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14 June 2006 posted in Government/Legal 3 views
Ford asks government for help to modernize U.S. plants Pitching Ford Motor's "Way Forward" program to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Competitiveness Forum" Wednesday, Ford's president of the Americas Mark Fields asked the federal government for a variety o ...
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13 January 2006 posted in Trends 10 views
Flex-fuel cars lead Brazilian auto sales GM and Ford, take note: flex-fuel cars outsold conventional gasoline driven cars in Brazil in 2005. Sales of flex-fuel cars, which run on any mixture of ethanol and gasoline, amounted to 53.6 percent ...
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25 October 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 7 views
International to field-test hybrid trucks Truck manufacturer International has built 24 Class 6 utility trucks with a diesel/electric hybrid drivetrain, and will be delivering the trucks to 14 North American customers. Each customer will be r ...
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14 October 2005 posted in Trends 12 views
California expands low-cost insurance program California is expanding its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program with the aim of reducing the 14% of drivers that carry no insurance in the state. The program doesn't depend on government subsidies, ...
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2 October 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 6 views
Do hybrids save money? No. That's the conclusion of Joe White, Detroit Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal, who looked into buying a Prius for his own daily driver. White was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition Septem ...
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