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Many rental-car firms mislead on prepay gas

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A survey of 58 rental-car employees at 12 airports revealed that most are misleading customers about the price advantage of prepaying for a tank of gas. The offer enables car renters to return a car without filling it up by prebuying a tank of gas at a per-ballon price determined by the firm. Despite allegations that their prices are lower than those offered by gas stations outside the airports, it was found that prices were actually lower in gas stations than in the rental-car firms.

Passenger Car Rental and Leasing, Unit costs & prices, Automobile Rent & Lease

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Formula predicts rollover risk

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Sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), a category that includes some of the best- selling vehicles in the US, are also some of the vehicles that are most prone to roll overs. The analysis, conducted on 189 model 2000 vehicles, placed 17 SUVs among the top 20 motor vehicles that are most likely to roll over during an accident. The analysis is based on a mathematical formula that considers such factors as vehicle width, weight and height.

Product information, Utility Vehicles, Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing, Sport utility vehicles

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Inspect wire often, retired admiral sayss

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A polyimide type of electrical wire commonly known as Kapton that runs throughout half of all airline jets should be regularly inspected because it is prone to fail, according to retired rear admiral Donald Eaton. Eaton said the Kapton can degrade and cause violent arcing and a fire, or cause electromagnetic interfernece of electronic noise. Eaton ordered the removal of Kapton wires from Navy planes in the 1980s.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing, Aircraft Manufacturing, Nonferrous Wire Drawing, Standard Jet, Nonferrous wire, Wire drawing, Jet airplanes

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