Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Vehicles

NEWS ARTICLES AND PRESS RELEASES

Cars facing stricter emissions limits (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 20, 2006)

Hybrids: Seven worries, seven answers (CNN.com, March 16, 2006)

The Myths Behind Hybrids (Business Week, February 28, 2006)

Survey Says 9 of 10 Americans Want Access to High MPG Car Models Not Sold in U.S. (PA DEP Update, December 9. 2005)

Hybrid drivers complete run for mileage mark: 2 days, 1,400 miles, 110 mpg 1 tank (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 8, 2005)

Hybrid drivers to push Prius to the limit (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 5, 2005)

Toyota to add 10 hybrids to lineup (USA Today, August 3, 2005)

Detroit's gung-ho for hybrids (USA Today, July 12, 2005)

Ford begins selling second hybrid vehicle (Business Week, July 11, 2005)

Toyota to double hybrid vehicle output in 2006 (Forbes.com, July 5, 2005)

Toyota will build hybrid Camry in Kentucky (Associated Press, May 17, 2005)

Prius hybrids dogged by software (CNN/Money, May 16, 2005)

Survey: Hybrid drivers save $900 per year (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27, 2005)

Port Authority rolls out its first hybrid bus (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 23, 2005)

Hybrid Could Fill Humvee's Boots (Wired News, April 21, 2005)

Tired of premium? These cars tank up on vegetable oil (Christian Science Monitor, June 29, 2004)

GASP IN THE NEWS

Exploring Hybrid Cars and Alternative Fuels on Pittsburgh 365, a weekly lifestyle show on WBGN-TV (April 27, 2005). "Hybrid cars are as "in style" as designer jeans these days. With rising gas prices, everyone's looking to save some money. But, these cars are also saving the environment. We attended a hands-on display at Carnegie Mellon University, thanks to Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)."

Hybrid vehicles hoping to stir desires of motorists: Seeing another kind of green" (Post-Gazette, May 16, 2004)


GASP FACT SHEETS

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  • Hybrid Cars of Today and Tomorrow includes a list of all hybrid vehicles on the market, as well as upcoming releases (updated April 2005) - 39K

  • Financial Incentives for Buying a Hybrid Vehicle includes information on Pennsylvania rebates and federal tax deductions (updated April 2005) - 79K

  • Health and Environmental Effects of Driving (reprinted with permission from hybridcars.com) - 156K

  • Hydrogen Resources


    Breathe Easy/Stop Idling! Download and print this poster with personal fuel-saving tips. (Adobe Acrobat required, 148 KB)
    LINKS

  • Clean Car Campaign
  • Electric Auto Association
  • Environmental Defense's Tailpipe Tally
  • EV World
  • fueleconomy.gov
  • GreenerCars.com
  • Howstuffworks: How Hybrid Cars Work
  • HybridCars.com
  • hybridcars.about.com
  • InsightCentral.net
  • MixedPower.com

  • GASP EVENTS






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