New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission voted to make the Nissan NV200 van the city’s next official taxi. Set to begin in 2013, the Nissan NV200 will start replacing older taxis in a move that will reduce carbon emissions in the city. This van will be powered by a 2.0 liter four cylinder engine, making the Nissan NV200 more efficient than current taxis.
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On Thursday September 20th at 8 a.m., a Chrysler employee stabbed a male co-worker at the Jefferson North assembly plant located in Detroit Michigan. Sgt. Alan Quinn of the Detroit Police Department informed reporters that the suspect fled the factory and went to Belle Isle Park where he then committed suicide.
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To prove the strength of the Tundra, Toyota has arranged to help transport space shuttle the ‘Endeavour’ to its final resting place at the California Science Center.
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A few Japanese companies are developing a way to turn  sewage sludge into reusable energy, by turning the sludge into hydrogen for use in fuel cells. Getting hydrogen from sewage is cheaper and cleaner than getting it the normal way. It can cut carbon emissions by 75% The process involves drying the sludge, the methane that is generated this way is then re heated to cook out the hydrogen gasses.
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This November Texas is planning on opening a stretch of toll road that will have an 85 m.p.h. speed limit. This limit will be the highest in the U.S. Currently Texas has speed limits reaching 80 m.p.h. The new stretch of road will span between San Antonio and Austin reaching about 41 miles. This stretch of road will be an attempt to alleviate traffic on Interstate 35. A toll price on the road has not been set.
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While heading out to dinner with my girlfriend last weekend we got behind a Mitsubishi SUV, I asked her “wow, does anyone buy those cars anymore?” she said back to me “I barely see any of them on the road.” So I said to myself wow does anyone care for these cars anyways? She was right I rarely see them on the road anymore. A few years ago I remember seeing a lot of Eclipse’s on the road but even they are phasing out. Thinking about this lead me to this question…
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Volkswagen has announced that they will shave 220 pounds from the seventh-generation Golf. They will be using a stronger metal in order to accomplish this. This will improve fuel efficiency by 23 percent. The new materials and production processes will be extended to more than 40 small and mid-sized models.
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The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released their top stolen car report for 2011.
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