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The Latest Planetary Quandry: Hybrid Cars Minimize Gas Usage, but Guzzle Rare Earth Metals

By most measures, hybrid cars are great--they save everyone's favorite non-renewable resource (gasoline) and they're quiet, too. But while these cars are oil-sippers, they guzzle rare earth metals--a class of 15 elements on the ...READ»

Bright Automotive's 100 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Truck: It's Good Enough for the Post Office

Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedans, sports cars, and SUVs are fine for everyday consumer use, but what about businesses that require larger vans (i.e. the U.S. Post Office)? Bright Automotive's new "light-use truck" ...READ»

Cash for Clunkers Program Could Offer Vouchers for Your New Chevy Volt

Are you itching to buy a hybrid but just don't have the cash? US Representative Betty Sutton's "Cash for Clunkers" program, introduced in Congress this week, could help. Sutton's bill is a new incarnation a similar ...READ»