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Peter Ferrara's Big $6.3 Million Payday For Bashing Ethanol

Peter Ferrara's Big $6.3 Million Payday For Bashing Ethanol

Open letter to a Big Oil floozy - Hello Peter, I just finished reading your June 15th article for Investor's Business Daily, "Republicans Can Pass Another Tax Cut ... By Killing The Ethanol Mandate," and I want to congratulate you on getting such a fantastic payday of $6.3 million. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Special Deals For First Responders

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Special Deals For First Responders

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and OnStar Thank America’s First Responders with Special Pricing Plan “Millions of men and women serve their neighbors as police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals and 911 dispatchers,” said Steve Hill, GM vice president of U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing. ... Continue reading

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of products imported from China that will be subject to additional tariffs as part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of American technology and intellectual property. On May 29, 2018, ... Continue reading

Automotive Airless Radial Tires: Global Market Forecast to 2027 - In-Depth Company Profiles of Key Players and Upcoming Prominent Players - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Airless Radial Tires: Global Market Forecast to 2027 - In-Depth Company Profiles of Key Players and Upcoming Prominent Players - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Airless Radial Tire Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Automotive Airless Radial Tire Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027. ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog Report Warns of Enron All Over Again As Governor Jerry Brown And Electricity Deregulation Era Fixers Poised To Rip Off California Ratepayers With Revival Of Western Power Trading Casino

Consumer Watchdog Report Warns of Enron All Over Again As Governor Jerry Brown And Electricity Deregulation Era Fixers Poised To Rip Off California Ratepayers With Revival Of Western Power Trading Casino

LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California leaders are being pressed by former allies of Enron and energy traders who ripped off the state to gamble away California's energy future on the revival of a plan for a Western regional power trading system that will benefit billionaires and Wall Street ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Power Window Switch Market Report 2018-2027 - Rising Integration of Switches in Single Panel and Growing Demand of Gesture Recognition Systems - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Power Window Switch Market Report 2018-2027 - Rising Integration of Switches in Single Panel and Growing Demand of Gesture Recognition Systems - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Power Window Switch Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Automotive Power Window Switch Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Racing Slicks Market Drivers, Trends and Opportunities to 2027 - Increasing Popularity of Racing Events in Developing Economies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Racing Slicks Market Drivers, Trends and Opportunities to 2027 - Increasing Popularity of Racing Events in Developing Economies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Racing Slicks Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Automotive Racing Slicks Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Phoenix Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Phoenix Children's Hospital With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

PHOENIX, June 18, 2018 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Dr. Cynthia Wetmore of Phoenix Children's Hospital with a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award. ... Continue reading

Win One of the First Production Indian FTR™ 1200

Win One of the First Production Indian FTR™ 1200

BIARRITZ, France--Indian Motorcycle has put months of public speculation to rest. Today, at the Wheels & Waves festival in France, the iconic American motorcycle company confirmed that an FTR 1200, inspired by Indian’s storied history in flat track racing, will be going into production. ... Continue reading

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Wins 2018 Le Mans On 20th Attempt

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Wins 2018 Le Mans On 20th Attempt

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing won the 86th Le Mans 24 Hours, taking an historic first victory at its 20th attempt. 2018-19 WEC Round 2 Le Mans 24 Hours Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso in the #8 TS050 HYBRID started from pole position and took the chequered flag after 388 tense and often dramatic laps at the ... Continue reading

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - 2018 EyesOn Design “Design Inspiration & Influences” June 17, 2018, Edsel Ford's Place

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - 2018 EyesOn Design “Design Inspiration & Influences” June 17, 2018, Edsel Ford's Place

Missed It!!! Wait Till Next Year - This year’s features include: “Runways to Roadways” an experiential display showcasing the influence WWII aircraft had on post-war automobile design – think fins, bullet noses and sweeping lines; displays of vehicles influenced by Art Deco and Mid-Century Modernism movements w ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JUNE 18, 2018; Mercedes-Benz; BMW; Land Rover Discovery; Range Rover; Chevrolet; Jeep; Maserati; Audi; Volkswagen; Freightliner; Thomas Built Bus; Spartan; Altec; Tiffin; Somerset; Forest River

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY JUNE 18, 2018; Mercedes-Benz; BMW; Land Rover Discovery; Range Rover; Chevrolet; Jeep; Maserati; Audi; Volkswagen; Freightliner; Thomas Built Bus; Spartan; Altec; Tiffin; Somerset; Forest River

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

The potential effect autonomous vehicles may have on the future of personal mobility and freight movement has received considerable attention in recent years. This attention has focused not only on discussion of real and perceived costs of travel, shared-use mobility [1], travel patterns, vehicle design, and vehicle ow ... Continue reading

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption

In the AEO2018 Reference case, autonomous vehicles are powered by conventional gasoline internal combustion engines. Despite the relative fuel efficiency of battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles compared with conventional gasoline internal combustion engines, more energy is consumed in both sensitivity cases (u ... Continue reading

"New Car Review: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review" By Larry Nutson

"New Car Review: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review" By Larry Nutson

Now in its seventh-generation, the GTI first came on the scene in the U.S. in 1983s GTI is THE car that defined the term “hot hatch”. But, back then the GTI only came as a two-door and only with manual transmission.The Golf GTI might just be the best in its class. It certainly is invigorating to drive. ... Continue reading

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