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Cars, utilities lift US industrial output in March
2013-04-16 16:48:51| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, photo, Repairman Jerry Garcia works on an engine on the assembly line at the Ford Cleveland Engine Plant 1 , in Brook Park, Ohio.
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Aging Cars Mean Higher Repair Costs, though Hybrids are Improving
2013-04-15 06:31:49| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
CarMD.com released its 2013 CarMD Vehicle Health Index ranking of check engine-related car repairs and costs for model year 1996 to 2012 vehicles. For the first time in six years of this study, car repair costs jumped 10% nationwide to $367.84 on average per repair. The no. 1 most common repair remains a faulty oxygen [...]The Article Aging Cars Mean Higher Repair Costs, though Hybrids are Improving appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Compact crossover cars surge in sales
2013-04-14 22:41:29| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
People love their SUVs. You can't move for the things these days, but the good news is they could be getting smaller.
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Obama budget boosts funding, tax credit for electric cars
2013-04-14 20:03:25| Automakers - Topix.net
A 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle is parked at the solar-powered electric charging station at the General Motors assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.President Obama's proposed budget includes a boost in funding for the DOE to research more fuel efficient cars, and a boost to the tax credit for electric vehicles.
Russia Skips Hybrids in Push for Cars Using Natural Gas
2013-04-12 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Igor A. Samarsky of the southern Russian city of Krasnodar gets fuel economy on his 1998 Lada sedan that would make a Prius owner green with environmental envy. For all of 120 rubles about $3.80, or a little more than a gallon of regular unleaded fuel in the United States he can drive 140 miles. The Toyota hybrid would need three gallons of gas to drive that distance. The only drawback in Mr. Samarskys mind is his wifes lingering fear that the car, which runs on methane gas, will explode...
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