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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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series launched, but I managed to avoid it for my entire Generation X childhood (though I was heavily influenced by Simon Bar Sinister's brain-reprogramming Phoney Booths in "Underdog" at that time). Maybe they just don't get thrown away, un like Kidnapper Vans (this one got discarded in a Northern California yard back in 2007 or so).

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General Motors opens new battery systems lab

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The future is green for General Motors and it has further established its commitment to forward-thinking technology with the opening of what has been dubbed the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the USA. Planning for the lab began in December 2007 with construction beginning in August 2008.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Suzuki to showcase fuel cell and plug-in hybrid concepts

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Also on display as part of Suzuki’s longer term future is the SX4 FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) which combines a General Motors (GM) produced high performance fuel cell with a Suzuki developed high pressure hydrogen tank and a light and compact capacitor. The Tokyo motor show begins on 21st October and will run to 4th November.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Other editions: Mobile | News Feeds | E-Newsletters | Electronic Edition Find it: Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Apartments | Shopping | Classifieds Sponsored by: Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s

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Allison Transmission Takes Stake in Torotrak, Licenses Full-Toroidal Traction-Drive Transmission Technology

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Torotrak’s Chief Executive, Dick Elsy, described it as a landmark deal for the company and said the news would help to lift some of the gloom surrounding the British automotive industry, currently deep in recession. Developments in Full-Toroidal Traction Drive Infinitely & Continuously Variable Transmissions (2007). million (US$3.35

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage?

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