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11:59 AM EST 11/30/2009
Climate "Smoking Guns" and Stolen Email: Motavalli on Fox BusinessThe subject for my fourth appearance on Fox Business was email stolen from a British university's climate research server: Do the scientists reveal an intent to manipulate global warmi
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1:19 PM EDT 8/19/2011
Owners Love Their New American Cars, but It May Not LastAmerican carmakers trumped the competition in a new owner survey that reflects their first 90 days of ownership. Instead of leading with styling, Detroit is packaging cars with better interiors and performance.
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9:30 AM EDT 8/18/2011
Hybrids Everywhere! Toyota Pushing to Make Them a Standard OptionToyota is committed to hybridizing everything in its lineup, and others are likely to follow suit as the costs come down and consumer acceptance rises.
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2:31 PM EDT 8/19/2011
Guess Who Doesn't Want the EPA "Padlocked"? Detroit, That's WhoRepublican Presidential candidates are uniting around a "close the EPA" theme, citing the auto industry as a major victim. But in fact the industry has benefited from EPA regulation, and wouldn't change course without it.
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12:25 PM EDT 8/16/2011
Honda Wagers $800M That Americans Will Embrace "Subcompact" CarsThe new Honda subcompact plant in Mexico would seem to be a no-brainer, but American taste for tiny cars is likely to remain fickle -- unless the economy stays sour and gas prices don't fall.
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12:00 AM EDT 8/16/2011
Customer Satisfaction Red Flags for Detroit (Except Cadillac)Customer satisfaction is up overall, but Detroit's automakers, still facing quality problems, mostly turned in a declining performance. That's a warning sign as Japanese automakers shrug of earthquake-related supply problems and Europe gets back on its game.
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1:49 PM EDT 8/15/2011
Beep, Beep: Pedestrian Warnings for Electric Cars Need to Be ObnoxiousCarmakers are introducing warning sounds on hybrid and electric cars, but so far they're too polite and subtle. We're getting subliminal tones that can be turned off, when we need something more attention-getting -- and unavoidable.
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12:17 PM EDT 8/12/2011
Sales of Hybrid, Electric Cars Fall, and Not Because Gas Is CheaperEVs and hybrids cost more than conventional vehicles, which is bad news in a bad economy. Plus, conventional cars with great fuel economy are getting cheaper. Time for a change.
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2:21 PM EDT 8/10/2011
Rollaway BMWs: The Issue Won't Go Away Easily. Just Ask Ford!BMW faces a federal safety investigation into 7-Series cars that fail to shift into park. Ford and Toyota have been through related inquiries, and they know the fallout can continue even after the case is closed.
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5:23 PM EDT 8/9/2011
"Tech Neutral" Mileage Rules Sound Good, but Detroit Wants to Tip the ScalesAutomakers say they don't want governments to pick winners, but in fact they do -- as long as the winners are their own. There's a lot of hypocrisy in that stance.
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