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Honda Unveils 2011 Odyssey Minivan

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Honda has unveiled the 2011 Odyssey minivan, due to go onsale this fall. The company previewed a concept version at the Chicago Auto Show in February. Currently the Odyssey is best-selling minivan in the US. 2011 Odyssey. Click to enlarge. Compared to the current Odyssey, the 2011 model’s lower roofline (-1.6

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US Department of Transportation proposes ‘distraction’ guidelines for automakers for in-vehicle electronic devices

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The hearings will take place in March and will be held in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. The most recent data available—2010 data—show that 17% of all police-reported crashes (fatal, injury-only and property-damage-only) in the US involve reports of distracted driving.

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When They Electrified Christmas

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Homeowners can illuminate the eaves with iridescent icicles, shroud their shrubs with twinkling mesh nets, or mount massive menorahs on their minivans. of Chicago. But decorative lights aren't new. On 22 December 1882, Edward H. Johnson, vice president of the Edison Electric Light Co., Just four years later, Excelsior Supply Co.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. Chrysler LLC. $70. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Navistar, Inc.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Chicago Tribune ) DaimlerChrysler 12/22/06 [DaimlerChrysler Group research chief Thomas Weber] played down the importance for passenger cars of plug-in hybrid technology that is getting lots of attention in the U.S. BYD said the F6DM (dual mode) sedan will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter for $20,000 to $30,000.The

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