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Green machines
Hybrids are making more fiscal sense
Just last summer, hybrid cars didn't make much financial sense. One year and 35 cents a gallon later, they still might not, but they're getting much closer, according to a recent study from car-buying research Web site Edmunds.com.
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On the dash
Thieves target sat nav systems
Police are warning motorists in Wrexham and Flintshire to be on their guard against thieves targeting satellite navigation systems.
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70 percent of '07 vehicles will offer hookups for music devices
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Safety info goes live
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Under the hood
EVs need safe batteries
Selling electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries isn't getting easier, what with Apple and Dell recalling laptop batteries using the technology because of fire dangers.
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GM unveils new diesel
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Brand equity
Who wants Ford's British brands?
If Ford is forced to sell Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover, who would be the likely buyers, and why?
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Lugar blasts inaction on the transportation energy problem; calls for mandates if necessary
Lugar asserted that none of the major stakeholders--the oil companies, the car companies, the federal government and U.S. consumers--are taking the necessary, substantive actions to address what he calls a national security emergency.
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