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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. billion/year to the DOD’s fuel bill. —Bill Cooke.

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

DIY Electric Car

This period in US history saw gas lines and severe unemployment and also a period (in which is atypical during a recessionary period), rising inflation. It took the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the oil price rising from $21/barrel in August 1990 to $46/barrel by the middle of October. t stop the economy. About the Author.

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