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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. The build tag says it was built at St. Such luxury! Next stop: The Crusher !

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

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Here's one of those first-generation Fairlanes, found in a self-service boneyard just south of Denver, Colorado. There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. The build tag tells us that this car was assembled at Ford's Kansas City plant on July 14, 1964 (the day Jaxques Anquetil won the Tour de France ).

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Chevrolet truck sales increased 27%, led by increases by Silverado, Suburban, Avalanche, Colorado, HHR and Equinox. Chrysler Group LLC reported total US sales for July 2009 of 88,900 units, a decrease of 9% year-on-year, although up 30% versus June 2009. On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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The first Studebaker car was an EV that went into production in South Bend in 1902. By the 1950s, however, small manufacturers were being crushed by GM, Ford and Chrysler. I think this Studebaker moved to Colorado in the middle 1970s. You never know what you'll learn from a Junkyard Find !

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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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Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. market b y the end of 2009. Simmons ; "Hot, Flat & Crowded by Thomas L.

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A Bright Day in DC

Revenge of the Electric Car

Bright know what they’re talking about — the company grew out of a project at the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute and is partnered with forward-thinking organizations like Google, Alcoa and the Turner Foundation. ’ Tags: EV Economics Events Production Diary Bright Automotive Rocky Mountain Institute.

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