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News•February 22, 2007

Saturn Prices Aura Green Line Hybrid Sedan

DETROIT – The Saturn Aura Green Line, GM's first hybrid sedan, goes on sale this April with a $22,045 price tag, excluding the $650 destination charge.

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News•February 20, 2007

UPS Explores Using Biodiesel for its Kentucky Vehicle Fleet

LOUISVILLE, KY – United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is expected to announce that it will begin operating at least part of its vehicle fleet in Kentucky using biodiesel.

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News•February 20, 2007

Toyota Offers Incentives on Hybrid Prius

TORRANCE, CA – Toyota Motor Corp. has begun offering incentives on its Prius hybrid because U.S. sales of the car have cooled off, the automaker says.

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News•February 20, 2007

Proposed 10 Percent Rebate for Buying Hybrid Vehicles in Texas

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Texans who buy hybrid vehicles could get a 10-percent rebate on their sales tax under proposed legislation, according to the Web site www.kltv7.com. The bill is House Bill 1335, which would be an effort to diminish dependence on foreign oil and decrease vehicle emissions.

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News•February 19, 2007

Ford of Europe Creates New Alt-Fuel Director Position

LONDON --- Ford of Europe has named Jan Brentebraten to oversee Ford's flexifuel and alternative fuel vehicle sales and marketing activities in Europe at a time when the company is introducing the technology to more and more markets.

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News•February 19, 2007

Bill Seeks to Encourage Alt-Fuel Development in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Kentucky --- Kentucky House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins is backing legislation that would provide tax incentives to encourage more alternative fuel development in the state.

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News•February 19, 2007

Oil Prices Dip to Nearly $59 a Barrel

NEW YORK --- Oil prices today fell, in spite of new reports that three foreign oil workers had been kidnapped in Nigeria, Africa's largest crude producer.

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News•February 19, 2007

Bug Guts May Hold Key to Cheaper Ethanol Production

SAN FRANCISCO --- Researchers are studying insects to find ways to produce alternative fuels more efficiently and less expensively.

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News•February 19, 2007

Texas Bill Seeks to Offer Rebate for Hybrid Purchases

AUSTIN --- A Texas state bill proposed Feb. 16 seeks to give hybrid vehicle purchasers a 10 percent rebate on their sales tax.

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News•February 19, 2007

Utah Bill Aims to Boost State Fleet Fuel Efficiency

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah --- Utah state senators are considering legislation that would require the state's fleet operations to establish standards for the purchase of vehicles and require agency managers to justify buying larger, less fuel-efficient models.

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