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There’s always more happening than we can report here on ecoXplorer. So here’s what we’ve been reading about travel, automotive, food, fraud and the environment that you might have missed, along with news about my hometown New York City – from publications you might not follow, but we do. We link only to intel that’s
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Alfa Romeo is returning to the USA for the first time in decades, with a hot, high performance two-seater, the Alfa Romeo 4C The roadster is being introduced to North America at the 2014 New York International Auto Show in April, and will be available in the US some time this summer. Price has not
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With a starting price of $15,995, and styling, technology and performance shared with corporate sibling Alfa Romeo, you can’t beat the 2013 Dodge Dart. Even fully loaded, with the award-winning 1.4 liter MultiAir Turbo, this spirited compact is under $23,000. That engine, by the way, was developed by another Chrysler sibling, Fiat. The 2013 Dodge
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Write a letter to a U.S. soldier and get a free Zac Brown Band CD. “Letters for Lyrics” is a unique partnership between Chrysler’s Ram Truck division and the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band. The goal is to generate one million letters to U.S. men and women in uniform serving around the world. The CD is “Breaking Southern Ground”
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Chrysler is recalling 335,000 minivans for possible problems with the airbag system. The recall affects 2005 and 2006 Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan vehicles. The reason — the front crash sensors can crack in cold weather conditons and allow water to get into the sensor. That could turn on the airbag warning light and prevent the airbag from
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