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Used Car of the Day: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

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Today we return to New Jersey to bring you this 2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI. This one has 94,000 miles and some mods. Those include a clutch kit, shift kit, ECU tune, and air-intake upgrade. It appears pretty clean and it's an Autobahn with a stick. The kind of car many of us pine for -- a sporty compact with three pedals.

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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This is down from 96% in 2013, when scrap tire recycling peaked. Three decades after we successfully eliminated 94% of the over 1 billion scrap tires stockpiled around the country, this report reveals that efforts to find and develop new uses for scrap tires have stalled.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. Nissan has sold 11,703 LEAFs in the US during the first 7 months of 2013—an increase of 230% from the 3,543 units for the same period in 2012. Earlier post.)

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My 2013 Tesla Model S Electric Sport Sedan: Delivery at Last!

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After 1,386 days of waiting, I first glimpsed my new 2013 Tesla Model S electric sport sedan at a local discount tire store. The Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] delivery rep who was bringing the car up from the New Jersey distribution center to my house in New York's Hudson Valley had called me from the road, to say he was going to be late.

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Waits for Tesla service get longer as more electric cars are sold

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My 2013 Tesla Model S is now approaching 75,000 miles on the odometer. So I called my local Tesla service center, in Paramus, New Jersey, to set up the appointment. That happens to be the mileage benchmark for my next scheduled Tesla service. No problem, the service rep said. The first available slot is.a month from now.

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BASF restructures its fuel cell systems business

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Somerset, New Jersey, will be closed on 1 August 2013. BASF is restructuring its fuel cell systems activities and will focus on catalysts and adsorbents for fuel cells in the future. As a result, BASF Fuel Cell, Inc., The closing of the Somerset production site affects about 25 employees.

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Honda cuts US lease price for Fit EV to $259/mo

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The new reduced lease price and unlimited mileage term also will be applied to existing Fit EV customer leases going forward starting in June 2013. In addition to the new lease price, the Fit EV online application process is further streamlined to allow for quicker approval and delivery of the vehicle to the customer.

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