Some 150 employees of the Avis Budget Group’s Budget Rent A Car contact center on Airport Drive will lose their jobs when the facility is closed down during the first quarter of 2009.

Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations (AP via Yahoo! News)

Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide — a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.

Enterprise doubles size of hybrid fleet at DIA. (Denver Post)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car said it is doubling its fleet of hybrid rental cars to about 100 vehicles at Denver International Airport, making DIA a "hybrid branch" for the agency.

Vroom your way to savings on vacation (Tulsa World)

Dear Action Line: We have an annual argument on whether to fly to Orlando for Christmas and pay to rent an economy car or a full-size car. Last year we wound up fighting because we were crammed with our luggage into a Honda. It can't be that much more expensive for a full-size car, can it?

Hawaii Set to Create First Statewide Electric Car Charging System (TechNewsWorld.com)

Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide -- a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil. Hawaii imports foreign oil for almost 90 percent of its energy needs. One-third of that oil is used to power cars and buses on island streets.