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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

It was the Chevrolet Sprint ER , and I've found a nicely intact example in a car graveyard just east of Sacramento. The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon). The Sprint was nowhere near the cheapest new car Americans could buy in 1987.

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Why One LEAF-Driving Cop Can't Drive Straight Home After Work Anymore

Plugs and Cars

He wasn’t in uniform, so I figured he was another of those early adopter techie types buying EVs. Bill lives a good 60 miles from San Francisco, so he needs to get some juice to make his trip home after work. Friday November 22, 2013 Today I met a San Francisco cop. I''ll call him Officer Bill. Unfortunately the opposite is the case.

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Al Muratsuchi Votes To Kill Community Choice Then Finds Out He Was Duped & Calls Me To Apologize

Creative Greenius

CCAs are about the best idea ever created to give communities the choice of buying their own renewable energy on the open market and offering their customers 100% renewable energy if they want it. For the record, Bradford is a Democrat too. I’m sure the generous union health insurance will cover all the costs.

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