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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

Green Car Congress

Conversely, in Europe, diesel accounted for 40% of the petroleum refined versus about 30% for the Americas and Asia Oceania. OECD Americas: Canada; Chile; Mexico; United States. OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD Asia Oceania: Australia; Israel; Japan; Korea; New Zealand.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Strasbourg for Book Lovers

Baua Electric

Things suddenly get dark inside La Tache Noire (The Black Stain), a shrine for worshipers of crime novels from China, India, Iceland, Mexico, Belgium, France and other far-flung nations. Desperate to find a guide to conversation in Basque? Wordless treats also abound, from pop-culture figurines (the Notorious B.I.G.,

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