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		<title>Is that New Car Smell Killing You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Generations of new car buyers have gotten a thrill each time they caught a whiff of their new steed&#8217;s interior. However, this enticing smell could prove to be downright hazardous. According to a survey just released by the Ecology Center, the chemicals that make up these auto aromas are often volatile and, while no one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2012/02/is-that-new-car-smell-killing-you/</link>
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		<title>More New Clear Air Laws in California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The California Air Resources Board, apparently not satisfied with the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements that every automaker&#8217;s fleet must average 54.5 mpg by the year 2025, has decided to tack on an additional requirement that 15.4% of each automaker&#8217;s lineup must be &#8220;non-polluting&#8221;. These vehicles can be hybrids, fully electric, or hydrogen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2012/02/more-new-clear-air-laws-in-california/</link>
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		<title>Toyota Completes Its Hybrid Family with the Small Prius C</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toyota has released the Prius C, a fuel-efficient car designed to meet the needs of those looking for small, lower priced vehicles to drive about the city. In fact, this new car is such an urban vehicle that the &#8220;C&#8221; in &#8220;Prius C&#8221; is meant to stand for city. The City joins the larger, relatively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2012/01/toyota-completes-its-hybrid-family-with-the-small-prius-c/</link>
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		<title>Natural Gas Powered Honda Civic Named Green Car Of The Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Auto Show features a little side competition: the Green Car of the Year. Each year multiple powertrains are introduced in an attempt to take the coveted title. This year the Honda Civic NG took the honor. &#160; That is not to say there was not a strong field of competitors. The Civic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/11/natural-gas-powered-honda-civic-named-green-car-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Former DOT Chief Urges Washington To Take A New Approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since his retirement, Norman Mineta, the longest serving U.S. Transportation Secretary in history, is urging a more common sense approach to allocating public funds as they apply to the development of automotive technologies. He has released a white paper titled &#8221;The Case for Technology Neutral Public Policy in Fuel Economy Debate: Allowing Performance To Determine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/11/former-dot-chief-urges-washington-to-take-a-new-approach/</link>
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		<title>Bummer:  Fisker Karma Only Gets 52 MPGe Rating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fisker Karma finally got its official EPA fuel economy rating after years of anticipation.The Karma is officially rated at 52 MPGe and the Nissan Leaf is set at 99 MPGe.The company was claimed close to 68 mPGe for some time and also said that the car had an all electric range of 50 miles. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/10/bummer-fisker-karma-only-gets-52-mpge-rating/</link>
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		<title>New-Car Fuel Economy Flat for September</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Month (September), 22.1 mpg has been the average fuel economy of the cars sold. Despite the hype about green cars and better fuel economy, new car fuel economy has come down since March. Michael Sivak says that the drop in gas prices since the spring season and the unemployment caused the decrease in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/10/new-car-fuel-economy-flat-for-september/</link>
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		<title>Town of Normal (IL) Goes &#8220;EV&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi installed 30 electric vehicle charging stations in the town of Normal, Illinois. They did this to boost sales of their new all electric vehicles. They are calling this the EV Town. The town has been doing poorly in the recent recession, and they hope that the program will help the region. The new electric [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/10/town-of-normal-il-goes-ev/</link>
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		<title>Philippino Designers Create Biodegradable Concept Car!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every automaker in the world&#160;is striving to use more and more recyclable and sustainable materials. A group of designers in the&#160;Philippines have taken a huge leap and made the world&#8217;s first biodegradable parts. Kenneth Cobonpue and Albrecht Birkner have created a car, dubbed &#8220;The Phoenix,&#8221; set out to reduce waste materials. The body and interior [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/10/philippino-designers-create-biodegradable-concept-car/</link>
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		<title>Hybrid MSRP Premium Takes 6-10 Years To Pay Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MSRP of hybrid cars is comparatively less these days than at the time when they were first released. Why? It&#8217;s because more hybrid cars are available today. When first released, their MSRP was huge when compared to the standard gasoline cars available at the time. The Kia Optima hybrid and the Toyota Hybrid take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greencarinsider.com/2011/10/hybrid-msrp-premium-takes-6-10-years-to-pay-off/</link>
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