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- California, Massachusetts Named Most Energy-Efficient States
- Today in Car News: American Resurgence, Car Chargers and David Byrne
- EPA Approves Higher Ethanol Content: What Does It Mean At The Pump?
- 2011 BMW X3 Priced From $37,625
- Study Says One In Five Likes To Facebook And Drive
- Buick Builds The World's Worst Roads...Virtually
- Today at High Gear Media: Ford Edge, Facebook, Corvette Z06
- 2011 Nissan Leaf: While You Wait, Have Some Stickers
- TomTom Offers Roadside Assistance To Users Of iPhone App & GPS Devices
| California, Massachusetts Named Most Energy-Efficient States Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:31 PM PDT  California, Massachusetts and Oregon have been named the top-rated states for energy efficiency, while New York, Vermont, Washington, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Maine rounded out the top ten. That's according to the annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a...
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| Today in Car News: American Resurgence, Car Chargers and David Byrne Posted: 13 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT  Chevy Volt, Ford Fusion Hybrid and Jeep Grand Cherokee: America's automakers may have won back their place in the consideration queue. [New York Times] Electric cars might be the hot topic this week, but automakers still have low expectations for sales. [CNet] Ecotality and Coulomb Technologies say their DC current fast-charging stations are ready...
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| EPA Approves Higher Ethanol Content: What Does It Mean At The Pump? Posted: 13 Oct 2010 12:19 PM PDT  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given limited approval to a plan that will allow normal pump gasoline to contain up to 15 percent ethanol. Retailers are already allowed to sell a blend with ten-percent ethanol (sometimes called E10) at the pump. Ethanol is currently blended into about 70 percent of our pump gasoline nationwide;...
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| 2011 BMW X3 Priced From $37,625 Posted: 13 Oct 2010 09:51 AM PDT  The 2011 BMW X3 lineup changes this year, dropping the previous xDrive30i model for a naturally-aspirated xDrive28i priced from $37,625 and a turbocharged N55-powered xDrive35i priced from $41,925. Those prices basically bracket the tweener that was the previous X3 xDrive30i, which was priced at $38,850. The slight drop in price makes sense for...
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| Study Says One In Five Likes To Facebook And Drive Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:36 AM PDT  The last time we heard from the Royal Automobile Club, they were extolling the virtues of traveling by car, even if it meant sitting in traffic. Today, they've come out with news that's apt to be much less divisive and far more disturbing: according to a recent RAC survey, 21% of drivers in the U.K. access social networks like Facebook and Twitter...
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| Buick Builds The World's Worst Roads...Virtually Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:08 AM PDT  If you've been paying attention to the world of car development over the last several years, you know the simulator is playing an ever-increasing role. At Buick, part of that role is cloning some of the world's toughest roads and driving them virtually to help tune the car. As interesting as that is, it's the way they map the roads that's really...
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| Today at High Gear Media: Ford Edge, Facebook, Corvette Z06 Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT  If you missed our first drive of the 2011 Ford Edge this summer, the full review is live--and it's giving the judges a reason to break out the 8s. [TheCarConnection] So far, it's short of a call for a complete ban on talking and driving--but DOT Secretary Ray LaHood is pressing automakers to do more on cellphone safety. [TheCarConnection] Have you...
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| 2011 Nissan Leaf: While You Wait, Have Some Stickers Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:30 AM PDT  You've heard by now that I'm buying a 2011 Nissan Leaf. In case you're wondering, it's a Cayenne Red SV, which I'm hoping implies some hyper-real blend of Porsche and Lamborghini performance. Maybe? Maybe not. I won't be among the first folks to take delivery, though. Lance Armstrong already has his; my Leaf won't be here until April. But we're...
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| TomTom Offers Roadside Assistance To Users Of iPhone App & GPS Devices Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:20 AM PDT  TomTom, the location and navigation provider, has launched a roadside assistance service which will be made available to users of their GPS devices as well as the TomTom App for iPhone. Utilizing the Cross Country Motor Club’s network of tow truck and emergency road service operators, TomTom will be providing 24/7/365 coverage for tow...
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