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Didja hear the one about running your car on water?

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An inventor in Nevada has made claims that he has created an alternative fuel that is a blend of 55 percent water and 45 percent naphtha. The claims, however, have been unverified and appears to be another in a long list of attempts to use water as a fuel mixture to decrease pollution.

Author: Bedard, Patrick
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1996
Usage, Reports, Combustion research, Water, Fuel research

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Why we need more speed and less Frank J. Wilson

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The New Jersey transportation commissioner is resisting attempts to raise the state speed limit, saying that it would burn more gasoline and cause more pollution. Research shows that it is not so though, as cars run more efficiently the faster they go.

Author: Bedard, Patrick
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1996
Management, Environmental aspects, Automobile driving, Motor vehicle driving, Speed limits, Traffic regulations, New Jersey. Department of Transportation

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The rest of the story

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US automobile manufacturers are pushing for a 25% import tariffs on trucks, which would allow them to raise their prices. Pres Clinton proposed that the tariff be expanded to include minivans and sport-utility vehicles.

Author: Bedard, Patrick
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1993
Trucks, International trade, Clinton, Bill, Economic policy, Sport utility vehicles, Sport-utility vehicles

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