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Government 'Cash For Clunkers' Program Begins
(WGN-AM)- After two decades and 126,000 miles, John and Susan Musinski's 1990 Ford Econoline has made its final run.
Belching black smoke and rusting from the wheels up, the once-rockin' van -- replete with curtains, a TV and even a CB radio -- made...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Chicago Tribune, SUVs and Crossovers, Car Allowance Rebate System (2009)
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You can now charge your electric car at one of the six charging stations in downtown Chicago.
Staff reporterNeed to charge your electric car? Now you can in downtown Chicago. There are now six charging stations that can charge up to 24 cars at the same time. Due to a 15-million dollar Department of Energy Grant, there will be five hundred new alternative fuel...Tags: Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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Report: Saab to be saved by mystery Swedish electric car company
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Saab, Luxury The all-but-lifeless corpse of Saab continues to stagger forward in hopes of finding a juicy investor to sink its teeth into. Autocar reports that National Electric Vehicle Sweden is... -
Report: China's Youngman bails on Saab, Mahindra still in the mix
Autoblog.comFiled under: China, Saab Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile has been jettisoned from the dwindling pool of bidders for Saab after tendering an offer of $492 million for the whole kaboodle. Exact reasons weren't given for Youngman leaving the table, but... -
Li-ion???s Roar: Is the Affordable Long-Haul Electric Car Almost at Hand?
MotorTrend MagazineRecently, Newark, California-based Envia Systems unveiled a 400-watt-hour/kilogram rechargeable lithium-ion battery that it said could be delivered for as little as $125/kilowatt-hour. That's roughly twice the density at half the cost of the current state... -
Nissan Leaf's U.S. sales may jump after production starts here
Nissan sold just 370 Leaf electric vehicles in the U.S. last month and only 2,103 so far this year. To put this in perspective, the U.S. auto industry has sold almost 4.7-million vehicles this year. But as Andy Palmer, executive vice president of Nissan&...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan, Ferrari, Norway, Nissan
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I-4 expansion plans in jeopardy because no-toll rule still stands
State plans to widen Interstate 4 by charging tolls to pay for new lanes could be in jeopardy because U.S. Rep. John Mica on Wednesday conceded he has not yet sold the idea to Congress.
Mica, R-Winter Park, is chairman of the House transportation...Tags: Transportation, Highway Transportation, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Orange County (Florida), State Road 408
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Daily News Briefs: May 22, 2012
KickingTiresGas mileage tops drivers' lists as the "most important consideration" for their next car, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. Two-thirds of consumers expect their next car to get better mileage than their current one ??? which they......Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Super Bowl, St. Louis, Highway Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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New service turns your car into a talking personal assistant
Some people talk to their cars. In the near future, their cars will talk right back to them. On Tuesday, Nuance Communications Inc., a company that specializes in voice and language solutions, announced a new product called Dragon Drive that will turn...
Tags: Mike Thompson, Nuance Communications Incorporated, Google+, Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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