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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:17:10 MDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:33:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description>An all-mechanical system developed by Avdel is used to meet new federal and European whiplash req...</description>
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<title>Ford MyKey Promises to Tame Teen drivers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
<description>As it wrestles with perhaps the worst car market in its long history, Ford is developing a microc...</description>
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<title>Autos, Energy and Handheld Drive DSPs</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Charting GM's Electrifying Charge</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Engineers Will Still Be Needed</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Despite dire news at General Motors, automotive engineers will still be in demand in the future.</description>
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<title>MEMS Price to Fall As Production Rises</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>A new breed of automotive applications may be on the horizon for microelectromechanical systems (...</description>
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<title>GM Rolls out Volt, Continues Work on Battery</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>General Motors is coming closer to having a production version of the lithium-ion battery for its...</description>
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<title>GM Unveils Production Volt</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>General Motors officially unveiled the Chevy Volt today, revealing a more conventional looking ca...</description>
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<title>2011 Chevy Volt Production Photos Leaked</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>First production photos of the 2011 Chevy Volt electric car vary significantly from those familia...</description>
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<title>Detroit Slow to Add Eco-Features, Study Says</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Still reeling from the sharp increase in gas prices, American automakers have fallen behind in th...</description>
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<title>Mechatronics 2.0 Conference and Expo in Detroit Sept. 9</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research and Tom Watson of ArvinMeritor and for...</description>
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<title>General Motors R&amp;D Chief Larry Burns Sees 'Electric Drive' across Product Line</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
<description>GM's Larry Burns is in the hot seat to develop vehicles that run on renewable energy. His mission...</description>
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<title>Auto Industry Redesigns Engines While Ethanol Debate Rages</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>GM, Ford and other automakers are redesigning their engines to burn E85, while the debate over et...</description>
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<title>Ethanol Is The New Homebrew</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The E-Fuel 100 allows motorists to make their own ethanol from sugar or even leftover booze. The ...</description>
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<title>Hydrogen FCVs Will Drive Initial Market, Fueling Infrastructure to Follow</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Fork lifts, buses, tarmac tugs and automatic warehouse vehicles have been running on hydrogen for...</description>
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<title>Feds Have Primed the Hydrogen Research Pump</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Solvable technical hurdles and the prospect of a &quot;perfect battery&quot; still stand in the way of hydr...</description>
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<title>GM's Hydrogen Chevy Equinox FCV: A Seamless Transition</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The technology and environmental benefits behind GM's hydrogen-powered FCV are revolutionary – ...</description>
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<title>Hitting the Hydrogen Highway</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>General Motors' fourth generation FCV excels as a hydrogen-powered vehicle, but the future still ...</description>
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<title>SMR Dominates Hydrogen Production, But There’s Many Ways to Make It</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) is the most common way to make hydrogen, but the promise of commerc...</description>
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<title>Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure in the Newborn Stage</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Progress on hydrogen service stations lags fuel cell vehicle (FCV) development as energy companie...</description>
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<title>Staring at Little White Lines</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Cameras are playing a key role as the auto industry looks forward to active safety systems. One i...</description>
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<title>Honda Produces Lower-Cost Hybrid</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Honda Motor Co. will soon launch a less expensive hybrid car to encourage more people around the ...</description>
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<title>Energtek's Natural Gas Three-Wheeler</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The natural gas technology company Energtek Inc. has introduced a three-wheel vehicle with a two-...</description>
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