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Ontario doubles tax rebate for hybrid vehicles (CTV.ca)

TORONTO — Ontario is doubling the sales tax rebate it offers to consumers who buy hybrid vehicles. In its 2006 budget Thursday, the government announced it would boost the maximum sales tax rebate from ,000 to ,000 for qualifying hybrid vehicles.

Toyota introduces hybrid for rear-wheel drive Lexus (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

TOKYO | Toyota's latest luxury car is powered by the world's first commercially mass produced hybrid system that's especially designed for rear-wheel drive vehicles.

Hybrid technology paces the field (Indy Car)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Johnny Rutherford eased into the driver’s seat of the Honda Accord Hybrid that will serve as Official Pace Car for the 2006 IndyCar Series season for a get-acquainted time. The three-time Indianapolis 500 champion is, among other duties for the Indy Racing League, the Pace Car driver for IndyCar Series races. He was impressed with the dash layout and creature comforts. After

Light-rail riders will get free coffee to promote a car-sharing service (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

coffee and music today to promote subscriptions to one of its use-by-reservation cars at the 46th Street light-rail station in Minneapolis. The St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium started the HourCar service last year with a fleet of gas-electric hybrid cars that are parked

A 'luxury' hybrid gets a 26 mpg combo rating (Sun-Sentinel)

Lexus has announced the certified EPA-estimated fuel mileage figures for the GS 450h, which the company bills as "the world's first luxury performance hybrid sedan." The GS 450h has an EPA-estimated combined fuel-economy rating of 26 miles per gallon, with EPA-estimated fuel economy of 25 mpg in the city, 28 mpg on the highway.