February 2012
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“Edmunds.com reports that Americans waste something like $1,850 over the lifetime...”
– by Josh Max @ NYDailyNews.com:
Debunking the 3,000 mile oil change myth
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2013 model-year car stickers now mobile at... →
- by Maggie Shader at www.consumerreports.org
Excerpt: “Model year 2013 cars will carry new redesigned fuel economy and environment labels and Fueleconomy.gov has added the stickers to its mobile site so you can access the label data from your phone and personalize your car search based on your needs.”
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“General Motors is opening a new window into in-car entertainment with...”
– via The New York Daily News: A new window into in-car entertainment
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Check out this website: GasBuddy.com
Gas prices are skyrocketing AGAIN! The best ways not to let the whims of the oil market get the best of your bank account are to:
a) Keep your engine oil fresh and tire pressure at the proper level.
b) Drive fuel efficiently (no gunning or unneccessary speeding or idling; glide into stops; don’t tailgate).
c) Avoid unnecessary driving. Consolidate errands. Carpool to school or work a...
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EXPERIMENTS IN MOTION →
Click the link to find out more about Experiments in Motion, a partnership between Columbia University GSAPP and Audi of America.
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"GM To Add 'EcoLogic' Tag To New Cars, Shows Green... →
BY ANTONY INGRAM @ www.greencarreports.com
Excerpt: ”It’s all very well selling a car on the back of low emissions or great fuel economy, but how do you know if its been environmentally unfriendly to make? Or whether it’ll all go to landfill when it dies?”
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“Just two months after debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Honda Fit...”
– via The New York Daily News: Honda Fit EV enters US market
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"Consumer advocates show new 54.5 mpg standards... →
- by Eric Evarts @ http://news.consumerreports.org
Excerpt: “Cars that get 54 mpg will bring consumers immediate savings, despite their higher costs. That’s the message from a joint news conference held today by Consumers Union, the consumer advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, along with the Consumer Federation of America (CFA).”
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DOE News: Energy Department to Launch New Energy... →
Excerpt: “The interdisciplinary research and development through the new Energy Innovation Hub will help advance cutting-edge energy storage and battery technologies that can be used to improve the reliability and the efficiency of the electrical grid, to better integrate clean, renewable energy technologies as part of the electrical system, and for use in electric and hybrid vehicles that...
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What Do You Think? →
…an insightful article by James B. Stewart for the New York Times about Chrysler’s Superbowl 2012 Halftime in America commercial. What do you think?
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“Chicago prepares for the biggest and oldest auto show in the country. The...”
– Chicago Auto Show: Getting ready for North America’s biggest car event - NY Daily News
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“Cleared by U.S. safety investigators, GM-owned Chevrolet is now looking to...”
– via The New York Daily News: Chevy hopes Volt power trial catches fire
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“Car buyers between the ages of 19-31 prefer electric vehicles over standard cars...”
– Gen Yers prefer electric cars
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Watchby Matt Compton, on January 31, 2012 @ whitehouse.gov
“President Obama made the trip across town to the Washington Auto Show to look at some of the incredible new vehicles being built by Detroit.
There, he told reporters:
Let me just say, when you look at all these cars, it is testimony to the outstanding work that’s been done by workers — American workers, American...
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"Women's Car-Shopping Tactics Steer Them Toward... →
by DANA FARRINGTON via http://www.npr.org
Excerpt:
“When it comes to buying cars, women do their homework — and it pays off.”
January 2012
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Car makers support Calif.'s new 'clean car' regs →
By Jason Dearen Associated Press / January 27, 2012; via http://www.boston.com
Excerpt: “Automakers expressed qualified support for California’s proposed rules to require carmakers to build more electric and other less-polluting hybrid cars and trucks by 2025.”
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“Cell phones are causing drivers to drift into lanes other than ours, to slow...”
– via NewYorkDailyNews.com: Texting/talking while driving – what’s the law?
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What the? Diesel sales up, hybrids down in U.S. -... →
by Nicholas Maronese @ Sympatico.ca
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Automakers plan to hire thousands of workers this... →
By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times
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Photos from 2012 Detroit Auto Show - latimes.com →
Couldn’t make it to Michigan this year? Enjoy this nifty online slideshow from the Los Angeles Times, featuring the upcoming Dodge Dart, Buick Encore, Cadillac ATS and many more new and future cars showcased at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-detroit-highlights-pg,0,1812526.photogallery
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U.S. closes its investigation into Chevrolet Volt... →
via The Detroit Free Press
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“General Motors is back on top as the world’s biggest automaker, outselling...”
– Via NewYorkDailyNews.com: GM back on top as world’s biggest automaker
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Having Car Safety Problems? The NHTSA Offers an... →
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) at the NHTSA provides an online form to consumers that allows people to file vehicle safety complaints.
All complaints submitted are privacy protected, as is personal identification information.
Submissions are added to a database and linked to similar complaints, helping point investigators towards issues...
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IBM Plans to Offer a 500 Mile Range Battery for...
Range anxiety for drivers who want to do more than toodle around town in their new EVs has long been forecast as a deterrent to longevity for the potentially huge electric car market.
If IBM has its way, and succeeds in the process, EVs will easily be able to meet the superhighway challenge within a decade, thanks to development of a rechargeable battery that can hold its charge for up to 500...
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December 2011
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Happy New Year!
…From www.PriceQuotes.com!
If you’re looking for a great deal on a new or slightly used car, this holiday weekend is one of the best of the year to go bargain shopping.
Start your journey at www.PriceQuotes.com, where you can review and get free local dealer quotes before you hit the pavement, and review pre-owned listings in your area.
Here’s to safe, expedient and joyful...
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"Ten Electric Cars Coming in 2012" by Patrick... →
PluginCars.com showcases ten MORE new EVs to be released during 2012. Click the link to read the article!
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"Kohl’s Department Stores Add EV Charging Stations... →
Kohl’s has now joined the ranks of IKEA, Cracker Barrel, Macy’s, Best Buy, Walgreen’s, Walmart, Marriott, Hilton, Best Western, Holiday Inn, McDonald’s and many more big businesses to support EV rollout across the country. Bravo!
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Glimpses of the LA Auto Show - Cadillac Combines...
The impressively elegant Cadillac ELR and Cadillac Ciel, showcased at the 2011 LA Auto Show, are both reminiscent of the great Cadillacs of the ’50s,’60s, and ’70s. In those days, the luxury cars were as “big as a whale,” as the B-52s so famously sang, and served as status symbols of the pinnacle of the American dream.
Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Sugar Ray...
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Good Perspective from the New York Daily News
“What the truck? Nominees for Truck of the Year Award are a head-scratcher” - by Josh Max
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/truck-nominees-truck-year-award-a-head-scratcher-article-1.994770
:)
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Glimpses of the LA Auto Show - Tires Made of...
Being simultaneously a Florida girl and a California girl, the scent of anything related to oranges is like heaven for me. I’m a bit of an orange oil fanatic, as well, using it for home cleaning, bug repellant and in beauty products…. and perhaps one future day, ideally for tires, perhaps even on an electric car…
Every year that I attend the Los Angeles Auto Show, I make a point...
Green Car Reports Sales Figures for Plug-Ins in... →
by John Voelcker, Senior Editor