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How Automakers Recycle (Graphic)
KickingTiresBecause it's Earth Day, we're looking at how car parts are recycled, how outside objects are recycled for use in cars and how automakers are using new, renewable energy resources to make cars less of a drag on the environment.......Tags: Energy Resources, Alternative Energy, Car Repair, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues
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Summer Gas Prices, Consumption Expected to Drop
KickingTiresIf government projections hold true, Americans this year will pay the lowest summer gas prices they have in two years. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this week that the price for a gallon of regular gas is expected to......Tags: Commodity Markets, AAA, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Toyota's Prius Still MPG Champ
KickingTiresIf you think you see the Toyota Prius everywhere, that's because it is. Sales of Toyota's most popular hybrid are continually strong, undoubtedly propelled by the lure of high fuel economy. However, more automakers have joined the hybrid movement since......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Automotive Equipment
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Gas Could Fall to $3 by Autumn
KickingTiresThe last time the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline fell below $3 a gallon was Christmas 2010, but it could hit that mark long before you hang this year's mistletoe. Citing falling tensions in the Middle East, fewer......Tags: Commodity Markets, Halloween, Environmental Issues, Credit and Debt, Automotive Equipment
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'Reinventing Fire': How the Automobile Fits Into the Future of Energy
KickingTiresWhat if someone told you there will soon be cars on the market that get 125 to 240 mpg? What if that same person told you it's possible to phase out oil entirely by 2050 and run a 158% larger......Tags: Energy Resources, Sales, Automotive Equipment, Technology, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Why Is Gas So Expensive?
KickingTiresGas prices hit the $4-per-gallon mark in Southern California and Chicago this weekend, and the national average price for a gallon regular unleaded breached the $3.50 mark, according to AAA. Prices for 2011 were already supposed to be some of......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Commodity Markets, AAA, Libya, Minor League Baseball
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A Winter in the Nissan Leaf
KickingTiresThe Nissan Leaf's cold-weather performance was one of the mysteries we wanted to explore, and we knew it would be complicated by our car's lack of a winter package ??? an option still under development that will add battery insulation......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Chicago Weather, Mystery (genre), Traffic, Commuting
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2012 Ford Electric Priced at $39,200
KickingTiresStarting today, Ford will take orders for the 2012 Focus Electric, which has been priced at $39,200, excluding a $795 destination fee. A limited number of the electric compact cars will be available before the end of the year in......Tags: Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ford, Michelin Group, Environmental Issues
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Hot weather causes electric bills to swell
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT WEATHER PAGE:It’s hot, and time again for BGE bills to remind us that cooling our homes costs money. The utility said seven days of 90-plus weather in June, and seven more in July will help jack up......Tags: Weather Reports, Weather
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Economy's Silver Lining: Gas Prices Plummet
KickingTiresWhile most economic news has been dismal lately, there???s at least one bright spot to the recent downturn ??? a reprieve from rising gas prices. After five straight weeks of increases at the gas pump, prices fell 3.7 cents to......Tags: Commodity Markets, Los Angeles Times, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Hybrid Tax Credits Expire Dec. 31
KickingTiresWe don???t want to be alarmists, but if you???re still on the fence about the whole hybrid thing, the clock is running out fast to get a tax credit. The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which gave birth to the......Tags: State Budgets, Crime, Law and Justice, Economic Policy, Credit and Debt, Automotive Equipment
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2012 Ford Focus Electric Vehicle at 2011 Detroit Auto Show
KickingTiresCompetes with: Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt Looks like: Ford collaborated with Aston Martin on the Focus??? grille Drivetrain: Electric motor with undisclosed power ratings and transmission Hits dealerships: Late 2011 Everyone knew this day was coming, but it?...Tags: Auto Shows, Michelin Group, Restaurants, Aston Martin, Prius
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