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Worst Commutes Listed in Painful Detail
KickingTiresAt some point most commuters have probably been sitting in traffic wondering if they are in fact on the worst stretch of highway in the U.S. While no one can actually do much about your nightmarish commute, we can at......Tags: San Jose, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Washington, DC, Transportation, California
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BP to Install EV Charging Ports
KickingTiresBP Products of North America plans to install 45 quick-charging ports for electric cars at its existing gas stations by the end of March 2011. The direct current fast-charging systems (480-volt, three-phase alternating current input) that BP will be...Tags: Tucson, Health, Disasters, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Chevrolet
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Study Rates 50 U.S. Cities for EV Readiness
KickingTiresA new study rated 50 major metropolitan markets for plug-in electric vehicle readiness, and the leaders include some of the usual suspects ??? and some unexpected ones. The report was prepared by management consulting firm Roland Berger in partnership...Tags: San Jose, Memphis, Automotive Equipment, Houston, Sacramento
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Win a 2011 Mazda2 Via Foursquare
KickingTiresAre you one of the millions of people who have succumbed to Foursquare, the latest social networking craze? Well, your addiction to fastidiously documenting your every location may bear more than just a mayorship: You may be eligible to win......Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Washington, DC, Dallas, San Francisco
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Ford Announces First Markets for Focus Electric
KickingTiresWhile Ford???s first electric car is still more than a year away, the automaker announced today where the first cars will be available. The Ford EV, which is based off the upcoming 2012 Ford Focus, will launch in: Atlanta Austin,......Tags: Tucson, Automotive Equipment, Houston, Washington, DC, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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B&O announces new executive chef; Reidt off to Miami
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Obama draws record crowd in St. Louis
The Swampby John McCormick, updated ST. LOUIS - Standing under the Gateway Arch, Sen. Barack Obama spoke this afternoon before a crowd his campaign said totaled 100,000, a new U.S. record for his presidential bid. "All I can say is wow,"......Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Election Day, North Carolina, Politics
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Obama's TV ratings: One-fifth tuned in
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Barack Obama bought a half-hour of prime-time campaign TV on four of the five broadcast networks, in addition to a few cable TV networks, but still nearly 80 percent of all households in the biggest......Tags: NBC (tv network), CBS Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Developments: N. Carolina, Oregon, House
Spin CycleA few developments tonight: The Raleigh News and Observer has declared Obama the "unofficial winner" of North Carolina, with a lead of more than 13,000 votes pending the counting of provisional ballots. With 81 percent of the vote counted and......Tags: Oregon, Raleigh, North Carolina, Republican Party, Jeff Merkley
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EVs, Plug-ins Still Face Many Hurdles
KickingTiresAs consumers grow more excited about the prospect of buying electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, it's important to remember that their introduction will be no simple matter. The roll-out of vehicles like the Chevy Volt, Mitsubishi iMiEV, and Tesla...Tags: Tesla, Consumers, Hawaii, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Toyota
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Vault Offers Custom-Built Garage
KickingTiresThe company Vault reminds me of Tim Allen grunting in old episodes of ???Home Improvement??? (shut up; I was 10 and it was a cool show). The Portland, Ore.-based company is a garage-finisher and furnisher. It takes your average garage......Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, House and Home, Tim Allen
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Cul-de-Sac Falls Out of Favor in Virginia
KickingTiresThe suburban subdivision, with cul-de-sacs that stretch out like ribs from a spine, have long been a staple of American development. Now, Virginia has basically outlawed them. For years, as sprawl has stretched out in the D.C. suburbs, urban planners........Tags: Human Body, Virginia, North Carolina, Timothy M. Kaine, Crossroads
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