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3 more 2010 Prius’ going to somebody... May as well be you? Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Dec. 10, 2009 2010 Toyota Prius-III – One of the most fuel efficient automobiles on the planet and one could be yours for free Overstock announced that Jennifer Anderson of Mansfield, Massachusetts was the week one winner of its "Hybrid Holiday" sweepstakes. Overstock will continue to give away one 2010 Toyota Prius car...

Whitacre has made it clear that he expects quick progress from all executives. Through November, Chevrolet sales in the United States were down 27%. Greg Gardiner and Bret Snavely - FREEP - Dec 10, 2009 Anyone notice a culture change at GM? --Ed. In one day, changes were under way at the helm at three of General Motors Co.'s core brands. On Wednesday, GM said that its flagship Chevrolet brand -- which is critical to helping the...

Panasonic has completed its purchase of a 50.2% majority stake in Japanese electronics rival Sanyo. BBC - December 10, 2009 Was there ever really any doubt that this deal would go through? --Ed. The conclusion of the 403.8bn yen ($4.6bn; £2.8bn) deal comes 13 months since Panasonic first announced its interest in the deal. Analysts said Panasonic was most interested in Sanyo's manufacture of hybrid car batteries, a field in which both...

I was just about to open the pocketbook when i saw that it was just for india...

How green is the summit? Louise Gray - TELEGRAPH - December 08, 2009 Is this the way that "green" leaders should be traveling. --Ed. An estimated 15,000 people are travelling to the summit, along with 2,000 journalists. Many of them will fly although the organisers are officially encouraging people to come by train. Whilst at the summit all these people will be guzzling energy. The organisers will lay 900km of computer cable...

I like the LEDs. Could care less about the HIDs. Another expensive option ($1907?! Gaa!) I'm not interested in, and one that circumvents original DOT regulations around headlight output. If you can't see where you're going with 2000 lumens on the pavement, you're driving too fast for conditions anyway.

Mexico has based its budget next year on an oil price of about $59 a barrel. Gregory Meyer - FT - December 9, 2009 Captain, we may have a big problem on our hands --Ed. Mexico has taken out a $1bn insurance policy against oil prices falling next year, a clear signal that commodities producers remain wary about the threat of a double-dip recession. The world's sixth largest oil producer said yesterday that it had hedged all its net oil...

Quote: The cars will be run with E85 fuel in the tank that saves 85 per cent CO2 compared with conventional gasoline. Somehow I doubt that, unless this is a new kind of ethanol that contains zero carbon. Normal ethanol is C2 -H6-O.

I really don't like the "hybrid only" rule. I think it's much better to have a rule based on emissions. Say emissions when the car is in slow-moving and stop-start traffic.

Quote: Originally Posted by xcel ___And now for something completely different... A strange occurrence happened while Kacey was driving through North or South Carolina a few minutes ago. I received a call and he told me his trip back to the East Coast is almost done when he passed Basjoos on I-26? What are the chances of that ___Good Luck ___Wayne That's cool. Could have been a low flying aircraft. Glad everyone is home safe. - Dale