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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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It also had an upshift light (located in the lower right corner of the cluster) to remind drivers that fuel economy was more important than brisk acceleration. Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules. While hydrogen provides driving performance similar to thatof gasoline vehicles, fuel cell models will remain costly tobuild for the foreseeable future and aren’t as durable asconventional cars. A lack of hydrogen fueling stations alsolimits the areas in the U.S.

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