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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The 2002 Nubira SE (the base trim level) had an MSRP of $11,699, or about $16,419 in 2023 dollars. For a brief period, it seemed that such a dream might be possible.

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Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

Respondents who said cutting oil consumption is very important want to get five more miles per gallon with their next vehicle purchase. 74% of those polled said the new fuel economy standards are a good idea. 74% of those polled said the new fuel economy standards are a good idea.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. it meant you must have a good idea and you should make the most of it, as quickly as possible.”—Henn Clones, in a sense, are marvelous….it

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Major utilities were compelled to purchase high-cost peaking power, and because retail prices were capped, they could not pass their costs on to consumers. While interest in this idea seems likely to grow as EVs proliferate, the prospect of electric car owners becoming power entrepreneurs appears more distant.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. The idea of putting together a PC outside of IBM's development process disturbed some committee members. Palmisano , who once worked in the PC organization, became CEO in 2002. The end of the IBM PC IBM soldiered on with the PC until Samuel J.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs.