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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& Additionally, portable offerings like Garmin came to market and would continually undercut the cost of in-car navigation packages.

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PNNL leads team to accelerate development of affordable carbon fiber composites

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Fiber orientation prediction in 3D complex part using the Autodesk software (Left) that was imported into the 3D ABAQUS model (Right) for stiffness performance prediction using the PNNL-developed Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka Approach to Non-Linear Analysis (EMTA-NLA) model in ABAQUS.

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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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The tool was created as a part of an innovative clean-vehicle program recently launched in the Midwest. States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Argonne National Laboratory designed the research tool as a part of the seven-state Midwest EVOLVE project.

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AT&T deploys 4,000th alternative fuel vehicle

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The vehicles are part of AT&T’s planned 10-year initiative to invest up to $565 million to replace approximately 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. The milestone vehicle, deployed in Chicago, uses compressed natural gas technology (CNG), and is one of 165 AFVs deployed by AT&T in Illinois.

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Ford layoffs increased at two plants due to ongoing UAW strikes

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In the latest round of layoffs, announced this week, Ford has let go of an additional 364 workers across two states, citing a reduction in parts demand as a result of the strikes. The layoffs are due to Ford needing to reduce part production at the plants, which would typically ship components to the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

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Stellantis is planning to invest almost $5 billion in its Belvidere, Illinois plant. So why would the company drop millions on a display, plus the liability costs of Camp Jeep, when there’s just not a ton new? Why not pour that money into Belvidere, EVs, and the recovery from any strike-associated losses/increased labor costs?

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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

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Despite higher upfront costs, eco-friendly vehicles are better for not only the planet, but also your wallet. A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less.