C. Van Tune is a former Editor-in-Chief of Motor Trend. I received an email today that I thought you’d be interested in. It came from the PR department of the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show, proudly noting how many “green cars” would be on display. No other vehicles were noted, just a long list of [...]
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by Mark Ewing on February 3, 2011 · 0 comments
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“It leaked oil. I got down on my hands and knees to smell it. It was like perfume.” – Soichiro Honda “Meanwhile, startling as it is that all visible evidence of invention should have been refined out of this instrument and that there should be delivered to us an object as natural as a pebble [...]
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Clean Diesels like the 2009 VW Jetta TDI are a high-mileage alternative to gasoline-electric hybrids, and the Jetta TDI is the most affordable Clean Diesel in the US. In spite of strong opposition from Greenies to their widespread sale, including strident opposition from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Clean Diesels deliver exceptional fuel efficiency [...]
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