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Hybrid
Cars Are Moving Into The Mainstream
TUCSON, AZ
Perhaps because of high gasoline prices hybrid vehicles are
selling very well, both hybrid cars and hybrid trucks. Hybrid
cars have moved into the mainstream, and are not only being
bought by environmentalist. More people buying them and still
more wish they had them, as quantitiels are limited. One possible
reason for their popularity is that they work best in heavy
traffic, when gasoline engines are at their worst fuel efficiency.
"Ever since late '99 when we've been selling 'em,"
said Michael Nenedic of Dobbs Honda, "they've been absolutely
bullet-proof."
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Hybrid
Car Incentives
BOSTON, MA
With Congress and the Bush administration refusing to raise
fuel-efficiency standards for cars, individual states need
to encourage consumers to buy vehicles that use less gasoline
and emit fewer pollutants, including greenhouse gases. The
best choice on the market now would be hybrid cars and trucks.
Massachusetts may follow the lead of other states permitting
solo drivers of hybrid cars to use highway lanes reserved
for high-occupancy vehicles.
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Boca
Police Get Hybrid Cars
BOCA RATON, FL
The Boca Raton City Council has approved the purchase of four
hybrid cars for the city police department making Boca a relative
latecomer to the energy-conserving trend sweeping Florida.
The council will buy four 2005 Toyota Prius vehicles for transporting
assistant chiefs and captains. "We wanted to take a proactive
approach to rising fuel costs and lessen the impact on the
environment," Mayor Steven Abrams said. Two of the hybrid
cars are new additions to the city's fleet and two are replacement
vehicles.
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As
Hybrid Cars Multiply, So Do Carpooling Gripes
WASHINGTON, DC
A surge in the number of hybrid vehicles has left carpool
lanes nearly as congested as the regular lanes they are intended
to relieve, a Virginia transportation task force reported.
A detailed study of carpool lanes on Virginia's Interstate
95 found that the number of hybrids more than tripled between
last spring and October. State transportation officials fear
the trend will continue as more hybrid cars enter the market
and more commuters take advantage of an exemption allowing
them to ride solo.
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