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August 25, 2008

Lexus to Debut Prius Spinoff at Detroit Auto Show

TORRANCE, CA – Lexus will launch a small Prius-based hybrid hatch at next January’s Detroit motorshow, Autocar has learned from sources in Japan.

Tags: Concept X, Lexus, Prius

August 11, 2008

Lexus to Debut Prius Spinoff at Detroit Auto Show

TORRANCE, CA - Lexus will launch a small Prius-based hybrid hatch at next January’s Detroit autoshow,

Tags: Hybrid, Lexus, Prius

July 15, 2008

Toyota to Install Solar Panels on Prius Hybrids

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for green cars amid record-high oil prices.

Tags: Prius, solar panels, Toyota Motor Corp.

June 16, 2008

Cars.com: Prius Sees Big Bump in Online Searches

CHICAGO --- With gas prices continuing to break records, the number of people searching for fuel-efficient vehicles has soared on Cars.com, vaulting the fuel-sipping Toyota Prius into position as the most searched new vehicle on the automotive Web site.

Tags: Cars.com, Prius

May 29, 2008

Edmunds.com Tests Fuel Economy of Small Cars

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com has released the results of its small car fuel economy challenge.

Tags: Edmunds.com , Focus, fuel economy, Prius, Smart Fortwo , Volkswagen Jetta TDI

May 23, 2008

Lexus Considers Two Dedicated Hybrid Vehicles

TOKYO – Toyota’s Lexus brand is considering the addition of at least two dedicated hybrid vehicles to its rapidly expanding product portfolio, including a premium-priced companion to the Toyota Prius and a mid-size crossover.

Tags: Lexus, Prius, Toyota

May 16, 2008

Worldwide Prius Sales Top 1 Million Mark

TOKYO – Worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year.

Tags: Japan, Prius, Toyota

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Anti-Idling Programs: A Quick Way to Reduce Fuel Spend

By Mike Antich
Reducing unnecessary idling is the simplest and easiest way for a fleet to reduce fuel costs. Besides wasting fuel, excess idling also causes unnecessary emissions, noise pollution, and needless engine wear-and-tear. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time.

Credit Gridlock Will Impede Sales of Used Fleet Vehicles

By Mike Antich
The bread-and-butter customers of out-of-service fleet vehicles are buyers with C and D credit, namely subprime buyers. However, funders have tightened underwriting standards to manage these higher risk borrowers. Some lenders have caps on how low a FICO score they are willing to fund, which is often above the threshold of subprime borrowers. If this continues, it will have significant long-term implications for the sale of used fleet vehicles.

Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: A New Way to Reduce Truck-Related Fatalities

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Branded Fleet Vehicles Puts Drivers in Conflict with Homeowner Associations

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Government Fleet - September/October 2008

In This Issue:
City of Las Vegas Wins International, Awards, 5 Tips to Stage a Successful Pre-Bid Meeting, Mistakes in Fuel Management RFPs Can Muddy the Process and much more…