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What's a Cabin Air Filter and When Should You Replace It?
KickingTiresThe cabin air filter, a feature found on most late-model vehicles, cleans the air that comes into the interior through the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. It catches dust, pollen and other airborne material that can make riding in......Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Allergies
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How Automakers Recycle (Graphic)
KickingTiresBecause it's Earth Day, we're looking at how car parts are recycled, how outside objects are recycled for use in cars and how automakers are using new, renewable energy resources to make cars less of a drag on the environment.......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Earth Day, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy
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Summer Gas Prices, Consumption Expected to Drop
KickingTiresIf government projections hold true, Americans this year will pay the lowest summer gas prices they have in two years. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this week that the price for a gallon of regular gas is expected to......Tags: Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, AAA, Energy Saving
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Toyota to Build 20 New Hybrids Globally by End of 2015
KickingTiresIn less than three years, Toyota will have 20 new or redesigned hybrids worldwide ??? plus a hydrogen fuel-cell car. That's what Bob Carter, who heads automotive operations at Toyota's U.S. arm, told reporters this morning. Carter spoke at a......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, North American International Auto Show, Lexus, Passenger Cars
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Chevy's Old Impala Gets New Life as Rental Special
KickingTiresPerhaps, like many Americans, you prefer the idea of consistency over novelty. It's that mindset that keeps fast-food chains like McDonald's in existence: They may not serve the best hamburger you can buy, but you know it will be the......Tags: Ecosystems, New Products, McDonald's, Food Industry, Conservation
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Leasing a Lincoln MKZ? You Can Trade Early for a 2012
KickingTiresRemember when Ford's Lincoln division was America's best-selling luxury brand? You probably don't; it was more than two decades ago. Today, the Lexus RX outsells Lincoln's five-car lineup combined. But Ford pledged resources toward its luxury brand ???...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Ford, The Detroit News, New Products, Mercury
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Chicago to Washington, D.C., on One Tank of Diesel
KickingTiresThe maximum fuel range you see advertised on TV can be a myth. Technically, the claimed range is accurate if you squeeze every last drop of fuel from the tank and are able to achieve a sometimes optimistic highway mileage.......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Washington, DC, Renewable Energy, Apple iPhone
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Controversy Persists Over EPA's Four-Gallon Rule
KickingTiresUnder a new rule, the EPA will require you to buy a minimum of four gallons of gas from any pump that sells E15, or gasoline that's 15% ethanol. Most stations sell E10, or 10% ethanol. But the handful of......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Car Engine Repair, F James Jr Sensenbrenner, Renewable Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Resources for Citizens takeout customers
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsDid you get a letter from a private insurer saying they'd be taking over your Citizens policy on Nov. 6? If so, you can find a bunch of links and resources (Q&As, details on the private companies) that I got......Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Consumers, Insurance, Aquaculture, Conservation
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Toyota's Prius Still MPG Champ
KickingTiresIf you think you see the Toyota Prius everywhere, that's because it is. Sales of Toyota's most popular hybrid are continually strong, undoubtedly propelled by the lure of high fuel economy. However, more automakers have joined the hybrid movement since......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Trips and Vacations, Energy Saving, Travel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Gas Could Fall to $3 by Autumn
KickingTiresThe last time the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline fell below $3 a gallon was Christmas 2010, but it could hit that mark long before you hang this year's mistletoe. Citing falling tensions in the Middle East, fewer......Tags: Automotive Equipment, USA Today, Credit and Debt, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Research
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How many legal immigrants should the U.S. allow?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsDid a late topic switch yesterday, so instead of covering the Heat parade I wrote about the ongoing immigration tensions in the U.S. following the Supreme Court's split decision on Arizonas get-tough-on-illegals law. There's a lot of anger in the......Tags: Ellis Island, Mayflower Voyage (1620), Immigration, Tamarac, Migration
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