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Should the government stay involved in the auto industry?
In a lead opinion piece this week, Automotive News argues that "there ought to be a continuing role for the automotive task force, which engineered the (Chrysler and General Motors) restructuring process." While it the companies are through their separate...
July 30, 2009 10:51 am
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Backseat Driver: Debate over texting while driving heats up
Here we go! I noted last week, once The New York Times gets stuck into an issue, it's not long before mountains start to move. The paper has been running a series of articles on the manifest dangers of texting...
July 29, 2009 3:28 pm
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Senators Seek Ban on Texting While Driving
Here we go! As I noted last week, once The New York Times gets stuck into an issue, its not long before mountains start to move. It's been running a series of articles on the manifest dangers of texting while...
July 29, 2009 2:37 pm
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NYT scolds Detroit over retro muscle cars
Here is the lead editorial in today's New York Times in its entirety: Mind over Muscle America's automakers have long claimed that it will take major technological breakthroughs to meet the stringent fuel efficiency standards needed to slash carbon emissions...
July 29, 2009 2:33 pm
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A Cliffhanger to See if a G.M. Turnaround Succeeds
SATURDAY, May 30, offered the kind of warm, sunny afternoon that rain-soaked New Yorkers had longed for all spring. In the theater district, crowds were gathering to catch a glimpse of Barack and Michelle Obama, who were planning to...
July 27, 2009 3:48 pm
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Texting Raises Crash Risk 23 Times, Study Finds
The first study of drivers texting inside their vehicles shows that the risk sharply exceeds previous estimates based on laboratory research -- and far surpasses the dangers of other driving distractions, according to The New York Times. The new study,...
July 27, 2009 3:48 pm
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Europe's CO2 war has room for electrics, hybrid cars
PARIS - European carmakers are likely to rely on a mix of clean car technologies to achieve big emission cuts even as they gear up for fully electric cars, battling to put infrastructure in place and convince wary drivers, according...
July 27, 2009 11:48 am
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Nissan says working on hybrid system for smaller cars
YOKOSUKA, Japan - Nissan is developing a hybrid system that can be used to power smaller cars as an interim solution to improving mileage before pure electric cars can take over, a top executive said on Monday, according to Reuters....
July 27, 2009 11:48 am
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