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NewsJuly 5, 2005

Amerada Hess Renews Wright Express Contract

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – Wright Express Corp. has renewed its fleet card agreement with Amerada Hess Corp.

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NewsJune 28, 2005

Trucks Now Consume More Than Half of Our Nation's Fuel Supply

TOLEDO, OHIO — For the first time, trucks account for over half of all vehicle fuel consumed in the United States, according to research from Havill's new multi-client study entitled: “The U.S. Commercial Fleet Market Forecast, 2004-2008.”

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NewsJune 28, 2005

Toyota Highlander Hybrid Certified for the Clean-Fuel Deduction

LOS ANGELES – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has certified the 2006-model year Toyota Highlander Hybrid as being eligible for the clean-burning fuel deduction.

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NewsJune 28, 2005

Honda Says it Aims to Slash Price of Fuel Cell Cars

TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. aims to cut the cost of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars to a hundredth of the present level to make them competitive with conventional cars, according to Reuters.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

UPS Saves Fuel by Obeying Speed Limits and Minimizing Idling

ATLANTA — With a fleet of 88,000 vehicles, UPS has figured out some simple, yet effective, ways to save fuel: Don't leave the engine idling, accelerate smoothly, drive the speed limit, and keep the engine tuned.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

Ford to Begin Pre-Selling the Mariner Hybrid on July 11

DEARBORN, MI — Ford will start taking orders for the Mercury Mariner hybrid in July to gauge demand before production begins, according to the Green Car Congress.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

Victor Wouk, Called the Father of the Modern Hybrid Car, Dies in New York at Age 86

NEW YORK – Victor Wouk, an electrical engineer and entrepreneur who developed the first full-size version of the modern hybrid car, has died. He was 86.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

Volkswagen Unveils New Hybrid Fuel Cell Model

SAN FRANCISCO — A hybrid fuel cell vehicle from German manufacturer Volkswagen has been revealed at a recent exhibition in San Francisco. The Volkswagen Touran HyMotion uses an 80 kW high-torque electric motor that draws its power from a fuel cell and has no emissions.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

Wright Express CEO Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — Michael E. Dubyak, president and CEO of Wright Express Cor-poration, has been named the 2005 recipient of the Institute for Civic Leadership's Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his support and fostering of effective collaborative leadership.

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NewsJune 21, 2005

DCX and GM to Complete Two-Mode Hybrid Talks

AUBURN HILLS, MI — According to reports, Chrysler Corp. President Dieter Zetsche says that DaimlerChrysler AG would be completing talks with the President of General Motors on plans to co-develop a two-mode hybrid propulsion system for their vehicles this year.

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