping_for_mpg/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/31/autos/shopping_for_mpg/index.htm</guid><description>Sky-high gas prices bring fuel economy front and center when it comes to buying a new car. But if you're not careful, your bargain gas-sipper could wind up costing you a lot more in the long-run.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid tax credit shock</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/07/pf/taxes/2007_hybrid_tax_credit_confusion/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/07/pf/taxes/2007_hybrid_tax_credit_confusion/index.htm</guid><description>If you bought a hybrid vehicle last year, and you were counting on a tax credit, you may be in for a nasty surprise.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The great battery race</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/magazines/fortune/taylor_batteries.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/magazines/fortune/taylor_batteries.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>At a breakfast in New York last week, Jim Press, vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC made the startling announcement that every single new Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep is being engineered so that it can be adapted for a gas-electric hybrid powertrain. That's a huge change for technologically challenged Chrysler, which currently markets only two gas-electric hybrid vehicles - both of them equipped with technology developed by General Motors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM to make lithium-ion hybrids in 2010</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/autos/gm_lithium_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/autos/gm_lithium_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. says it expects to bring its first lithium-ion battery powered hybrid engine system to market in North America in 2010.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye gasoline? Not so fast</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/news/companies/goodbye_gasoline/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/news/companies/goodbye_gasoline/index.htm</guid><description>Gasoline use over the next two decades is expected to soar as developing nations get richer and more people there buy cars, but gas alone won't be able to shoulder the burden.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Reasons to buy a hybrid -- or not</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/28/buy.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/28/buy.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>OK, it's official: Hybrid vehicles are definitely the wave of the future or at least one of them. With gas prices remaining over $3 a gallon and oil prices up around $100 a barrel, the need to save on fuel -- and fuel costs -- is clearly not just a passing trend. And, of course, concerns about air quality and global warming seem to mount every day.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrids: Seven worries, seven answers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/05/autos/hybrid_worries/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/05/autos/hybrid_worries/index.htm</guid><description>When they're thinking about buying a hybrid vehicle, people sometimes worry about stuff that's just silly. Sometimes, though, they're absolutely right to be concerned.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tahoe Hybrid SUV named 'Green Car of Year'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/15/autos/green_car/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/15/autos/green_car/index.htm</guid><description>The winner of this year's Green Car of the Year doesn't look a thing like the award's past winners. It's a full-sized SUV.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Expert: Head-turning hybrid has good performance</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/camry.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/07/camry.hybrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Some car companies just can't leave well enough alone. After all, if you have the best-selling car eight of the past nine years, have projections to sell 420,000 more next year and your new model has won just about every automotive award available, except the Indy 500 Milk Bottle, why would you place the engineering equivalent of a graffiti mustache on it?</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fun and fuel-efficient cars</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/06/fuel.eff.fun/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/06/fuel.eff.fun/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gas is getting more expensive and yet you still want a fun drive, right? For some car buyers, a genuinely fast ride with excellent handling, braking, tech and entertainment makes for a big fun-to-drive factor.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid cars criticized for being too quiet</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/eco.hybrid.blind/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/eco.hybrid.blind/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: The blind.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota exec: Battery needs won't delay new Prius</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/autos/prius_batteries.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/autos/prius_batteries.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Introduction of the next version of Toyota's hit Prius gas-electric hybrid won't hinge on improvements in a more efficient type of battery called lithium-ion, a senior Toyota executive said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota Prius just keeps on going</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/autos/prius_keeps_going/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/autos/prius_keeps_going/index.htm</guid><description>Nowadays, most car models get a major redesign about every 4 or 5 years. By that time, sales have started to slow as competitors have introduced fancier, better cars in the auto industry's endless cycle of one-upsmanship.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid sales up 49 percent so far this year</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/autos/hybrid_sales.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/17/autos/hybrid_sales.ap/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. sales of new hybrid cars were up 49 percent in the first seven months of this year, due largely to a boom in sales in the Midwest, an auto information and marketing company said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM to begin testing Volt electric car by spring</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/gm_electric.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/gm_electric.reut/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. will begin road testing its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid in the spring of next year and remains on track to produce the rechargeable car by late 2010, a senior executive said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota to road test plug-in hybrid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/news/international/bc.toyota.plugins.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/news/international/bc.toyota.plugins.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a "plug-in" hybrid car based on its popular Prius model Wednesday, saying it would test the fuel-saving vehicle on public roads - a first for the industry.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid lovers: The honeymoon may be over</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/autos/jdpower_hybrid_survey/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/autos/jdpower_hybrid_survey/index.htm</guid><description>The percentage of car shoppers considering hybrid vehicles has declined in the past year, according to a survey released Tuesday by J.D. Power and Associates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ford teams up to test plug-in hybrids</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/autos/ford_hybrid.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/autos/ford_hybrid.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Ford Motor Co said Monday it would test a fleet of rechargeable hybrids with utility Southern California Edison in a partnership that environmental advocates said underscores the growing interest in vehicles capable of running with little gasoline.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ford, utility ready to work on plug-in car</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/autos/bc.ford.plugin.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/autos/bc.ford.plugin.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Ford Motor Co. and power utility Southern California Edison will announce an unusual alliance Monday aimed at clearing the way for a new generation of rechargeable electric cars, the companies said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google pushes 100-mpg car</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/news/economy/google_plugin/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/19/news/economy/google_plugin/index.htm</guid><description>Google said Tuesday it is getting in on the development of electric vehicles, awarding $1 million in grants and inviting applicants to bid for another $10 million in funding to develop plug-in hybrid electric vehicles capable of getting 70 to 100 miles per gallon.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The real truth about hybrid cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</guid><description>With the price of gasoline setting new records everyday, more and more people are turning to hybrid cars as a way to protect themselves against price increases at the pump. But are hybrids all they're cracked up to be? We'll tell you what you need to know.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 15:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chrysler to make hybrids with Hemis</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/30/hemi_hybrid/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/30/hemi_hybrid/index.html</guid><description>Chrysler Group announced Monday that the gas/electric hybrid Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs to be released in 2008 will be powered by the company's 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota pushes Prius incentives</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/04/prius_incentives/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/04/prius_incentives/index.html</guid><description>To combat increased production and more competition from other hybrid vehicles, including some of its own, Toyota has introduced a large incentive program on its popular Prius.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clearing up hybrid tax-credit confusion</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/03/16/hybrid_tax_credit_confusion/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/03/16/hybrid_tax_credit_confusion/index.html</guid><description>If you bought a Toyota Prius last summer you may have thought you were entitled to a $3,150 tax credit.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best time to buy a hybrid car: Right now</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/03/14/buy_hybrid_now/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/03/14/buy_hybrid_now/index.html</guid><description>If you're thinking of buying a hybrid car, this would be a good time to act on that impulse, according to a pricing and cost analysis by the automotive Web site Edmunds.com.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid sales growth trailing off</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/hybrid_sales/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/hybrid_sales/index.html</guid><description>Registrations of new hybrid vehicles in the United States increased 28 percent in 2006, but that was the second-smallest increase since 2000, and represented just 1.5 percent of new vehicle registrations, R.L. Polk &amp;amp; Co. said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM shows Chevy plug-in concept</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/07/detroit_chevrolet_volt_concept/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/07/detroit_chevrolet_volt_concept/index.html</guid><description>General Motors unveiled a plug-in hybrid vehicle that, the company says, offers a preview of a high-mileage vehicle platform that GM could use in future vehicles.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM: The new green carmaker?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/01/la_show_mpg_cars/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/01/la_show_mpg_cars/index.html</guid><description>The belief that General Motors has all the environmental sensitivity of a panda fur wholesaler has been widespread for a long time.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM: Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid coming</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/11/29/gm_green_cars/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/11/29/gm_green_cars/index.html</guid><description>General Motors is working on a plug-in hybrid version of its redesigned Saturn Vue SUV, the company's CEO announced today at the Los Angeles Auto Show.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wait time for Prius buyers diminishing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/11/06/prius/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/11/06/prius/index.html</guid><description>The Prius shortage may be ending, according to a report published Monday</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid vehicles top fuel economy ranks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/17/fuel_economy_guide/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/17/fuel_economy_guide/index.html</guid><description>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2007 Fuel Economy Guide on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Camry Hybrid: Save gas, get pat on back</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/02/review_toyota_camry_hybrid/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/02/review_toyota_camry_hybrid/index.html</guid><description>It would be interesting if all cars, when you arrived home and pulled out the key, told you exactly what they thought of your driving. ("Hey, were you trying to get me totaled back there?")    The Camry Hybrid won't insult you, no matter how badly you drive, but it will let you know if your driving was "Excellent!" in terms of maximizing your fuel efficiency.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton to get custom hybrid SUV</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/autos/clinton_hybrid/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/autos/clinton_hybrid/index.htm</guid><description>Former president Bill Clinton will take delivery of a specially outfitted "Presidential Edition" Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV later this month.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plug-in hybrids: Not ready for primetime</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/autos/plugin_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/autos/plugin_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>As car buyers search for more fuel-efficient alternatives, interest in plug-in hybrids is increasing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to hack a hybrid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/07/01/8380233/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/07/01/8380233/index.htm</guid><description>Rising gas prices and booming sales of the Toyota Prius mean a big opportunity for Pete Nortman. A year and a half ago, the Monrovia, Calif., engineer hacked his Prius by replacing the battery with... </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM eyes 'plug-in' hybrid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/23/news/companies/gm_plugin_hybrid/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/23/news/companies/gm_plugin_hybrid/index.htm</guid><description>GM, which has trailed some of its competitors in offering fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, is looking at a new version known as "plug-in hybrids" not yet on the market, which can offer drivers even better mileage, according to someone familiar with company plans.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Google, Bank of America offer hybrid credit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/news/companies/bofa_hybrid/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/news/companies/bofa_hybrid/index.htm</guid><description>Bank of America said Wednesday it will reimburse $3,000 to thousands of employees who buy a new hybrid vehicle, joining other companies offering similar deals.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consumer Reports: Gas prices having big impact</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/22/cr_fuel_concerns/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/22/cr_fuel_concerns/index.html</guid><description>More than a third of American drivers say they are considering getting rid of their current vehicle in favor of something more fuel efficient, according to a national survey by Consumer Reports magazine.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 21:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saturn Vue Green Line: hybrid for tightwads</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/04/18/saturn_vue_greenline/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/04/18/saturn_vue_greenline/index.html</guid><description>In creating its first gas-saving hybrid vehicle for the mass market, General Motors took the cheap way out. This time, it could prove to be a very smart move.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid cars are so last century</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/04/18/alternative_fuel_history/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/04/18/alternative_fuel_history/index.html</guid><description>Today's fuel efficiency trivia question: When was the first gas-electric hybrid car produced?</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrids: Save gas, lose money</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/tipsandadvice/03/06/hybrid_resale/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/tipsandadvice/03/06/hybrid_resale/index.html</guid><description>Buying a hybrid will save you money on gas...but you might still come out behind.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>EPA invents battery-less hybrid system</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/21/Autos/hydraulic_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/21/Autos/hydraulic_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>The Environmental Protection Agency says it can help drivers save fuel. It has said that for a long time, of course, but this time it's not talking about providing fuel mileage data for car shoppers. It's talking about a new invention created in its own Ann Arbor, Mich. research laboratories</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Big new tax breaks for hybrid cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/21/Autos/tipsandadvice/hybrid_tax_credits/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/21/Autos/tipsandadvice/hybrid_tax_credits/index.htm</guid><description>If you just bought a brand new fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle, sorry  but you should have waited.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Clean Machines</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277771/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277771/index.htm</guid><description>Shortly after 7 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning, John Lazar drove up a winding road to Twin Peaks. Gazing out over downtown skyscrapers to the gray waters of San Francisco Bay, the 53-year-old pr...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrids Go Mainstream</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356485/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/09/01/8356485/index.htm</guid><description>Though they've clearly been a hit with coastal early adopters, hybrid cars have yet to seep deeply into the consciousness of Middle America. But that's likely to change this month when both Honda a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toyota planning 10 more hybrids</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/03/Autos/toyota_hybrid_push/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/03/Autos/toyota_hybrid_push/index.htm</guid><description>Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce 10 more gasoline-electric hybrid models globally by early next decade in a push to boost total sales of hybrids to 1 million, a top Toyota U.S. executive said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>HYBRID MAGIC FOR TRUCKS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/07/25/8266633/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/07/25/8266633/index.htm</guid><description>CRAWL BEHIND A DELIVERY VAN FOR a mile or two, and you quickly figure out that its stop-and-start progress consumes an enormous amount of fuel and produces clouds of noxious exhaust. That makes suc...</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey: Consumers skeptical of hybrids</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/Autos/hybrid_survey/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/Autos/hybrid_survey/index.htm</guid><description>Wary of purchasing that hybrid car even though gas prices are pinching your wallet?</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ford brings another hybrid to market</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/Autos/ford_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/Autos/ford_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>Ford Motor Co. is introducing its second fuel-efficient gas-electric hybrid vehicle a year earlier than originally planned, and the company is turning to some critics in the environmental community to help sell it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Car that runs on compressed air</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/30/spark.air.car/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/30/spark.air.car/index.html</guid><description>A Korean company has created a car engine that runs on air.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ford SUVs 'Green' and 'Mean'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/15/pf/autos/green_mean/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/15/pf/autos/green_mean/index.htm</guid><description>A Ford SUV took a place among the "greenest" vehicles in this year's "greenest and meanest" list from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hybrid Hope</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/02/01/8250652/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/02/01/8250652/index.htm</guid><description>By creating a cheaper battery for hybrid cars, T/J Technologies hopes to put more of the energy-saving vehicles on the road. The Ann Arbor, Mich., 18-person firm is working with the Army to create ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Detroit learning to love hybrids</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/pf/autos/hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/pf/autos/hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>Once again, the North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit earlier this month, highlighted both the best and worst in fuel economy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Detroit learning to love hybrids</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/12/pf/autos/autoshow_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/12/pf/autos/autoshow_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>Once again, the North American International Auto Show in Detroit highlighted both the best and worst in fuel economy.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Green cars starting to take root</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/03/spark.hybrid.cars/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/03/spark.hybrid.cars/index.html</guid><description>Environmentally friendly hybrid cars are finally being mass-produced -- thanks to an increase in demand due to rising fuel costs, cheaper technology and growing public acceptance.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is a hybrid right for you?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/21/pf/autos/hybrid_sense/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/21/pf/autos/hybrid_sense/index.htm</guid><description>High-rolling exotic car aficionados are familiar the idea of months-long waiting lists for new models. Now gas-sippers are joining the rubber-scorchers as waiting lists for the Toyota Prius keep getting longer.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rubbery fuel to power private spacecraft</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/16/ssone.tech/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/16/ssone.tech/index.html</guid><description>For SpaceShipOne, reaching space takes three things: a pilot, a spacecraft, and enough propellant to rocket away from Earth.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM: Hybrid cars make no sense</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/autos/detroit_gm_hybrids/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/autos/detroit_gm_hybrids/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. has no plans to try to answer the success of the Toyota Prius, the critically-acclaimed gas/electric hybrid car, said Robert Lutz, GM's vice chairman of product development.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The New Green Machines The next generation of eco-friendly hybrids is around the corner--and heading for the mainstream</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344694/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/07/01/344694/index.htm</guid><description>Americans are all in favor of saving fuel, as well as the planet. And we're fascinated with gee-whiz hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius that pair electric and gasoline power to boost mileage and cut...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The new green cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/24/pf/autos/green_cars/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/24/pf/autos/green_cars/index.htm</guid><description>Americans are all in favor of saving fuel, as well as the planet. And we're fascinated with gee-whiz hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius that pair electric and gasoline power to boost mileage and cut emissions. Just don't ask us to pay much extra for either benefit. Or to trade SUVs for a dawdling economy car.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dude, Where's My Hybrid? Detroit is joining Toyota and Honda in the hybrid-vehicle market. It's trendy, but is it a business?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/28/341727/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/28/341727/index.htm</guid><description>Now here's a social dilemma: Say Cameron Diaz calls to ask if she can come over to your house right after the post-Oscars parties. You're tickled, of course. Then you realize in a panic that you do...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>