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September 2006
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December 2004
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Tank vs. Crank Stormin' Norman's 68-ton grunt meets Jay Leno's tank-powered torpedo car, for no particular reason. |
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May 22, 2008
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IEEE Spectrum
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The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping. |
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August 3, 2006
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Speeding Toward the Poorhouse Driving slower could save you 35% on gas. |
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December 2004
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Patrick Rowlings |
Diesel Cars: 6 To Choose From Diesels used to be notorious for poor performance and smoky black emissions, but that's all changed. |
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February 2012
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2006 Lexus RX400h How do you turn fun into energy? More thrust, less gas. Exploiting Toyota's ingenious Hybrid Synergy Drive technology provides high performance and good fuel economy for this SUV -- an estimated 30 mpg EPA in the city, about double that of comparable rivals. |
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How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
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National Defense
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2006 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 4MATIC This latest from Mercedes is so quite you'll never hear it coming. |
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Tech Watch: Diesel Redefined This record-breaking diesel car went 350 mph for a mile, after being pushed from behind at 30 mph to hit first gear. |
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Top Tech Cars 2013: Mazda6 Japan unveils the diesel engine with the least compression. |
Fast Company
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Popular Mechanics
April 30, 2008
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Why Lead-Footed Car Geeks Should Actually Buy an Alt-Fuel Ride As an enthusiast and a half, it's half unbelievable that the next car I slap a down payment on might be powered by something other than regular, super or ultra unleaded. |
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April 2005
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The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Ford and GM -- and now Chrysler -- have access to perfectly competent diesel cars produced by their European arms. And there's still a steady, slow increase of diesels, mostly from the German manufacturers. |
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May 31, 2004
David Welch |
Diesel Deserves A Second Chance It costs less and blows by gas on mileage but faces serious roadblocks in the U.S. |
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December 2008
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David Welch |
California Rules, Detroit Quakes U.S. carmakers are balking at proposed regs that would cut carbon dioxide emissions. |
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April 2006
Quiroga & Webster |
Battle of the Diesel Beaters Our cross-country race of early-'80s diesel cars isn't as much fun as the Donner party, but then again, those guys didn't have inflatable love dolls, either. |
Wired
August 2002
Dan Baum |
GM's Billion-Dollar Bet The hydrogen car has been a long time coming. GM is betting $1 billion that the end of internal combustion is near. |
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Adam J. Crawford |
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