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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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Graduated? Seven job tips for college graduates.
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Earth Day: Are you saving the planet or just showing off? Take our quiz.
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
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In Gear Are cheap cars safer than expensive ones?
Cheaper midsize cars do a better job in deadly head-on collisions than many luxury and near luxury midsize cars, according to crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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In Gear My Nissan Leaf life: Perks of driving gasoline-free
A Nissan Leaf lets us drive 1,000 miles a month for $36 worth of electricity. That's a quarter of the monthly cost of gasoline for our van.
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In Gear Chevy Volt sales drop in November, Nissan Leaf remains steady (+video)
Plug-in sales dropped slightly in November with Nissan Leaf's steady sales unable to make up for the drop in Chevy Volt sales, Voelcker writes. The Chevy Volt range-extended electric car, logged 1,519 sales.
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In Gear Chevy Volt tops customer satisfaction survey again
High efficiency was a bit of a trend in this year's Consumer Reports' consumer satisfaction survey, with the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Prius, Prius C and Nissan Leaf all scoring highly, Ingram writes. The Chevy Volt electric car topped the list for the second year in a row.
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Energy Voices Electric cars: niche technology or the auto industry's future?
Despite the electric auto industry's current struggles and high costs, the future is bright for electric cars, Dikeman writes.
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In Gear Toyota recall: 670,000 Priuses in US are part of global recall
Toyota recall involves some 2.8 million vehicles worldwide, including 2004 to 2009 Priuses sold in the United States. Faulty steering shafts and water pumps prompted the latest Toyota recall.
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Energy Voices Tesla Model S wins Motor Trend's Car of the Year. Are electric cars here to stay?
Tesla Motors made history Tuesday when the Tesla Model S became the first all-electric vehicle to win Motor Trend's Car of the Year award. Will Tesla's honor silence critics of the electric car industry?
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In Gear Are hybrid stereotypes a thing of the past?
With more hybrids than ever before on the market, have hybrid cars and their drivers broken through their own stereotypes? Gordon-Bloomfield offers some reasons for why the hybrid seems to be entering into the mainstream.
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In Gear Toyota dealers pass on electric cars, prefer hybrids
A recent survey from AutoRetailNet shows that 85 percent of Toyota dealers say the automaker was correct to kill production plans for its electric car, Gordon-Bloomfield writes.
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Energy Voices Toyota Prius Plug-in: the little electric hybrid that could (+video)
The Toyota Prius Plug-in doesn't have quite the sales numbers as the headline-grabbing Chevy Volt. But Toyota's entry into the electric hybrid market with the Prius Plug-in has been a quiet initial success for the automaker.
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Energy Voices Fisker tries new tack as woes pile up for plug-in carmakers
Fisker wants to share technology and sell shares, the latest sign that the economics of plug-in cars are making it difficult for automakers to turn a profit.
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At Google HQ, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs self-driving cars bill
The bill by Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla will establish safety and performance regulations to test and operateautonomous vehicles on state roads and highways.
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In Gear Sharing the plug: the evolving etiquette of charging stations
Gordon-Bloomfield explores the brave new world of electric car charging station etiquette.
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California governor paves way for driverless cars
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for driverless cars in California. Driverless cars use computers, sensors and other technology to operate independently, but allow humans to take control at any time.
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In Gear Toyota unplugs electric car hype
Toyota decides to scale back its electric minicar plans and scraps plans for a second electric vehicle.
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In Gear Toyota plans 21 new hybrids by 2015
Toyota's vice chairman told reporters in a press conference that Toyota was planning to release 21 new or full-model-change hybrids, Read writes.
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In Gear Smaller car? Bigger insurance claim.
Even with the vast improvements in auto safety over the past few decades, smaller cars still lead to significantly more insurance payouts than their larger counterparts.
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In Gear Failure? Hardly. Chevy Volt outsells half of all US cars.
Chevy Volt sales figures this year are higher than roughly half of the 260 or so car models sold in the US.
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In Gear Discounts for hybrids down in September
New data from CarWoo, a site that lets buyers anonymously get quotes on new cars, shows that discounts on several hybrid car models are among the lowest across all deals offered during September.
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In Gear The most fuel-efficient cars that aren't hybrids
Interested in great gas mileage but reluctant to buy a hybrid? Ingram offers up five fuel-efficient options for the hybrid-averse consumer.
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Chevy Volt: GM's loss leader under new scrutiny
The Chevy Volt is losing money for GM two years after its debut. But initial losses on investments in new auto technology are typical, and the Chevy Volt may offer GM an environmentally responsible 'halo effect.'
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In Gear Chevy Volt: GM's green-guzzling green car?
Despite the Volt's popularity, the electric car could be costing GM $49,000 for each Volt it makes, Reuters reports.
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Plug-in profit woes: Chevy losing $49K per Volt model
Chevy is losing up to $49,000 on every Volt model it builds, two years after the popular plug-in hybrid's launch. Cheap leases and high sales figures may have pushed the Chevy Volt deficit even higher over the summer.
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In Gear Gas prices and fuel economy: What's the connection?
As gas prices rise, so too does the average fuel economy, Read writes. The average fuel economy of new cars sold in the US rose to 23.8 mpg in August as gas prices edged up to $3.82.
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The Simple Dollar Is sneaking food into a movie theater ethical?
Movie theater concessions are expensive. On the other hand, when you buy a ticket, you are agreeing to the vendor's rules, which include no outside food. Movie theater food ethics are addressed in question 8 of this week's mailbag.
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