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Mercedes Unveils Tree of Innovation at Oscars

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Source: Merkley and Partners

This Sunday nestled among the tributes to Hollywood's brightest stars during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Mercedes-Benz USA will unveil a new ad campaign called "Tree of Innovation" which stars the

Volkswagen Plans to Sell 300,000 Electric Cars a Year by 2018

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VW Could be Global EV Leader?
Last night, in the runup to the first day at the Geneva Auto show, Volkswagen unveiled its electric vehicle strategy for the next 8 years. The plan, announced by the company's chairman Dr.

First Ever Plug-in Hybrid Electric Porsche Uveiled: 918 Spyder Gets 78 MPG

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Image via Jalopnik

The biggest surprise from Volkswagen's preview show on the eve of the Geneva Auto show was without a doubt the new plug-in electric hybrid Porsche concept car. Called the 918 Sypder, the stunning ride can allegedly get 78 miles per gallon, can go 16 miles on electric charge alone, and can do 0-60 in 3.2 seconds.

Zipcar Stops Renting 2010 Prius Hybrids Until Brake Problems are Fixed

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Apologies for the bad Photoshop job... Photo: Zipcar Logo, Toyota

Less Than 1% of Zipcar Fleet, But...
I'm pretty sure that many TreeHugger readers are also Zipcar customers (car-sharing in general is booming), and chances are that with that crowd, the Prius is more popular than the SUVs.

Kaizen Fail: Toyota Recalls 437,000 Hybrids Worldwide, Mostly 2010 Prius Models

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Ouch
We all knew it was coming, but now it's official. Toyota has formally filed a voluntary recall for 437,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide.

Does Audi's 'Green Police' Superbowl Ad Reveal a Shifting Paradigm? (Video)

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Photo via World Sports Tribune

Much has been made of this year's generally crappy Super Bowl ads. But in the green community, one ad has been showing up repeatedly on just about every enviro blog out there: the Audi "Green Police" ad.