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Friday, December 01, 2006

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) has begun work on a plug-in hybrid power system for its Saturn Vue sport utility vehicle that could save on gasoline use, CEO Rick Wagoner said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Derek Black: The road ahead for cars is bright
CARS are not the worst environmental enemy and they will not become an endangered species, argues a major new report in Autocar magazine. It claims that the average family car produces far less carbon dioxide than food consumption and home heating.

L.A. Auto Show Highlights 'Green' Designs
The opening of the international Los Angeles Auto Show will feature the usual leggy models draped across carnauba-waxed chassis, but it will also display vehicles that reflect the world's automaker's commitment to "green" technology.

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CNN Money - Will fuel prices remain relatively high, justifying the purchase of biodiesel-fueled or hybrid vehicles, highly efficient (but expensive) heating and cooling machinery and heavy insulation? Or will they fall, making the investment in energy savings

Exide Technologies Completes Exchange Offer for Its 10 1/2 Percent
Forbes - Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and 42-volt automotive applications. Industrial markets include network

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The Pioneer navigation system supplied in the Lincoln Zephyr ranks highest in satisfying new-vehicle owners with their factory-installed navigation systems, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study released today.

Taking the lead
Groundbreaking designs, new-fuel technologies, sexy road rockets. It's all there. But just as important, this year's showcase comes a month earlier and won't butt heads with Detroit's event. THE centennial Los Angeles Auto Show opens on Friday. It's taken only 100 years to get it right.

Saturn hybrid gets plugged in
LOS ANGELES - General Motors is building a plug-in hybrid version of its small Saturn Vue SUV, marking a return to electric vehicles for the automaker, CEO Rick Wagoner said Wednesday. The effort will take "several years," he said.

Flex Fuel Hybrids Gain Speed
Toyota and Ford are planning hybrids that can run on E85. Hybrid and flex fuel owners are ready to buy today. In Autopia.