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Motorcars Honda in Cleveland Heights and Orwell Natural Gas will have two Honda Civic GX vehicles for display at Earth Fest 2011, Sunday, April 17!

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Join us on the pathway to energy independence
 
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The widely held consensus among Americans is that diesel is a dirty fuel used by large trucks.  It makes you want to hold your breath as you pass a tractor trailer on the freeway.  What about diesel engines equipped in everyday passenger vehicles?  Advancements in vehicle and fuel technology make a compelling case for the use of Clean Diesel vehicles in America.
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Save the Date:  October 15, 2010

What:  Northeast Ohio Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day

When:  Friday, October 15, 2010

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Though most of us in Northeast Ohio enjoy a short average commute time (just 26 minutes), not all communities have that luxury.  To cope, regions with high populations and high outward migration have adopted the use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, otherwise known as the Carpool Lane.  These forms of traffic infrastructure keep more vehicles off the road, but is it really doing much for smart growth and regional development?  This author wants to weigh out the options.
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Shopping for a new car is no easy task.  Most people have a laundry list of requirements, but without the budget to back it up.  Champagne taste on a beer budget?  This author is in the same boat.  Sometimes, however, there is a car that checks all the boxes on that laundry list and better yet, it's affordable; however, you cannot purchase the car.  That seems to be the problem in the case of these four French vehicles that are practical, affordable, fun, and eco-friendly. 
 
Renault Twingo
 
Base Cost:  $12,138 USD
Base Powertrain:  1.2L Petrol - 5-Speed Manual
Vehicle Class:  B
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The much anticipated launch of Nissan's Leaf Electric Vehicle (EV) will be this summer as a 2011 model.  The vehicle promises to shake up the market with its devotion to emissions-free motoring for mass production.  However, is the Leaf a vehicle that the public should get excited about?  This author is a bit apprehensive on the vision of the Leaf and EV motoring.

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Subaru.  A car company highly under-valued relative to its competition could be your best bet for affordable, safe, efficient motoring while working for a sustainable environment.  Technological strides in production and vehicle development coupled with corporate stewardship of community involvement foster the double-digit market share gains to industry titans like Honda and Toyota.
 
THE VEHICLES
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The long standing success stories of the small car market, the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla, might be up for a rude awakening in the North American marketplace.  The threat of fuel shortages, shrink in market share, and bad automotive press have lit a fire under the engineers at General Motors and Ford.  Can Detroit build a better vehicle than Tokyo?  On paper, it seems so.
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