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Forbes picks the priciest trucks while Tata goes global with the cheapest

In a journalistic ying and yang, we encountered two counterbalanced news releases early this morning, one in which Forbes discusses how luxury continues to leak into pickups, SUVs and crossovers, while at the same time, India’s Tata announces the possibility of going global with its one-ton pickup priced around $10,000.
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Author: Don Bain
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Will the 2012 TTXGP World Championships be the most exciting electric motorcycle race yet?

The TTXGP World Championship race at Daytona International Raceway is shaping up to be an exciting race, that will be the largest ever electric superbike, with potential results that are too close to call ahead of time.
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Jim Motovalli and the Greening of Wilton Connecticut

One of the oldest towns in America may be among the first to go green. Wilton Connecticut already has a charging station at its library, where Jim Motovalli, author of “High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry” will speak today – not bad for a town of 18,062.
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Author: Don Bain
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Electric Motorcycle Team Lightning Wins Le Mans With Duhamel

Lightning just won’t stop its stellar climb to the top of the podium with a stunning Le Mans win. International motorcycle racer Miguel Duhamel joins the team.
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10,000 Ford volunteers working on projects globally this week

Ford's annual Global Week of Caring started Saturday, September 8th and goes through until the 16th. It is expected to draw over 10,000 volunteers from Ford's ranks of employees, retirees, and dealers in 20 countries as they work on community projects using grants from the Ford Volunteer Corps.
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GM getting its second sun-tracking Solar Tree from Envision Solar

Imagine driving your electric car to work and parking beneath a large shade structure that you can actually plug your car into – and it tracks the sun delivering up to 30 percent more power from the sun’s daily trek. GM is getting their second Tracking Solar Tree at its Milford Testing Ground.
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Author: Don Bain
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Sustainable Performance Metric ranks efficient cars with great performance

The new Sustainable Performance Ranking Metric attempts to identify the "sustainable" cars (low emissions) that have high performance, for those of us who do not want to give up on fun while driving green.
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