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The Utah Effect: Drivers are keeping their cars far longer than they used to
2015-09-22 13:22:24| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
So what if your car still has a tape deck, a retro paint job and a few scratches, as long as it gets you to the grocery store and back? That ethos appears to have spread throughout Utah and the rest of the nation. As a result, the average age of cars and trucks keeps climbing, making the road-worn car the norm.
VW caught cheating on diesel emmissions standards, ordered to recall 500,000 cars
2015-09-21 15:00:42| Extremetech
VW was caught lying to the EPA and deliberately programming cars to bypass pollution restrictions. Now they're facing down an $18 billion fine.
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4. NYC's Brian Miller sells superluxury cars, hands-on service
2015-09-21 09:06:41| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Brian Miller's dealership, Manhattan Motorcars Inc. in New York, boasts a roster of exotic and superluxury brands under one rooftop, often selling vehicles with price tags topping $1 million to the rich and famous. Dealer Brian Miller is a jeans-and-sneakers guy who occasionally still drives the first car he ever bought: a 1972 Mercury Cougar.
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New Diesel Cars Making Europes Air Unfit to Breathe
2015-09-20 05:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Nine out of 10 new diesel cars are failing to meet European Union air pollution limits, according to a report published Monday by the nonprofit sustainable transport group Transport & Environment. The report found that the worst offender, an Audi, emitted 22 times the allowed EU limit. This is due to manufacturers testing their new vehicles in laboratory conditions which do not reflect actual emissions of pollutants on the road, T&E reports. The research found that on average diesel cars in the...
7 ethanol tanker cars derail on bridge in southeastern South Dakota, at least 1 catches fire
2015-09-20 00:35:56| Railroads - Topix.net
Seven ethanol tanker cars derailed and at least one caught fire Saturday morning in southeastern South Dakota, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad said. The company said no one was hurt.
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