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Do not be surprised to see local Realtors Chuck Wilson and wife Mary Stansbury tooling around town in a new red Cadillac Escalade that looks like a golf cart with chrome wheels.
The pair, who run Real Estate of South Bay, recently purchased an electric-powered Escalade golf car from Casey's Cars in Hermosa Beach at a list price of $14,488.
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ATLANTA, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the average price for a gallon of gas began hitting the $4.00 mark across the nation, consumers continued shifting their focus toward fuel-efficient cars, according to AutoTrader.com's monthly Trend Engine report, which provides analysis of consumer shopping behavior on the site. This increase in interest is especially apparent on the most-searched new vehicles list, where two fuel-efficient cars--the Ford Focus and Hyundai Sonata--made big jumps to land in the top 20 and showed notable increases in average asking price.
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DETROIT - Small cars that can be chopped into parts and sold for use by street racers dominated the list of the most-stolen autos in the U.S. last year, but high-price cars and expensive sport utility vehicles also ranked high, according to a report released Tuesday.
Leading the way was the 2001 BMW M-Series Roadster, which was stolen at a rate of one for every 200 on the road, according to the Chicago-based CCC Information Services Inc., an industry group that tracks theft and vehicle damage.
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EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are issuing this joint proposal to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for model years 2017-2025. This proposal extends the National Program beyond the greenhouse gas and corporate average fuel economy standards set for model years 2012-2016. On May 21, 2010, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum requesting that NHTSA and EPA develop through notice and comment rulemaking a coordinated National Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of light-duty vehicles for model years 2017- 2025. This proposal, consistent with the President's request, responds to the country's critical need to address global climate change and to reduce oil consumption. NHTSA is proposing C...
...These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-. duty passenger ve... Docket: All documents in the dockets are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although ... a national objective since the first oil price shocks in the 1970s. Net petroleum imports account...
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The following Kanawha Valley Neighbors-related news and feature items were among those published in recent editions of The Charleston Gazette, Charleston Daily Mail, Saturday Gazette-Mail and Sunday Gazette-Mail: Chief asks St. Albans council to lease police vehicles St. Albans City Council members agreed to seek proposals for updating the citys fleet of police cars at their meeting Monday, May 2. Police Chief Brent Coates asked council members to look into leasing programs. City officials gave the police department money to buy three new vehicles in the new city budget, but Coates said the city could lease 10 to 20 new cars over a three-year period for about the same price of buying the brand-new vehicles. At the end of the three years, the city could determine whether to continue und...
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For teens, finding the right car can be difficult. Your parents want you to have a safe car that gets great fuel economy, with low insurance rates. And, you want a car that looks cool, has a great stereo with an MP3 player and is able to fit your friends in the back.
To please both parties, here's a list of cars that come with the following: traction control, electronic stability control, MP3 hookups, satellite radio, cost under $20,000 and great fuel economy.
...It is worth its price and gets good fuel economy, too. The Forte has a ...
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As gasoline prices soar, folks are burning up two bucks worth of gas driving around town trying to save a nickel a gallon.
Save your nickels and let your computer and the Internet drive you around.
...I did notice, however, that the MSN list did not include the newer Costco gas station on No... list of places where folks with hybrids and cars running on alternative fuel vehicles can get a ref...
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Let's consider everything purchased brand-new in the past year. How much do you think you could have comfortably bought used? Here's a list of 10 items you can buy used, so you can potentially save hundreds of dollars this year. Not only that - they often have enough usable life for you to pass them on, too. Think price and planet.
Vehicles: Everyone knows as soon as you drive off the lot in that brand-new car, the value has just dropped. There are lots of used cars that can be purchased for far less than their newer counterparts, and some even have extremely low mileage.
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...and Cumberland Island, Ga. on a list topped by Maui, Hawaii. Three Amelia Island hotels... success of Amtrak include high gasoline prices, continued growth in business travel on the high-s... Ford Fiestas for use as employee pool cars. Bookings are managed by a convenient online syste...
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El PASO - One of only 100 pricey 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition sports cars is sitting at Heller Ford in El Paso, where it will stay. The limited edition vehicle, which lists for around $150,000, is modeled after the 1966 GT that gave Ford its first victory at the 24-hour Le Mans, a legendary endurance race driven each year at the Le Mans circuit just southwest of Paris, France. Heller earned rights to the car by receiving a Presidents Award for sales and customer service from Ford Motor Co. Only 4 percent of dealers, or 340, receive the award. "Its not for sale. Were going to keep the car and enjoy it every employee will be able to drive the car," said owner Dan Heller. The car features 550 horsepower, 500 pounds of torque and the ability to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in...