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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 9/23/2011

DIY Electric Car

9/19/2011: Bought 1993 Plymouth Laser for $300. 9/20/2011: Cleaned car. 9/21/2011: Sold above components to recycling center. 9/21/2011: Sold above components to recycling center. 9/22/2011: Drained Oil, bought special tools, removed remaining portion of cylinder heads. 9/23/2011: Worked at my real job.

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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

Green Car Congress

In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. Click to enlarge.

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Fire Risk: Hyundai and Kia Recall More Than Three Million Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

.& & Kia’s recalling several models, including: ·& & & & & & 2010-2019 Borrego ·& & & & & & 2014-2016 Cadenza& ·& & & & & & 2010-2013 Forte (includes Koup) ·& & & & & & 2010-2013 Sportage ·& & & & & & 2015-2018 K900 ·& (..)

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Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes targeting record with Kia Optima Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius, driving a factory-standard 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ), aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption in a gasoline hybrid car while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 adjoining states of the US.

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There Are Still Two Ford Crown Victorias Running Taxi Service in NYC - For Now

The Truth About Cars

The last Crown Vic tolled off the assembly line in late 2011, making the two elusive people haulers well out of compliance. Ravinder Sharma’s 2011 Crown Vic has more than 550,000 miles on the clock, while Haroon Abdullah’s 2013 has 491,000.

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Thomas M. Coughlin is 2023 IEEE President-Elect

Cars That Think

He is a regular contributor on digital storage for the Forbes blog and other news outlets. He was vice president of operations and planning for the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and served as general chair of the 2011 Sections Congress in San Francisco. He also was chair of the IEEE New Initiatives and Public Visibility committees.

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Cincinnati asking cyclists to grade its bicycle infrastructure and policies

National Green Transportation

According to a blog post today by the UrbanCincy blog, Cincinatti is asking bicyclists to grade the cities efforts to improve the local bicycling infrastructure. From now until December 31, 2011, the Department of Transportation & Engineering.

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