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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.
The job data might seem rosier, but finding a job is harder than ever – especially for the nearly 2 million college students who will have graduated this year. Newly minted college graduates are up against experienced mid-career professionals who are also out there searching. Use these seven career tips to change your job search into a job offer.
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Earth Day: Are you saving the planet or just showing off? Take our quiz.
Are you a “conspicuous conservationist," someone who goes green not just for the environment, but also to burnish your image as someone who cares? Take our quiz to find out.
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Eight ways $100 oil may affect you
Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
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In Gear
2013 Ford Fusion Energi gets best fuel efficiency rating for US sedans2013 Ford Fusion Energi becomes America's most fuel-efficient sedan, with a rating of 108 MPGe in city driving, Ingram writes. At $39,495 in SE trim, the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi costs $350 more than the Chevy Volt.
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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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More than a turnaround, Toyota sees record-breaking sales in 2013
Despite the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which interrupted production in 2011, and massive safety-related recalls this year, Toyota Motor Corp. expects to finish 2012 with 9.7 million vehicle sales, more than ever before.
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With billion-dollar settlement Toyota tries to leave recalls behind
Toyota Motor Corp. settled for a record breaking billion-dollar amount, resolving hundreds of lawsuits claiming vehicles depreciated after the company issued recalls related to faulty acceleration. Toyota still faces lawsuits claiming injury or death related to the recalls.
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Who's killing the electric car? Consumers.
Sales of Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are far short of expectations. Fisker and other electric-car makers are in trouble. Will the lack of consumer sales kill the electric car, just as it did in the '90s?
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In Gear
Ford hybrids hot sellers despite mileage concernsFord's C-Max hybrid has become the fastest-selling hybrid ever, even as Ford deals with discrepancies between the car's real-world gas mileage and its EPA rating.
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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-freeA 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 againHigh 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 recallToyota 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 hybridsA 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 carmakersFisker 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 stationsGordon-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 hypeToyota 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 2015Toyota'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 SeptemberNew 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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