A federal jury Thursday has awarded more than $28 million in damages to a Baltimore-based hybrid technology company in a patent infringement suit against automakers Hyundai and Kia. The award for Paice LLC came following a seven-day trial in U.S. ...

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Harley-Davidson has introduced its first electric motorcycle, a sleek, futuristic bike that sounds like a jet airplane taking off and can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds.

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Imagine driving from Times Square in New York to Miami Beach in South Florida without filling up the gas tank. Now, imagine doing that in an automobile that retails for less than $30,000.

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Eric D. Wachsman has long wanted to solve the world’s energy conundrum. So, 25 years ago in a California classroom, he began work that he hoped would ultimately lead to a marketable, long-term and dependable solution.

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LOS ANGELES — A judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented that her hybrid Civic could get 50 miles per gallon, according ...

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TORRANCE, Calif. — Lawyers for American Honda Motor Co. returned to court Thursday to try to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the fuel economy of her hybrid Honda Civic. Superior Court ...

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TORRANCE, Calif. — Lawyers for the American Honda Motor company are heading back to court trying to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the poor fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic. ...

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SAN DIEGO — A judge tentatively approved a settlement to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 cash over claims that the cars’ fuel economy was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist’s victory in small claims court ...

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SAN DIEGO — A judge on Tuesday granted California and four other states more time to consider objecting to a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims about the automaker’s hybrid vehicles. The states’ ...

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Nine city-owned parking garages had electric vehicle charging stations installed Wednesday along with creation of 18 dedicated parking spaces for the effort in each garage. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake drove a 2011 Chevy Volt to as part of a demonstration about ...

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