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Spending Smart: Driving down car debt commitment
2013-04-21 14:06:11| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
As the weather heats up, so does action on car dealer lots and showroom floors. Many American consumers will be trying to reconcile their bank account balances with that delightful new-car smell, asking, "How much car can I afford?" Vehicle purchases are vitally important money decisions.
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AAA Driving Costs Study Says Car Costing $9,122 per Year
2013-04-21 05:55:59| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
AAA put out its Your Driving Costs study, which has been released annually since 1950. Any idea how much the average US sedan owner is spending per year on operating costs? Would you believe $9,122?!? That does seem strange, given that Americans are driving 11 year old cars, which should have been paid off years earlier. However, the studys analytics are not based on loan or lease car payments, but on total lifecycle depreciation. The other categories built into the analysis are maintenance, fuel, tires, and insurance. Aging vehicles does come into play, and that can mean car owners taking on extended warranty coverage. The cost of insurance has gone up, too. Click here to read details on how AAA does the numbers for its age-old Your Driving Costs study and what was learned this yearThe Article AAA Driving Costs Study Says Car Costing $9,122 per Year appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Sprint Joins the FCC in Showcasing Technology Solutions to Help Combat Distracted Driving
2013-04-19 17:34:32| MobileTechNews
According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers are 23 times more likely to crash if theyre texting while driving. Sprint has some ideas.
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Distracted driving application
2013-04-19 16:58:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Distracted driving application discourages distracted driving by blocking or restricting calls, text, emails, and web browsing read more
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Brazil soya and beef exports driving 30% of deforestation emissions
2013-04-19 04:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Beef and soya products from Brazil accounted for a third of carbon emissions associated with deforestation between 1990-2010, scientists say. They warn that the UN`s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) initiative and bilateral programmes aimed at preserving the Amazon could be helpless in the face of rising demand for two of the country`s major exports. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, calls for a greater focus on the role international...
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