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Daily News Briefs: June 13, 2012
KickingTiresBankrupt Swedish automaker Saab has found a new suitor; a Chinese-Japanese investment group wants to buy the brand and turn it into a builder of electric vehicles, according to sources who spoke with Reuters and Bloomberg News. The group formed......Tags: Environmental Issues, Bloomberg L.P., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy
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Where Our Cars Are Manufactured
KickingTiresIn our joint series with USA Today, Cars.com looked at exactly where automakers are building cars in the U.S. We took a snapshot of assembly plants over three decades from 1982 to 2012 to see where domestic, European and Asian......Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA Today, Newspaper and Magazine, The New York Times
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Cars.com Interview: NHTSA Administrator David Strickland
KickingTiresAs the economy continues to struggle, federal regulators are taking steps that will undeniably raise the price of new cars. We asked David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, how the feds determine what steps...Tags: Passenger Cars, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresLooking for the most fuel-efficient pickup truck available? The Environmental Protection Agency just released its 2011 list of most fuel-efficient pickups, and the Ford Ranger tops the list, according to PickupTrucks.com. For more information, go to...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Ford, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Luxury Vehicles, Jaguar
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Toyota Sells its 1 Millionth Prius
KickingTiresToyota sold its 1 millionth Prius hybrid in the U.S. this week. The announcement comes as the Prius faces increased consumer demand as well as potential supply constraints. It???s been more than 11 years since the first Prius went on......Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vehicles, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers
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Metro Baltimore near worst on bad air days
Maryland WeatherOn a list of 252 locations in 40 states, ranked nationally by the number of Code Orange Air Quality days so far this year, the Baltimore Metropolitan area comes in with a dismal rank of 17. Only Atlanta, Ga. and......Tags: Environmental Issues, Washington (U.S. state), Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Resources
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Chrysler, EPA Partnership Hint at Hybrid Minivan
KickingTiresChrysler and the Environmental Protection Agency announced today a joint venture to develop a hybrid system that could eventually come to the automaker???s large cars and trucks. The powertrain is a hydraulic hybrid system, which is similar to those...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Chrysler, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Politics, Regional Authority
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EPA OKs E15 for More Cars
KickingTiresIt???s been more than 30 years since the Environmental Protection Agency allowed a fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline in America???s vehicle fleet. Today, the federal agency took steps to increase the ethanol mix even further. The EPA......Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Politics, Regional Authority, Susan Collins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA Approves E15 Gas for Newer Cars
KickingTiresThe Environmental Protection Agency has approved a higher blend of ethanol for use in gasoline, but only for vehicles built since 2007. The move will raise the amount of ethanol from 10% ??? called E10, which is sold at most......Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vehicles
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2011 Ford F-150 Gets Impressive Mileage
KickingTiresFord has announced some big fuel-economy improvements for its new V-6 and V-8 engines equipped on the 2011 Ford F-150. The new 302-horsepower, 3.7-liter V-6 is expected to achieve 16/23 mpg city/highway, and the new 360-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 should get......Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Everglades land deal celebrated, but restoration hurdles loom large
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSheet cake and the ceremonial handing off of deeds for 26,800 acres of farmland marked the celebration Thursday of a newly completed Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The South Florida Water Management District on Tuesday finalized...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Charlie Crist, Lake Okeechobee, Internists, Golf
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EPA Proposes Nation's First-Ever Emissions, Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses
KickingTiresThe Obama administration and federal agencies have proposed the first emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for heavy duty trucks and buses. The proposed rules ??? which come from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic...Tags: Ford, Science and Technology, Standards, Politics, U.S. Department of Transportation
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