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USA: Chrysler ends hybrid adventure before it can begin

The move will leave Chrysler without an alternative powertrain model for at least a year and probably longer. No other models are in line to get hybridized, though last month Chrysler unveiled two plug-in hybrids and a pure electric car, saying it would produce one of the models — either a Jeep Wrangler, a Chrysler Town & Country or a two-seat sports car — by late 2010.
Source: LA Times

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AltCar Expo, One of Nation’s Largest Displays of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Frees Consumers from Gas Guzzlers

The free, two-day expo will be held for the third consecutive year in Santa Monica, CA–where 10,000 attendees typically flock–on Sept. 26 & 27 , and for the first time this year in Austin, TX on Oct. 17 & 18.
Source: Market Watch

Calif. lawmaker: Electric cars too quiet

Electric and hybrid vehicles may be good for the environment, but a California lawmaker says they’re bad news for the blind.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Honda Lays Out Hybrid Fleet To Challenge Prius

HONG KONG – Honda Motor, Japan’s second-largest automaker, is a longtime also-ran against its largest rival, Toyota Motor, in the race to develop hybrid cars.
source: Forbes.com