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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.
They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they are [...]

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A guess post from Jamess, Global Warming Matters, who takes a different look than I at Boehner’s anti-science syndrome demonstration on TV Sunday.

John Boehner dismissed CO2 gas as a pollution concern, by claiming on ABC’s This Week, basically, that Cows release it, so what’s the problem?
BOEHNER: George, the idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen [...]

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Taxicab fleets are real leverage points for some quick gains in terms of saved energy and reduced pollution with the introduction of hybrids.
Unlike most drivers, there is a compelling cash payback case for hybrid taxis. The fuel savings alone can pay for the taxi’s entire purchase price in just a few years, [...]

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