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Hybrid limo not a stretch for Brighton co.  -  21 Aug 2007
Boston Herald,Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation in Brighton recently added a fully loaded black Toyota Prius hybrid to its fleet of Benzes, Lincoln Town

How Hummer stacks up against hybrid  -  21 Aug 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),Dear EarthTalk: I read that hybrid cars are actually less green-friendly than even Hummers, because they have two motors and very environmentally damaging

A hybrid scooter?  -  21 Aug 2007
CARSguide,The Italian maker claims the petrol-electric hybrid scooter, named HyS, will not only have better fuel economy, but extra performance and lower greenhouse

Toyota Prices 2008 Highlander Hybrid  -  21 Aug 2007
Cars.com,Now, the hybrid edition gets a price tag. The base model is priced at $33700 and now comes with four-wheel drive standard; that price is $190 less than the

Honda Civic Hybrid  -  21 Aug 2007
carpages,A high-spec, Sat Nav-equipped version of the Civic Hybrid has been launched by Honda (UK) to meet customer demand. The Civic Hybrid EX is now available to

Vermont to participate in hybrid ID program  -  21 Aug 2007
Washington Technology,By Alice Lipowicz The state of Vermont has forged an agreement with the Homeland Security Department to launch a hybrid identification card that combines a

Hi TV locks Premiership rights, deploys hybrid technology  -  21 Aug 2007
Vanguard,Introduction of the hybrid technology of cable and satellite is one way of admitting that he knew the problems ahead but he will obviously need some really

Hybrid vehicles hard to keep on the lot  -  21 Aug 2007
The Coloradoan,BY CARI MERRILL If you're in the market for a hybrid car, you may be hard-pressed to find a local dealership that has any. That's because a national trend

Sound affair: Linkin Park  -  21 Aug 2007
The Statesman,They reached the zenith with their album Hybrid Theory in 2000 which sold over 18 million copies. Their latest album Minutes to Midnight topped the charts

Porsche unveils hybrid model of the Cayenne  -  21 Aug 2007
Montreal Gazette,There have been rumours of Porsche developing a hybrid version of its Cayenne SUV. Turns out the rumours are true and the proof is the prototype the company

Dialogic Debuts Hybrid Media Gateways for Unified Communications  -  21 Aug 2007
Business Wire (press release),Based on a standard rack-mount server running Microsoft Windows ® Server 2003, the DMG4000 gateways are in the class of “basic-hybrid gateways�? designed to

Aldila takes wood and hybrid shaft count at PGA Championship  -  21 Aug 2007
WorldGolf.com,With 107 woods and 37 hybrid shafts in play at the 89th PGA Championship in Tulsa, Okla., Aldila secured their fourth consecutive wood and hybrid shaft

Scottish company unveils pioneering plan to create 'clean-air' bus  -  21 Aug 2007
Scotsman,Alexander Dennis said the new hybrid technology it is developing would cut fuel consumption and emissions by nearly 40 per cent. This is achieved by power

Hitachi DZ-BD7HA HD Camcorde hybrid model  -  21 Aug 2007
High Tech Lounge,The DZ-BD7HA is Hitachi's hybrid model, giving you enough room for up to 4 hours of full HD 1920x1080 HX mode video on its hard drive, with extra space

Sudan Still Sticking to Its Position on Hybrid Operation, Minister  -  21 Aug 2007
Sudanese Media Center,...the required amendments on all the resolutions issued by the Security Council on Sudan, including Resolution 1769, related to the hybrid operation.

Hybrid Taxi Cabs  -  21 Aug 2007
CarJunky.comThe reason taxis are an ideal fit for hybrid technology is that they spend much time idling in traffic and while waiting to load passengers.

Coral Springs' hybrid vehicles get the green light  -  21 Aug 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,By Lisa J. Huriash | South Florida Sun-Sentinel August 20, 2007 Coral Springs -- The city's growing fleet of hybrid cars is running sometimes on gasoline,

On Quiet Floor, Brokers Say They Could Have Limited Volatility  -  21 Aug 2007
ABC NewsA number of traders and specialists even had time to chat with this reporter about how the floor has changed since the dawn of "Hybrid Trading" last year.

Darfur rebels want peace talks after UN troops deployed  -  21 Aug 2007
Monday Morning,The UN Security Council on July 31 authorized a 26000-strong UN-African Union “hybrid�? force for Darfur, where more than 200000 people have died and 2.1

Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions to Power Dodge ...  -  21 Aug 2007
CNNMoney.com21 /PRNewswire/ -- A fleet of advanced, Dodge Sprinter plug-in hybrid delivery vans will be operating within the United States, powered by Lithium-ion

Peace in Darfur is the major challenge - joint envoy  -  21 Aug 2007
Sudan Tribune,...“This has been reported by the section assigned with assessing the cost of the Hybrid Operation, which is estimated at $2.5 billions per a year’’, he said.

PhoneBrasil Announces FCC and 214 License for Expansion in USA ...  -  21 Aug 2007
IPD Group (press release),PhoneBrasil has 4 niche markets in which they supply Hybrid VOIP Technology to: wholesale, retail, calling cards, and boxes.

Go From San Francisco To New York On Just $50 In Gas  -  21 Aug 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),The Hybrid models can increase the gas mileage by reaching from thirty to thirty six miles per gallon in the city, but not much more than two to four more

Organic semiconductors coax light from silicon  -  21 Aug 2007
Optics.org,A combination of organic semiconductors and silicon photonics results in a hybrid red surface-emitting laser. A hybrid silicon-polymer laser that emits in

Wyo. Plants Fungus-Resistant Hybrid Elms  -  Aug 20, 2007
Forbes,AP 08.20.07, 4:18 PM ET Hybrid elms resistant to Dutch elm disease are being planted around town and around the state, the start of a potential comeback for

voestalpine may delay issue of hybrid bond planned for September - CEO  -  Aug 20, 2007
Forbes,VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - The chief executive of voestalpine AG said the Austrian steel company might delay the issue of a hybrid bond planned for this

Where are Seattle's Hybrid Taxis?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerVancouver, BC has a lot of Prius hybrid taxis. Where are ours? I just returned from a weekend trip - my wife was riding the RSVP, and I would have been if

Toyota Announces Pricing on 2008 Highlander Hybrid  -  Aug 20, 2007
Edmunds.com/Inside Line,Toyota's Highlander Hybrid gets a redesign for 2008, accompanied by a higher price for the top-end Limited model. (Photo courtesy of Toyota Motor Sales,

Hybrid Electric Drive System, Future Combat Systems  -  Aug 20, 2007
Technology News Daily,BAE Systems demonstrated the first hybrid electric drive system for ground combat vehicles as part of the US Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.

Hybrid Bus in the City: A Prototype with a Future  -  Aug 20, 2007
PhysOrg.com,Nuremberg's public transport system has become more "electrified" thanks to a diesel-electric hybrid bus developed by MAN. The vehicle is equipped with

If you want tax credit for that hybrid, now is the time to buy  -  Aug 19, 2007
Detroit Free Press,And if you buy a hybrid, you may be eligible for a tax credit when you file your 2007 tax return. But the tax credit begins to phase out after an automaker

Used Hybrid for Sale! Lauren Fix Tells You How to Get Comfortable ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)Lauren Fix Tells You How to Get Comfortable When Buying a Second Hand Hybrid. Lauren Fix, an authority in car care who dons the title “the car coach,�? is

FedEx shows off its green side with hybrid trucks  -  Aug 18, 2007
MLive.com,...s Dan Saville drove back from Ann Arbor after picking up the company's new hybrid-electric truck recently, the 158-mile trip barely used a quarter tank of

Which transmissions will dominate in the hybrid market?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Automotive World (subscription),By Michael Murphy To date, although Toyota's patented THS (Toyota Hybrid System) dominates the hybrid transmissions market, all the traditional types of

Canada: Purolator places additional order for Azure hybrid ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Automotive World (subscription),Under the initial purchase order made in September 2005, Azure supplied 19 hybrid vehicles to Purolator. In August 2006, Purolator amended the initial

Hybrid headaches  -  Aug 20, 2007
Montreal Gazette,Add to this the advent of side-curtain and seat-mounted air- bags (becoming popular on non-hybrid vehicles as well), and a firefighter must operate with the

MASTER CLASS : Hybrid training provides balance  -  Aug 20, 2007
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Try hybrid training. Unlike circuit training, hybrid training doesn’t require short bouts of cardiovascular work (commonly called “cardio�? ) interspersed

Ford Hybrid Electric Flexible Fuel Vehicles On The Road  -  Aug 19, 2007
Autochannel (press release)Plant, home of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrid vehicles. The use of the vehicles will help expand the state's use of alternative energy.

Piaggio and Vespa Hybrid Scooters: MP3 HyS production by end of 2008  -  Aug 20, 2007
Product Reviews,Many scooter fans have been waiting anxiously to hear when Piaggio are going to release their new hybrid scooters, which will also include Vespa scooters as

Burbank city council to acquire hybrid fuel cell bus  -  Aug 20, 2007
Fuel Cell Today (press release),The city council of Burbank, California, has agreed to the purchase of a hydrogen hybrid fuel cell transit bus, it has been revealed.

Honda Civic Hybrid - 'Practical and green'  -  Aug 20, 2007
Kwik Fit Insurance,Honda's Civic Hybrid saloon is a cheap to run alterative for environmentally conscious drivers, a motoring expert has said. The electric-petrol powered car

Eaton to supply hybrid truck powertrain systems from next year  -  Aug 20, 2007
Auto Industry,Eaton Corporation expects to start deliveries of its medium-duty hybrid power systems in 2008 to International Truck and Engine Corporation, Kenworth Truck

Ford seeks 70 engineers for hybrid program  -  Aug 18, 2007
Detroit Free Press,...s top executives responsible for hybrid-powered vehicles said Friday that the company is looking to hire 70 engineers and scientists to support its growing

A hybrid Cadillac? GM'S new 2-mode hybrid  -  Aug 17, 2007
BusinessWeekThe engineering advancements that GM was showing off in the Yukon hybrid GM brought to Manhattan on a recent morning were impressive in their own right.

Is a Hybrid Cadillac Ahead?  -  Aug 19, 2007
EV World (subscription),After checking out GM’s new entry to the green car market, I was surprised — practically amazed — and convinced the new hybrid design could be a game

New hybrid convection and conduction cooling systems available ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Ferret,The hybrid (convection and conduction) cooling system provides good performance and a wide operational temperature range of -32ºC to +65ºC.

VX® Hybrid CAD CAM Software now Sold by CADDIT in Australia  -  Aug 20, 2007
iTWire,...object-oriented, truly hybrid modeling and manufacture suite. CADDIT will local industry value added local support for all regions in Australia.

Navistar International Corporation Wins Prestigious Blue Sky Award  -  Aug 20, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Bus subsidiary IC Corporation’s partnership with Enova Systems, Inc., to develop the nation’s first hybrid school bus. Coupling an International® MaxxForce™

Ford seeks 70 new engineers for hybrid program  -  Aug 19, 2007
Rutland Herald,...s top executives responsible for hybrid-powered vehicles said Friday that the company is looking to hire 70 engineers and scientists to support its growing

Hybrid Camaro is new cruiser of my dreams  -  Aug 16, 2007
Detroit Free Press,This Camaro, wedding Chevrolet's legendary small-block V8 engine to General Motors' advanced new hybrid system, isn't on the drawing board yet,

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