Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/business/industries/automotive/green business Hybrid & Electric Cars en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:42 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/business/industries/automotive/green http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota nm/20100209/us_toyota Reuters science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3b3f2918691844d9984d28fe9d6d9ec6.japan_toyota_recall_ksx105.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=OJb8Nkuox4WQ9mNiC2PeQA--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="A technician drives a recalled Prius at a dealership of Toyota Motor Corp., to fix the program of the antilock brake system in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems &mdash; the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_toyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100210/capt.3b3f2918691844d9984d28fe9d6d9ec6.japan_toyota_recall_ksx105.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=OJb8Nkuox4WQ9mNiC2PeQA--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="photo" title="A technician drives a recalled Prius at a dealership of Toyota Motor Corp., to fix the program of the antilock brake system in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems &mdash; the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808 nm/20100209/india459808 Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/ra1869542932.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OKIQVYYrHMjbzwmPgRxJRQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it would call in nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, the third recall in a spiralling safety crisis at the world's biggest carmaker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/india_nm/india459808"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/ra1869542932.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=OKIQVYYrHMjbzwmPgRxJRQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota afp/20100209/britainjapanautorecalltoyota AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:57:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265726436020-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=gWplSiSCL6Nd2vcsnhu9aw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota said on Tuesday it would recall around 8,500 Prius hybrid cars in Britain over a braking failure as the Japanese carmaker scrambles to cope with the latest technical problems affecting its vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainjapanautorecalltoyota"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265726436020-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=gWplSiSCL6Nd2vcsnhu9aw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100209/tc_pcworld/toyotatorecallpriushybridsoverabssoftware pcworld/20100209/toyotatorecallpriushybridsoverabssoftware PC World technology Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:20:12 GMT PC World - Toyota plans to recall around 400,000 of its Prius hybrid cars to replace software that controls the antilock braking system (ABS), the auto maker said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall ap/20100209/toyota_recall AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a34a8a8911f445c09479da1f4f232350.japan_toyota_recall_tok104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=11OK7RB3B9R8O_WVDUbk3A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/toyota_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a34a8a8911f445c09479da1f4f232350.japan_toyota_recall_tok104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=11OK7RB3B9R8O_WVDUbk3A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/bs_nm/us_toyota_recall_prius nm/20100207/us_toyota_recall_prius Reuters science Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:05:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/bs_nm/us_toyota_recall_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r346486696.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=hlxw1YP3_tQstn4OtfAfpg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's Prius is displayed at its office in Tokyo February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) dealer said on Sunday the automaker had informed him of its plans to recall the third-generation Prius cars in Japan as early as the next few days because of a braking glitch.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/bs_nm/us_toyota_recall_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r346486696.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=hlxw1YP3_tQstn4OtfAfpg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's Prius is displayed at its office in Tokyo February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_prius ap/20100206/us_toyota_prius AP science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:43:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.88b8538ea43a4b4ca04a63bad9181261.flatfooted_toyota_mips206.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=4dOmJwxlcltjOOjV2NJdmw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Prius is shown at McInerney Toyota in Clinton Township, Mich. Toyota's bungled handling of its widening safety crisis has shocked consumers and experts who'd come to expect only streamlined efficiency from a company at the pinnacle of the global auto industry.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota has told dealers it's preparing a plan to repair the brakes on thousands of hybrid Prius cars in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.88b8538ea43a4b4ca04a63bad9181261.flatfooted_toyota_mips206.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=4dOmJwxlcltjOOjV2NJdmw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Prius is shown at McInerney Toyota in Clinton Township, Mich. Toyota's bungled handling of its widening safety crisis has shocked consumers and experts who'd come to expect only streamlined efficiency from a company at the pinnacle of the global auto industry.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota_prius ap/20100205/as_japan_toyota_prius AP science Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:34:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.a12f8ff3082a4b2a8aad8035acf43f31.japan_toyota_prius_xits103.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=oK2MdqeuQxsfL_HFzbl_0A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's new Prius hybrid model, which is called 2010 Prius in the U.S., is displayed at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota_prius"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.a12f8ff3082a4b2a8aad8035acf43f31.japan_toyota_prius_xits103.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=oK2MdqeuQxsfL_HFzbl_0A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's new Prius hybrid model, which is called 2010 Prius in the U.S., is displayed at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/usjapanautorecallcompanytoyotaprobe afp/20100204/usjapanautorecallcompanytoyotaprobe AFP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/usjapanautorecallcompanytoyotaprobe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265307205759-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=YBnIoG613il3QO5vKUEkwg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A customer inspects a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota's problems in the United States deepened Thursday as its flagship hybrid, the 2010 Prius, became the latest model to be targeted in an expanding web of investigations.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota's troubles multiplied Thursday as its flagship Prius hybrid became the latest model to be targeted in an expanding web of US investigations into safety at the Japanese auto giant.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/ts_afp/usjapanautorecallcompanytoyotaprobe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265307205759-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=YBnIoG613il3QO5vKUEkwg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A customer inspects a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota's problems in the United States deepened Thursday as its flagship hybrid, the 2010 Prius, became the latest model to be targeted in an expanding web of investigations.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotanikkei afp/20100204/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotanikkei AFP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:40:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotanikkei"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265311897620-2-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=MHuolRbC2TLESDQ_4KpFWg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota has decided to recall an estimated 270,000 of its latest-generation Prius in Japan and the United States to fix a brake problem in the hybrid car, a report said early Friday.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Toyota has decided to recall an estimated 270,000 of its latest-generation Prius cars in Japan and the United States to fix a brake problem in the popular hybrid, a report said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/bs_afp/japanusautorecallcompanytoyotanikkei"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265311897620-2-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=MHuolRbC2TLESDQ_4KpFWg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota has decided to recall an estimated 270,000 of its latest-generation Prius in Japan and the United States to fix a brake problem in the hybrid car, a report said early Friday.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_fiat ap/20100204/eu_italy_fiat AP business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:37:41 GMT AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday cast doubt on the future of Italy's cash-for-clunkers scheme, as the government squares off with automaker Fiat over the company's plan to shut down a major factory. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459169 nm/20100204/india459169 Reuters world Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459169"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/ra102812426.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=onDghRwvoxeazKs2M3wXHw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, U.S. safety regulators opened a formal probe into problems with the brakes of the Prius, the world's top-selling hybrid and a vehicle that has powered the automaker's reputation for fuel-efficiency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/india_nm/india459169"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/ra102812426.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=onDghRwvoxeazKs2M3wXHw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_bi_ge/us_automaker_sales ap/20100202/us_automaker_sales AP business Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:23:43 GMT AP - Hyundai Motor America said January sales rose 24 percent year-over-year, the automaker's best result since the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program spurred a rush of customers in August. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tesla_ipo ap/20100129/us_tesla_ipo AP business Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:56:54 GMT AP - Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc. said Friday it plans to sell stock to the public. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_bi_ge/us_nissan_battery_loan ap/20100128/us_nissan_battery_loan AP business Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:07:05 GMT AP - Nissan closed on a $1.4 billion federal loan that will be used to build electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery packs in Tennessee, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/tc_afp/uscompanyautoenvironmentnorwaythink afp/20100127/uscompanyautoenvironmentnorwaythink AFP technology Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:16:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/tc_afp/uscompanyautoenvironmentnorwaythink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264599283411-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=LyJLXVQQJNucFcfHa2NmSw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="An electrical outlet connection is seen on the side of the Think City electric car at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. With a jump-start from a new quick charging system, Norwegian electric carmaker THINK is taking aim at the US market with a new assembly facility set to begin operations later this year.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - With a jump-start from a new quick charging system, Norwegian electric carmaker THINK is taking aim at the US market with a new assembly facility set to begin operations later this year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/tc_afp/uscompanyautoenvironmentnorwaythink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264599283411-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=LyJLXVQQJNucFcfHa2NmSw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="An electrical outlet connection is seen on the side of the Think City electric car at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. With a jump-start from a new quick charging system, Norwegian electric carmaker THINK is taking aim at the US market with a new assembly facility set to begin operations later this year.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_italy_earns_fiat ap/20100125/eu_italy_earns_fiat AP business Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:42:31 GMT AP - Fiat Group SpA, controlling stakeholder in Chrysler LCC, on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to a sharp decline in sales of trucks and construction equipment &mdash; even as sales of its small, fuel-efficient cars rose thanks to cash-for-clunkers incentives. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_lithium ap/20100120/us_toyota_lithium AP business Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:04:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_lithium"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100120/capt.991e61c2434e459795d48d19f93b6206.toyota_lithium_nybz143.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=hPHHBidwxwmQcbTdwZgCoA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, a man demonstrates how to recharge a Toyota Motor Corp.'s 'Prius Plug-in Hybrid' during a test drive event at a Toyota facility in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota showed its new plug-in hybrid, packed with a more powerful battery called lithium-ion that's different from the batteries used in Prius hybrids on roads today. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A key supplier of Toyota Motor Corp. has formed a partnership to mine lithium in Argentina, securing greater access to a metal critical to the production of future hybrids and electric cars.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_lithium"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100120/capt.991e61c2434e459795d48d19f93b6206.toyota_lithium_nybz143.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=hPHHBidwxwmQcbTdwZgCoA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, a man demonstrates how to recharge a Toyota Motor Corp.'s 'Prius Plug-in Hybrid' during a test drive event at a Toyota facility in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota showed its new plug-in hybrid, packed with a more powerful battery called lithium-ion that's different from the batteries used in Prius hybrids on roads today. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_new_auto_plant_alabama ap/20100119/us_new_auto_plant_alabama AP business Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:42:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_new_auto_plant_alabama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100119/capt.2cf753205e0648fa96b80798207e3665.new_auto_plant_almon104.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=tuYixM_s3ZxVCOKxN6I7lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="The Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation's Quaranta concept car is unveiled at the Convention Center at the Renaissance Hotel and Spa in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. The company plans to build a plant in Alabama. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, David Bundy)" border="0" /></a>AP - A former Chinese carmaker planning a hybrid car assembly plant in Alabama has lined up a veteran engineering and design firm while still trying to put together $1.5 billion in financing for the project.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_new_auto_plant_alabama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100119/capt.2cf753205e0648fa96b80798207e3665.new_auto_plant_almon104.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=tuYixM_s3ZxVCOKxN6I7lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation's Quaranta concept car is unveiled at the Convention Center at the Renaissance Hotel and Spa in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. The company plans to build a plant in Alabama. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, David Bundy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/bs_nm/us_toyota_hybrids nm/20100118/us_toyota_hybrids Reuters business Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:57:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/bs_nm/us_toyota_hybrids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100118/i/r2995323912.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=XuMMJ0QDBjUEFLTlxUYxLA--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="Toyota Motor's logos are seen at its dealer shop in Tokyo January 18, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp aims to double its global output of gas-electric hybrid cars to 1 million units in 2011, as it fights to stay in the lead in the growing market for low-emission cars, the Nikkei business reported on Monday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp aims to double its global output of gas-electric hybrid cars to 1 million units in 2011, as it fights to stay in the lead in the growing market for low-emission cars, the Nikkei business reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/greencars/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100118/bs_nm/us_toyota_hybrids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100118/i/r2995323912.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=XuMMJ0QDBjUEFLTlxUYxLA--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="Toyota Motor's logos are seen at its dealer shop in Tokyo January 18, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp aims to double its global output of gas-electric hybrid cars to 1 million units in 2011, as it fights to stay in the lead in the growing market for low-emission cars, the Nikkei business reported on Monday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)