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New Study Shows Fleet Purchases of More Efficient, Lower-Carbon Vehicles Can Spur Major Decreases in Emissions and Fuel Consumption

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In the report, The Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Corporate Fleet Vehicle Purchase Program, the group examines the economic and environmental contributions of converting corporate fleets from gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid vehicles. The report was prepared for AT&T. million vehicles.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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That effectively precludes any vehicles that are not intended for the global market, with winners resulting from the opinions of a limited number of industry experts. Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

That effectively precludes any vehicles that are not intended for the global market, with winners resulting from the opinions of a limited number of industry experts. Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g.

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Azure Dynamics Reports Sales of 16 More Balance Hybrid Electric Vans and Buses

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Azure Dynamics Corporation, which partners with Ford commercial truck dealerships across North America to market its hybrid technology to fleet operators, reports sales of 16 additional Balance Hybrid Electric vans and buses. Goshen Coach, of Elkhart, Indiana will supply the bodies for the Littleton purchases.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month. This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month.

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

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The report, authored by experts from Aberdeen University, Imperial College and E4tech Consulting, finds that Government must do much more than promote electric cars if it wants rapid and deep cuts in transport emissions. Tags: Policy. It also discusses fuel taxes and prices, which affect both travel and vehicle choices.

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