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Used Car of the Day: 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ

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Not literally, of course -- this 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ is for sale in Chicago's near north suburbs. It has some frame issues, but it's also been a daily driver and the seller has a frame repair kit available. Both hard- and soft-tops are available, as are both full and half doors. One red flag? The ask is a very low $2,000.

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Optimal Electric Vehicles secures initial order for 200 EV chassis; partnership with Olathe Ford

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Optimal Electric Vehicles and Olathe Ford, one of the nation’s largest Ford Commercial Vehicle Centers (CVCs), announced a new partnership in the sales and distribution of Optimal-EV’s E1 series battery-electric cutaway chassis platform.

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Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

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Evatran Group, the manufacturer and distributor of Plugless, announced that Plugless installations across North America (and some worldwide) crossed 1-million hours charged this month. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners.

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Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group enter into Matalco aluminum recycling joint venture

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Rio Tinto will be responsible for sales and marketing of Matalco products following a transition period after completion of the transaction. Giampaolo Group subsidiary Triple M Metal will be responsible for the supply of recyclable feed to the joint venture with Matalco’s leadership team continuing to manage its operations.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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It was neither as clean looking nor as slick as the Aurora show car, but could be installed without major changes to the dash. When it arrived, the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight became the first production car available in the United States with a GPS navigation system. It was available on all three models for 1996. Let me know.

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Fuji Electric releases newly designed DC Quick Charging Station

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The integration of ChargePoint in the DC Quick Charger offers users the convenience of locating and reserving available stations via ChargePoint mobile phone applications for iPhone and Android, while easily managing the cost of charging. The new model will be available for sale in North America in February 2013.

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Volkswagen ID.4 to electrify Siemens AG fleet in Germany

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4 is Volkswagen’s first all-electric compact SUV, produced and for sale in China, the United States, and Europe. 5 now available for pre-order VW’s compact SUV uses the German automaker’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB platform), which gives it a spacious interior. .” Upgraded Volkswagen ID.4 4 & ID.5

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