Hybrids and electrics ooze innovation, but combustion engines give more bang for the buck

At Paris, conventional engines still going strong

Automakers look to cleaner cars, keep costs in mind for penny-pinching consumers at Paris show

3 C’s for Paris cars: Clean, Cheap and China

Automakers bet on green technologies, tilt toward China boom at Paris auto show

Automakers go green, sleek at Paris car show

Automakers aim to electrify Paris crowds with hybrid, battery powered cars after 2-year slump

Emissions rules hang over Paris car show

PARIS — European car makers are looking to a bevy of fuel-efficient, lower-emissions models going on display at the Paris Auto Show this week to weather a depressed market and tough new EU pollution standards.

Summary Box: Automakers aim to electrify Paris crowds with hybrid, battery powered cars

Summary Box: Green cars rev up for Paris Auto Show

2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid

2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid

2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid sedan

Mercedes-Benz S400 is luxury hybrid with battery tech

Mercedes sedan ups fuel mileage

Most people don’t buy big, heavy, luxury sedans for their gasoline mileage. There are many other vehicles - lower-priced, too - that excel at fuel economy.

3 ultra-fuel-efficient cars win $10 million prize for innovation; 1 winning car gets 102 mpg

3 ultra-efficient cars win $10M innovation award

Car shoppers to see new window stickers for 2012 model year with environmental info included

Updated car stickers to include environmental info

‘Already out of juice?’ As more electric cars debut, some drivers worry about enough chargers

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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Silence isn’t golden: Carmakers add sounds to hybrids, electric cars; pedestrian safety eyed

Quiet hybrids: An end to their sounds of silence?

Natl Academy of Sciences panel chosen to review vehicle electronics post-Toyota recalls

Govt panel chosen to review vehicle electronics

Report: Significant fuel savings possible for cars, light trucks but consumers must pay for it

Significant fuel savings possible for cars, SUVs

Buying a new car? Big springtime promotions, spurred by Toyota, could last through summer

Spring buyers market prevails in auto showrooms

Chinese automakers push to raise global profile at Beijing auto show, debut ‘green’ cars

Chinese automakers push to raise global profile

Chinese auto maker Chery signs football star Messi as international ambassador in global push

Chinese auto maker Chery signs Messi

BEIJING — China’s biggest domestic auto brand signaled its ambition Friday to become a global player by signing Argentine football star Lionel Messi as an international ambassador to promote its brands.

Chinese auto maker Chery says signs football star Messi as international ambassador

Chinese auto maker Chery says signs Messi

BEIJING — China’s biggest domestic auto brand signaled its ambition Friday to become a global player by signing Argentine football star Lionel Messi as an international ambassador to promote its brands.

Global automakers showcase ambitions for China, ‘green’ vehicles at Beijing auto show

Automakers showcase new models at Beijing show

Japanese start buying affordable electric cars, helped by government incentives, price war

Japanese start buying affordable electric cars

Ford and Microsoft to recharge cars, Hyundai hybrid, an Acura wagon and more from NY auto show

NY auto show: Ford-Microsoft deal, Hyundai hybrid

Ford, Microsoft to charge up cars; cheap Mazda subcompact; New Infiniti SUV; Acura wagon

Roundup of news and notes from New York auto show

Lincoln to join luxury hybrid market with MKZ on sale this fall

Lincoln to join luxury hybrid market

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is entering the small market for luxury hybrids this fall with a gas-electric version of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ.

GM’s Lutz, retiring after 47 years, says hybrids, electrics are future

GM’s Lutz says hybrids, electrics are future

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Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama
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Geneva auto show opens 80th edition on note of optimism as questions remain over hybrid future

Geneva auto show opens 80th edition to public

Hybrid or Hype? Automakers show off new fuel cars but expect gas to dominate for a while

Automakers show off hybrids at Geneva Auto Show

Kia unveils possible new plug-in hybrid to be called the ‘Ray’s

Kia unveils plug-in hybrid concept car

CHICAGO — Kia Motors America introduced its new Ray plug-in hybrid concept vehicle Wednesday that is designed to travel up to 50 miles on one battery charge.

More trouble for Toyota as regulators launch investigation of Prius brake, recall considered

Toyota woes mount as Prius recall considered

Nissan closes on $1.4 billion federal loan to build electric cars, batteries in Tennessee

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

California firm planning hybrid car plant in Alabama lines up Italian designer

Alabama hybrid car plant gets Italian designer

Live from Detroit: Hottest cars of auto show are small, electric and sporty

Hot cars in Detroit: Small, electric and sporty

China’s BYD, which plans to sell electric e6 in North America this year, may bring more models

Chinese maker of electric car e6 may have more

Cadillac unveils plug-in hybrid XTS concept; calls it ‘personal headquarters’

Cadillac unveils plug-in hybrid luxury concept car

Chrysler hiring, all-electric Volt, GMC Granite unveiled, new Toyota hybrid

Notes from the 2010 Detroit auto show

A roundup of news and notes out of the Detroit auto show on Tuesday:

Honda unveils sporty, 2-seater CR-Z hybrid at Detroit auto show; will go on sale this summer

Honda aims to add flair to hybrid market with CR-Z

Toyota debuts compact-sized hybrid concept car at Detroit auto show, may badge as a Prius

Toyota unveils pint-sized hybrid concept car

Ford Fusion Hybrid wins ‘10 car of year; Ford Transit Connect takes top truck prize

Ford Fusion Hybrid wins 2010 car of year award

Automaker plans for electric vehicles

Automaker plans for electric vehicles

Some of the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that are planned for the U.S. market or already for sale. Listed by brand, projected release date and price, when available.

Electric Company: small, hybrid and electric cars take spotlight at 2010 Detroit auto show

Smaller, electric cars reign at Detroit auto show

New federal rebates a good deal when replacing old appliances; cash varies by state

Smart Spending: Federal appliance rebates launch

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