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University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

Green Car Congress

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. According to the report, “Fixing Detroit: How Far, How Fast, How Fuel Efficient?” mpg) would increase Detroit automakers’ gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plans.

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Shill for a Withering Lie

Plugs and Cars

I'm speaking about Mark Phelan, columnist for the Detroit Free Press. As Phelan tells this tale , (registration required) midway through their Tundra talk, Ernest Bastien, Toyota Motor Sales vice president for vehicle operations, surprisingly rose to defend GM. '"The 15 miles per gallon, thank you very much.

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Ronn Motors H2GO Real Time Hydrogen Injection System provides 22% CO2 reductions

Green Cars News

today clarified and expanded upon the H2GO™ computerized test data for Ford engines. The following is a summary of results obtained from testing the H2GO™ system on a 2007 Lincoln Navigator with a Ford 5.4 Litre Engine (the Ford family 4.6 on the Ford family of engines. Ronn Motor Company, Inc.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. My Web Technorati Windows Live Blogmarks Propeller Mixx E-mail It To Addresses (up to 3): Your Name: Your Address: Tags: evdriven. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

In fact I highly recommend that you and your fellow spokespeople for GM start getting that chemo today, because we want to see you in that Marathon with the IV drip at your side. By which GM’s head Putz means more money from you and me for a car company that will soon be going bankrupt and stiffing everyone they owe.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile. rivals in the dust.

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