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Used Car of the Day: 2001 Jeep Wrangler SE

The Truth About Cars

Today we go back a couple of decades to feature a 2001 Jeep Wrangler SE. This one has a rebuilt motor -- at 138,000 miles, the total mileage is just over 139K -- and a bunch of other new stuff.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

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General Motors built cars on the N Platform and its derivatives from the 1985 through 2005 model years, and five-speed manual transmissions were available on various N-based machines throughout that time. Air conditioning and an AM/FM/CD radio were standard equipment on all 2001 Aleros.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4x4

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The XJ Cherokee was born out of the French government's bailout of American Motors and made its debut as a 1984 model. 2001 was the final model year for the XJ Cherokee in the New World, making this truck of the very last examples sold here. In China, however, XJ production continued all the way through 2014 (and maybe later).

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Prague buying 20 Solaris bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses

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The drive of the Trollino 24 will consist of two traction motors. The company added these zero-emission vehicles to its offering back in 2001. The deliveries shall be carried out within 24 months of the signing of the contract. Each vehicle will feature four axles, including two drive axles.

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Safety of flying and driving after the attacks of 9/11 revisited

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The flying data were for 1992 through 2001, and thus they included the year of the 9/11 attacks. Motor-vehicle fatalities, 2010-2019. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. In 2003, Brandon Schoettle and I published a detailed analysis of the relative safety of flying and driving in the United States.

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Honda to begin reuse of rare earth metals extracted from used NiMH batteries before year end; targeting extraction from motors and Li-ion batteries as well

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Honda Motor Co., Moreover, Honda will strive to recycle rare earth metals extracted from a variety of used parts such as hybrid motors and lithium-ion batteries in addition to nickel-metal hydride batteries. FY ended 31 Mar 2001). 31 Mar 2001). Flow of the reuse of rare earth metals Honda is striving to achieve.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama marks start of 4-cylinder engine production

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. TMMAL), an engine-production subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Motor. TMMAL was established in 2001 as TMC’s first outside-Japan V8 engine plant for. Corporation (TMC), held a line-off ceremony to mark the beginning of. four-cylinder engine production. trucks and SUVs.

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