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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

The Truth About Cars

That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard. The driver's door latch mechanism was broken, so I couldn't take a look at the build tag and see the assembly date for this car (this is a common problem with junkyard vehicles).

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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Its sedan derivative, the Swift Dzire , also went on to become a hit, and eventually, an independent brand in itself. THE MISSES Maruti Baleno/Altura | 1999-2007 Maruti’s bold step into the premium sedan space back in 1999 was with the Baleno sedan. Both were eventually discontinued.

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Daimler buys stake in Tesla

Green Cars News

So far, 100 smart electric cars have already been undergoing large-scale trials in London since 2007. The Tesla Model S builds upon the success of the Tesla Roadster by leveraging its technology into the world’s first fully electric sedan. Tags: Tesla Motors 10 Daimler stake Tesla.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The Cadillac CTS/CTS-V is on Car and Drivers Top Ten list and in the July 2009 issue Motor Trend said “ Yet where it really matters, as a performance sedan, the CTS-V soundly spanks the BMW M5. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. It also offers better fuel economy than the M5.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Heres our three-paragaph summary and a link to the first of several postings on the subject at CalCars-News : July 2007 EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted The EPRI-NRDC studies finally give an environmental stamp of approval to PHEVs. See CalCars-News Archive for updates.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Karma, a luxury four-passenger sedan, can be recharged by plugging it in; it can then be driven on power from a battery alone for 50 miles. To go with its performance, the car carries a hefty price tag of $87,000. Two 150-kilowatt electric motors together deliver 403 horsepower--enough to accelerate to 60 miles per hour in 5.8

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). Tags: The Green Piece cash for clunkers green piece. Faye Sunderland.