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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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Just about every modern vehicle outweighs its ancestors by a staggering amount and a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study has claimed that an extra 1,000 pounds increases the chance of crash fatalities between vehicles by 47 percent. years) and automakers continue culling the smallest and most affordable models from the lineup.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). "The Volt is a case study. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. It is simply the cost of doing business.

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