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January 21, 2012 • 5:26 am 0
When it comes to their autos, members of Generation Y want hybrid cars stuffed with …
MORE via Gen Y auto buyers lean to hybrids – latimes.com.
Filed under: Blogosphere, consumers, News, WeSeeReason, auto industry, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;, oil independence; beat pollution; save the earth; ecological foot print; go green; Prius gets better;
October 9, 2011 • 5:09 am 0
A senior oil executive said Saudi Arabia is unlikely to proceed with plans to raise its oil output capacity to 15 million barrels a day, as expansion plans in other producing countries such as Iraq and Brazil should be enough to satisfy world markets.
“There is no reason for Saudi Aramco to pursue 15 million barrels [of output capacity],” Saudi Arabian Oil Co. chief executive …
MORE via Saudis See No Reason to Raise Oil Output Capacity – WSJ.com.
Filed under: Blogosphere, News, Oil and Gas, WeSeeReason, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;, Oil prices; global economy; world recession; Oil company profits; gas prices; consumer protection;, price of gas; oil companies; consumer; gasoline prices
September 23, 2011 • 6:03 am 0
TWO years ago General Motors (GM) went bankrupt. High labour costs, short-sighted management and global economic turmoil forced what was once America’s mightiest firm to seek refuge from its creditors. Only a federal bail-out saved GM from the scrapheap. Now, after a dramatic restructuring, the company is in reasonable shape, but another recession could …
MORE via Carmaking in America: A sadder, wiser union | The Economist.
Filed under: Blogosphere, Economic Recession, Election 2012, News, Public Policy, Public Sector, Unemployment, WeSeeReason, auto industry; saving Detroit; Government intervention saves auto industry; Obama Administration saves Detroit;, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;
July 8, 2011 • 6:23 am 0
The first flying car just got one step closer to gliding, and then driving, onto the market.
On June 30th the Transition Roadable Aircraft, as the car-plane hybrid is called, was granted a series of special exemptions by the …
MORE via Flying car cleared for highway use – latimes.com.
Filed under: News, Brain Break for Fun!, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;, Color my lines: All things that emanate from the creative process, digital media; technology news; latest digital gadgets; technology and you, imagination, News, Social Media & Tech, WeSeeReason on Twitter
July 8, 2011 • 6:23 am 0
The first flying car just got one step closer to gliding, and then driving, onto the market.
On June 30th the Transition Roadable Aircraft, as the car-plane hybrid is called, was granted a series of special exemptions by the …
MORE via Flying car cleared for highway use – latimes.com.
Filed under: News, Brain Break for Fun!, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;, Color my lines: All things that emanate from the creative process, digital media; technology news; latest digital gadgets; technology and you, imagination, News, Social Media & Tech, WeSeeReason on Twitter
July 6, 2011 • 4:23 am 0
Terrafugia, Inc., the Woburn, Mass., company developing a flying car or “roadable aircraft” called the Transition, says it received special exemptions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
MORE via Flying Car Maker Gets Regulatory Clearance – Driver’s Seat – WSJ.
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July 4, 2011 • 6:47 am 0
CHINA has lots of people, not much oil and rulers who love big projects. Small wonder that makers of electric cars see it as the market of the future. The Chinese government wants to have 500,000 electric cars, lorries and buses on the country’s roads by 2015 and 5m by 2020. It is providing customers with subsidies worth up to …
MORE via Electric cars: Highly charged | The Economist.
Filed under: News, American alliances and prospects, car buying; car shopping; car prices; car shortages; gas millage;, It's the economy "&%$@!*!", Nation Building and World Revolutions, national identity, News, oil independence; beat pollution; save the earth; ecological foot print; go green; Prius gets better;, Oil prices; global economy; world recession; Oil company profits; gas prices; consumer protection;, WeSeeReason on Twitter
June 25, 2011 • 2:19 pm 0
Cars are not supposed to be a good investment. But Spencer Hunter, an Oregon patent lawyer, recently turned a small profit selling his 13-month-old Toyota Prius.
MORE via Used-Car Values Soar, Especially for Fuel-Efficient Ones – NYTimes.com.
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May 22, 2011 • 1:16 pm 0
Rising prices and a looming vehicle shortage make this summer one of the worst times in years to go car shopping. But if your vehicle is on its last leg or your lease is about to come due, here are some tips on how to…
MORE via Tips for car buyers: If you must buy a car now, here’s what to do – latimes.com.
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