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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 9/23/2011

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9/19/2011: Bought 1993 Plymouth Laser for $300. 10 hours of work, $500 spent, starting weight of vehicle: 2531 pounds. 9/20/2011: Cleaned car. 9/21/2011: Sold above components to recycling center. 9/21/2011: Sold above components to recycling center. 9/23/2011: Worked at my real job.

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Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes targeting record with Kia Optima Hybrid

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

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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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Hagerty Canceling Detroit Concours d'Elegance for 2024

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The company had laid off roughly 10 percent of its workforce in 2023 and announced $105 million in a capital raise over the summer. John's in Plymouth in 2011. Additionally, it speculated that Hagerty was worried about finances after prioritizing growth.

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Auto Loan Delinquencies Reach Record Levels

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That’s an annual decline of nearly 10 percent against 2021 ( which was another bad year ) and the lowest seen since the country was exciting the Great Recession in 2011. Industry estimates vary and averaged out to there being around 13.8 million new vehicles being sold last year in the United States.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The average PHEVLER would use more than 90% electric fuel and less than 10% liquid fuel to serve the annual transportation needs of a typical driver. [ 10 ] With their smaller, lighter battery packs PHEVLERs are much cheaper to manufacture and more fuel efficient while providing greater range and faster refueling capability than the BEVs.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Coughlin is a regular contributor on digital storage for the Forbes blog and other news outlets. Flash Memory Summit Conference and Exhibition for 10 years. He expanded chapters of IEEE's honor society, Eta Kappa Nu ( IEEE-HKN ), globally to serve all 10 regions, and he increased industry support as the society's 2016 president.