GM’s Chevrolet Volt Named 2011 Green Car of the Year

General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt, the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle set to debut in the U.S. next month, won Green Car Journal’s 2011 Green Car of the Year award Thursday, beating out the Nissan Leaf, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, Hyunda…

Church: A Place to Recharge Your … Car?

Fueling up your car at a church seems like a novel idea. But the emergence of an electric car market has resulted in a charging station at the Wooden Cross Lutheran church some 25 miles northeast of Seattle.
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Toyota to Expand Portfolio of Hybrid Vehicles

Toyota Motor (TM) is already the largest maker of hybrid vehicles, offering seven different models in the U.S. market. But the automaker’s plans call for it introduce six new models by the end of 2012 and to offer two plug-in hybrid vehicles, including…