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Winter Weather Driving Safety Tips for Snow and Ice

Winter Weather Driving Safety Tips for Snow and Ice

Winter driving requires more space between you and the vehicle ahead, more attention to changeable road conditions, more attention to the speedometer, and more time to get to your destination safely.  Winter driving also requires less speed on icy or slick roadways, less dependence on technology like anti-lock brakes and traction control, and less trust
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Kimpton Hotels Partners with Nature Conservancy to Plant One Billion Trees

Kimpton Hotels Partners with Nature Conservancy to Plant One Billion Trees

Stay at any of the Kimpton Hotels and help The Nature Conservancy save the rainforest, one tree at a time. That’s the goal of a new partnership between the eco-friendly hotel chain and the environmental group, which has an ambitious Plant a Billion Trees campaign to re-forest and protect 30 million acres of forest in
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Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.  It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North America. The Mercedes F-Cell boasts the equivalent fuel mileage
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Nissan LEAF plug-in electric car coming soon to a city near you

Nissan LEAF plug-in electric car coming soon to a city near you

The zero-emission plug-in electric Nissan LEAF has started its 22-city North America to eleven U. S. states and one Canadian province.  The five-passenger Nissan LEAF goes on sale late in 2010 as a 2011 model, and Nissan won’t even begin taking orders until spring 2010, so this multi-city preview is a great way to introduce the
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Best Car Features for Boomers and Seniors

Best Car Features for Boomers and Seniors

The fastest growing segment on the road today is not hybrids or flex-fuel vehicles, crossovers or performance sport sedans. It is drivers 65 and older. According to the according to the American Automobile Association, there are 29 million older drivers on the road today. We all age differently, so it is important to recognize how
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Test Drive: Mitsubishi MiEV plug-in electric car

Test Drive: Mitsubishi MiEV plug-in electric car

The Mitsubishi MiEV plug-in electric car is not on sale yet in the U.S. yet, but  I got the chance to test drive a prototype recently, and loved every minute. I wish you could have seen the smile on my face or heard me giggle as I steered the Mitsubishi MiEV in tight circles around and around
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5 Ways Save to Money on Holiday Airline Travel

5 Ways Save to Money on Holiday Airline Travel

Holiday travel is the the peak travel season of the year, and even though many of the cheap seats are already booked, there are still ways to get cheap seats.  Here are five ways to  save money on  your airline tickets and stretch your travel dollar. Plan Twice, Book Once – Airlines now charge $150 or
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