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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. Cash for Clunkers. There are two bills in the US House of Representatives to give people cash for replacing an old, fuel inefficient vehicle with a new, more efficient, one.

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Survey Finds Most Americans Concerned About Gas Prices But Not Enough to Stop Taking Their Own Car To Work

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35% say it is at least somewhat likely that the next automobile they buy will be a hybrid car, with 10% saying it is very likely. Government workers are four times as likely as those who work in the private sector to buy a hybrid. Tags: Brief. 88% of adults say they drive to work.