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Recall recap: Honda Odyssey and Pilot Vehicles, Various Toyota Models, and Royal Prestige Cookware
2013-02-01 23:00:29| Product Reviews by ConsumerSearch.com
Air bag problems plagued both Honda and Toyota recently: Honda recalled some 750,000 2009-2013 Pilot SUVs and 2011-2013 Odyssey minivans as a result. Toyota recalled various makes and models, though a much fewer number, at just 3,235 vehicles. The largest recall this week goes to Hy Cite, for 1.7 million pots and pans of Royal Prestige 9-Ply Thermal Wall Cookware, which can collapse while in use. And 75,600 Perfect Resistance Bands, by Implus Footcare, sold exclusively at Walmart were recalled because they can snap off, posing an injury hazard. For these and other recalls, read on.read more
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U.S. January sales for plug-in electric vehicles drop sharply
2013-02-01 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. plug-in electric cars started 2013 slowly, as sales of the Chevrolet Volt, the Toyota Prius Plug-In and Nissan Leaf each had deep dropoffs in January from December. Volt sales fell 57 percent in January from December, Leaf sales fell 56 percent and Prius Plug-In sales were down 36 percent. Industrywide, U.S. auto sales fell 23 percent from December, and rose 14.2 percent from last January. Even after accounting for the fact that January is one of the slowest months of the year for auto...
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Major OEMs are Taking Fuel Cell Vehicles More Seriously
2013-02-01 18:25:48| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Some analysts think fuel cell vehicles have the greatest potential for green transportation -- yet the cost for production and installing hydrogen fueling stations is huge. There are certainly challenges, but Daimler, Ford and Nissan have announced an alliance that shows they may finally be ready to make the investment.The Article Major OEMs are Taking Fuel Cell Vehicles More Seriously appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Could Electric Vehicles Fly Out of Showrooms?
2013-01-31 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, gave a short talk on electric vehicles on Thursday at the Washington Auto Show. Dr. Chu, a physicist who is widely expected to be departing shortly from the job he has held for four years, described the progress made so far and what would have to happen next to make electric vehicles a mass-market product. First he cited the cost of the battery. While it has declined from about $1,000 per kilowatt-hour of storage in 2008 to about $500 today, it would have to...
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Toyota recalls 1.29M vehicles for air bags, wipers
2013-01-31 08:33:57| Automakers - Topix.net
Four years ago, noticing plaques at the county courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust and other atrocities, Korean-American community leader Chejin Park struck upon the idea of adding a tribute to the... Four years ago, noticing plaques at the county courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust and other atrocities, Korean-American ... (more)
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