| Crude oil, gasoline and diesel fall again |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 4:35 PM - by xcel
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 Crude inventories are coming back in line with natural supply/demand norms.
Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Nov. 20, 2009
Californian’s receive a little break with an average price for a gallon of regular unleaded at $2.96.
Crude Oil
Oil prices fell for the second straight day amid the US dollars rise as speculators moved to the sidelines with renewed doubts about a sustainable global economic recovery.
NYMEX Crude oil futures closed at $77.71, down $0.34 this afternoon with US economic activity driving this weeks trading. As has been the standard routine for almost 4 weeks running, a run though the $80 per barrel price... [Read More]
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| Volt Racks Up Test Results |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 3:35 PM - by msirach
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One Year to Regular Production
Mike Sirach - CleanMPG - November 20, 2009
The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle is getting closer to production by the day.
The Volt has completed numerous development program milestones and durability development tests this year.
By the numbers:
· 80 pre-production Volt vehicles have been built.
· Approximately 250,000 miles of the road testing has been conducted
· The Volt has been tested in extreme heat and height, such as Death Valley, Calif. and Pike's Peak, Colo.
· 300 battery packs have been manufactured by Compact Power Inc.
· ... [Read More]
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| 20 years of TDI thanks to Audi |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 2:21 PM - by xcel
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 Fuel efficient and powerful technology with a future.
Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Nov. 20, 2009
Lone 1.6L equipped Audi A3 in Norway while crossing the European continent from north to south at over 70 mpgUS!
Audi is celebrating the 20th birthday of TDI technology
In the fall of 1989, the Audi 100 2.5 TDI – the first Audi with a direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine – was exhibited at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Ever since, the four rings has continued to set reach new milestones. Since 1989, Audi has produced over five million combining excellent power and exemplary efficiency.[Read More]
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| Ethanol fuel and antibiotics |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 12:39 PM - by drimportracing
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Technology has not advanced if it's unsafe
David Guiterrez - NATURALNEWS - Nov 7th, 2009
Remember Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! --Ed.
By products from the production of corn for ethanol bio-fuels have been found to be contaminated with antibiotics.
"Ethanol's drug problem is just the latest of many reasons to impose a moratorium on production of fuels from grains," wrote Stan Cox for the Land Institute's Prairie Writers Circle. "If industry cannot supply sufficient quantities of alternative fuels without risking an even deeper medical crisis, it might just be another sign that our thirst for vehicle fuel has... [Read More]
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| Dynamic little fuel miser likely to be a hit |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 12:14 PM - by seftonm
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 Lightweight Mazda2 has excellent ride and handling, and is sure to be popular in Canada.
Jeremy Cato - THEGLOBEANDMAIL - Nov. 20, 2009
Sounds promising, I just hope Mazda can keep the Mazda3's smiling front end treatment away from the Mazda2. --Ed.
The slow, official rollout of the 2011 Mazda2 will finally begin in earnest next month.
In early December at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Mazda will begin parcelling out certain details about the North American version of the Mazda2. We'll get the full nuts and bolts story on content, pricing and on-sale timing later... [Read More]
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| Toyota's image under scrutiny |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 9:44 AM - by msirach
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Safety advocates say acceleration issue may not be easy fix
Christine Tierney - DETNEWS - November 20, 2009
I personally don't believe that Toyota is at fault. I have attempted to replicate this issue, and an operator should recognize the problem and correct it. --Ed.
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. has investigated complaints from drivers saying their Toyota and Lexus vehicles accelerated all by themselves, and the company has identified essentially one cause. The trouble, according to Toyota, occurs when loose or ill-fitting floor mats, carpet covers or detached trim jam the gas pedal.
But after a highly... [Read More]
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| Speeders put Metro Detroit road workers in danger |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 9:39 AM - by Chuck
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....but countless times, in forums and blogs have admantly said speeding is safer
Tom Greenwood - DETROITNEWS - Nov 20, 2009
Why believe the article: thousands of people on the net have sworn speeding is better. Because I can. Because I'm entitled. Because. So follow these role models as closely as possible. --Ed.
Thousands of Metro Detroit motorists driving through construction zones are reaching speeds on average of more than 20 mph above posted limits, endangering workers and themselves, according to a study by The Detroit News at three construction... [Read More]
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| Rattner: Chrysler's management had to be changed and merge with healthy automaker |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 9:28 AM - by Chuck
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The Fiat-Chrysler merger is similar to what Ghosn had for a GM/Nissan/Renaut merger in 2006
David Shepardson - DETROITNEWS - Nov 20, 2009
It's hard to give up power even when things are going badly --Ed.
Steven Rattner, the Obama administration's former top auto adviser, disclosed for the first time Thursday that a key aim of restructuring Chrysler was installing a new management team.
Rattner said the Auburn Hills automaker's survival depended on replacing top executives appointed under the ownership of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP.
"We wanted to have a completely... [Read More]
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| Ghosn: General Motors should have joined team in 2006 |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 9:13 AM - by Chuck
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"When you see the disaster and the waste of energy and skills and talent, nobody can be happy," Ghosn said (of GM's plight).
David Shepardson - DETROITNEWS - Nov 20, 2009
GM thought they were smarter than anyone else and did not need help --Ed.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said General Motors would have been far better off if it had formed a transcontinental alliance with the French-Japanese auto partnership in 2006.
"Without any doubt," he told a forum sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. GM and the alliance called off talks in October... [Read More]
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| Hybrid Dangers |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 8:20 AM - by Right Lane Cruiser
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You can't treat a hybrid car crash, like any other car crash.
Angela Pellerano - WTVR - November 19, 2009
Vital information for emergency responders. Is there a coordinated training effort nationwide for this? --Ed.
CENTRAL VIRGINIA - Hybrid vehicles are everywhere. They're great on gas and great for the environment. As a result, more and more of them are popping up around Richmond but hybrids have a hidden danger; you can't afford to mess with these cars - unless you know what you're doing.
"Lady lost control and it was straddling a deep ditch," recalls Lieutenant Al Thompson of Chesterfield County's fire department, "We had to open... [Read More]
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| Reliant Energy, City of Houston Unveil Electric Vehicle Project |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 8:12 AM - by Right Lane Cruiser
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Helps to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
AUTOMOTIVE-BUSINESS-REVIEW - November 17, 2009
We need more initiatives like this! When will this become common across the nation? --Ed.
The City of Houston and Reliant Energy, has launched a program to bring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to demonstrate the role that electric cars play in the citys clean energy future.
The company said that the "Power of the Plug-In", includes converting 10 city owned Toyota Prius cars to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and... [Read More]
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| Pulling the plug on hybrid myths |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 8:07 AM - by Right Lane Cruiser
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles.
Jared Sagoff - PHYSORG - November 19, 2009
An excellent read. Is any of this information new to you? --Ed.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has taken a lead role in developing and testing plug-in hybrid technologies. At the lab's Center for Transportation Research (CTR), vehicle systems engineer Forrest Jehlik and his colleagues work to bring these cars to market quickly and cheaply. Here, he dispels some commonly held myths about plug-in hybrids.
Myth #1: A significant number of plug-in hybrids are currently for sale.[Read More]
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| $5,000 Rebate To Convert Normal Hybrid Cars To Plug-in Hybrids |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 8:01 AM - by Right Lane Cruiser
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"I have had this car for about nine months and filled up three times."
CBS12 - November 19, 2009
A nice incentive -- how many people take advantage of this sort of thing? --Ed.
(West Palm Beach) Our state is leading the charge in energy efficiency cars. Florida is now the first state to offer a $5,000 rebate as an incentive to convert Toyota Prius Hybrids into plug-in hybrids.
The electric conversion must be done at Foreign Affairs Auto on Military Trail in West Palm Beach.
"We take the Toyota Prius and convert it to a plug in Prius by using a lithium battery." The lithium battery has a life of 30-40... [Read More]
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| GM global VP to personally call buyers who returned a vehicle |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 5:03 AM - by msirach
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May the best car win
Mike Sirach - CleanMPG - Nov. 19, 2009
Most manufacturers have realized that to succeed, they must get direct feedback from consumers.
Fewer than 200 of 222,000 customers who have opted for the 60-day Money Back Guarantee on new vehicle purchases are in the process of returning the Chevy, Buick, Cadillac or GMC vehicle they purchased, Vice President of Global Product Engineering Mark Reuss said Thursday.
And every potential walk away is getting an exit interview from Reuss or one of his engineering leadership team.
Reuss gave the customer outreach example in answer to a question in a roundtable with Detroit media about how the new... [Read More]
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| 2010 KTM Street bike lineup announced |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 4:30 AM - by xcel
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KTM appears to have BMW Motorrad in its sights.
Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Nov. 20, 2009
A lone 2010 KTM 990 SM R and rider at sunset overlooking the Pacific.
KTM has made a strategic move to increase its presence in the street bike segment by announcing 6 new street models to its line up.
New to the US for 2010 are the KTM 690 Duke R, 990 SM T, 990 SM R, 1190 RC8 R, 1190 RC8 R IDM Red Bull Limited Edition and the 1190 RC8 R Akrapovic Limited Edition.
First up is the KTM 990 SM R representing KTM's ultimate large displacement Supermoto bike. According to KTM, it is as much fun on the race track as it is on the road. This model... [Read More]
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