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GM sets up dedicated hybrid, electric car division

Exhibitors at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show painted themselves vivid shades of green. So it's little surprise that in its wake, GM has created a new department to oversee hybrid and electric car development.

Chrysler to GM: We've got three electric cars

Last week Chrysler surprised everyone with the announcement of not one but three electric vehicle concepts, although two are technically hybrids and one is an electrified version of a Lotus sports car.

Audi promises electric car within 10 years

Audi is joining other German automakers in the effort to eliminate exhaust emissions, promising to bring an electric model to market in the next 10 years.

Cheaper, better battery for hybrid cars

CSIRO researchers based in Melbourne have developed a new type of lead-acid battery to replace the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries environmentally-friendly hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius use.

New hybrid tech claims 1.6L/100km

At Detroit, AFS Trinity Power Corporation showed off its plug-in hybrid SUV concept car, the XH-150, claiming 150mpg (1.6L/100km).

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