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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Production continued through 2003, though major revisions took place in 1998 and body components from those vans won't swap with the 1971-1997 vans (underneath the skin, the chassis remained more or less unchanged). Ford and GM stuck with their B-Series competitors for similar spans. The build tag says it was built at St.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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GM has consistently produced only a negative Sustainable Value, and reveals a downside trend over the entire review period. Ford has also languished in negative territory from 2001 onwards, and only temporarily showed signs of recovery in 2004 and 2005 (although still not managing to create positive Sustainable Value).

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Hempstead Town, NYSERDA and National Grid Launch Long Islands First Hydrogen/HCNG Fuel Station

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Air Products, a global industrial gas company, supplied the fueling technology and installed the facility’s hydrogen infrastructure, while Proton Energy Systems supplied the hydrogen electrolyzer. NYSERDA has also partnered with General Motors to have several GM Fuel Cell-powered vehicles (the Equinox) demonstrated at the stations.

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GM moves towards smart charging

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Remember yesterday when we talked about Ford testing a plug-in electric grid system and how we commented that it seemed to be the order of the day among car manufacturers? This time it’s the turn of General Motors (GM) which has outlined its approach to integrating smart plug-in electric vehicles to the Smart Grid.

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GM aims to Cruze ahead of its rivals

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To compete with established models such as the Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, a vehicle better have a lot to offer – and that’s a billing that General Motors is hoping the Chevrolet Cruze can live up to. The car will be available with three trim levels – the LS, LT and LTZ. turbo and a 1.8l Indeed with the Ecotec 1.4l

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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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to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). General Motors. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Large pickup retail sales began to recover in July with a 16% increase compared with June, driving total GM truck retail sales improvements of 12% when compared with the prior month.