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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...THINK THAT AS OIL PRICES RISE, CONSUMERS WILL FIND NEW WAYS TO CONSERVE, LIKE BUYING MORE HYBRID CARS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for T. Boone Pickens | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

Just what we didn't need to get us in the mood for the summer driving season: gas prices seemingly stuck permanently above $2 a gallon. Sales of hybrid cars are on the rise, and more people are carpooling. But even consumers who won't give up their SUVs are finding new ways of protesting high prices at the pump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fill-'Er-Up Blues | 6/7/2004 | See Source »

...environmentally friendly sport-utility vehicle? It's a tree hugger's dream, right up there with a fat-free cheeseburger and a healthy cigarette. So when Ford offered me an early test drive in its 2005 Escape Hybrid SUV, I was, suffice it to say, a tad skeptical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Test Drive: Ford Escape: A Smooth Ride | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

Holter tosses me the keys, and we cruise Los Angeles' west side. Hmm. Nice pickup. Lots of room. A smooth ride--no wimpy golf-cart feel as in some smaller hybrids. At slow speeds, the quiet gas engine disengages and a virtually silent electric motor takes over. Unless I were blindfolded--not a great idea while driving any car--I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the Escape Hybrid and the gas-only model. But there's one important difference: this green machine averages 35 m.p.g. off the highway--15 m.p.g. more than the regular Escape--proving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Test Drive: Ford Escape: A Smooth Ride | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...Hybrid High They're cool, clean and don't gulp gas. Combo cars find a market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Table of Contents: May 24, 2004 | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

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