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SUV sales have exploded over the years, poisoning the atmosphere more than regular passenger cars alone. That is unsurprising, as SUVs are heavier and burn more gasoline per mile. Only electricity generation causes more climate destruction than SUVs....
by Pakalolo
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 05:39 AM PST
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You might have seen, if you’re into cars or trucks, YouTube videos — for months and months — by car dealers, complaining that no one can now afford to buy a vehicle. Cars and trucks are stacked up on dealer lots, with no sales in sight. And those...
by Adventurist
248 comments
on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 01:12 PM PST
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Medical Police is an Underrated Show, and since Netflix never announced its cancellation, I hope it gets a late release Season 2; like Locke & Key did. Its also a Spin-Off of the Adult Swim series: Children's Hospital. If you haven't watch Medical...
by Kaizar
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on Sat Dec 11, 2021 at 11:10 AM PST
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I am updating this with the best credible sources I can find. -ROC Update: Again thank you to AKALib- www.washingtonpost.com/… A law enforcement official told The Washington Post that suspect Darrell Brooks, 39, was at the scene of a reported knife...
by Rule of Claw
350 comments
on Sun Nov 21, 2021 at 04:29 PM PST
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In the process of getting a car to replace the one I’m currently driving, I’m reflecting on what I want/need in vehicle. Being of a certain age, my expectations have been shaped by what I grew up with — and what I grew up with was cars like the...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Aug 13, 2020 at 01:40 PM PDT
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Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa is making headlines after the SUV she was being transported in reportedly hit a Black Lives Matter protester in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports that the incident happened Tuesday as a group of around...
by Walter Einenkel
94 comments
on Wed Jul 01, 2020 at 11:05 AM PDT
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When I was a kid my ultimate dream of knowing I made it was when I could own a Ford F-150 pick up truck, black, with an extended bed and cab. I waited years and years, going in and out of grad school for my MS and Ph.D. before I finally was able to...
by BFSkinner
151 comments
on Fri Aug 17, 2018 at 08:59 PM PDT
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Gas prices have come down pretty low, and now who's getting the last laugh? Could it be those motorists with the oversized, planet polluting gas guzzlers? Aw, let 'em have their moment of glory, ...
by laloalcaraz
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on Wed Jan 07, 2015 at 02:50 PM PST
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Research at the University of Virginia and in the Netherlands shows that over-thinking a decision can lead to decision regrets.
by My EV World
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on Wed Aug 22, 2012 at 10:18 AM PDT
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Traveling the interstate highways can be a window into the present American condition. It is not a comforting view. Phil Rockstroh and Angela Tyler Rockstroh share what they see, feel, hear, and ...
by frandor55
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on Thu Apr 14, 2011 at 04:53 PM PDT
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Richieville News Service - NEW YORK CITY
On the streets of the five boroughs, from Coney Island to the Bronx, the citizens of New York City seem to have spontaneously arrived at the same response ...
by Richieville
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on Tue May 04, 2010 at 06:41 AM PDT
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I dun heard that the they gonna stop makin Hummers , so I ...
by MepReport
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on Wed Feb 24, 2010 at 03:19 PM PST
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The commentary by Cenk from The Young Turks says it all.
by coolelegans
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on Fri Jan 08, 2010 at 05:35 PM PST
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38%
Here's an interesting factoid. About 38% of all registered vehicles are trucks or SUVs. And keep in mind, a ...
by Muskegon Critic
63 comments
on Sat Jun 20, 2009 at 08:19 PM PDT
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Some courses of action seem obvious to me and so I'm baffled as to what the roadblocks are.
Today, I'll pick just one. Why alcoholics can buy booze. I have 7 friends and acquaintances who ...
by Nef
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on Sun Jun 14, 2009 at 08:14 PM PDT
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I spent years as an auto mechanic in Orange County, California. The owners of Orange County domestic car dealerships lived in several of the choicest homes at the end of the Newport Peninsula. For ...
by RichardfromHB
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on Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 09:06 AM PST
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Full disclosure: I'm a Texas native, so I have the right to whine a little.
Lots of people on this site have blamed the Big Three for producing the kind of vehicle that plunders resources and is ...
by northsylvania
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on Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 03:32 AM PST
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by EmilyD
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on Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 10:59 PM PDT
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While mayor Palin had Wasilla purchase a $24,000 SUV for her. Yet Palin brags that when she became governor, she sold the state's private plane for $2.1 million. The per capita cost of the plane ...
by The Essene
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on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 05:00 AM PDT
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If you were a small town mayor, what would be your priority: a new ...
by existenz
169 comments
on Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 03:06 PM PDT
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