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		<title>Renewable Energy: Alternative Assembly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globally many automotive plants sit idle after decades of successful assembly. Some have closed or reduced production, with jobs disappearing at astonishing rates. But in some cases alternative assembly from renewable-energy and new-tech enterprises are taking advantage of the automotive downturn.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1451/renewable-energy-alternative-assembly/</link>
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		<title>Automotive Industry: Detroit&#8217;s Cultural Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time it was known as the world's traditional automotive centre, but unfortunately 'Detroit' is no longer a symbol of power within the global automotive industry. Detroit's automotive industry has been forced upon a cultural change as a pure form of transformation, which was radical and fundamental.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1365/automotive-industry-detroit-cultural-change/</link>
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		<title>Solar Power: Traffic Lights</title>
		<description><![CDATA['Green' traffic lights are not a new idea. The move to LED traffic lights is already offering significant savings on both energy consumption and costs.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1355/solar-power-traffic-lights/</link>
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		<title>Electric Vehicles: Sounds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The near silent nature of Hybrids and Electric Vehicles is clearly a potential safety problem for pedestrians. Until now, the branded sounds cars make has been a function of the engine and exhaust system. The option of making future electric vehicles sound like anything we want creates a world of options.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1346/electric-vehicles-sounds/</link>
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		<title>Navigation: Video Maps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While car navigation systems are gaining in importance, maps are still the medium of choice for laying out a route to a destination. However, even with a map, one is almost always more comfortable navigating a route the second time due to the visual memory of the route.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1335/navigation-video-maps/</link>
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		<title>Pre-Owned Electric Car Batteries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nissan and Sumitomo established a joint venture to recycle lithium-ion electric car batteries, which could give Nissan an early lead in the fledgling electric car market by making its vehicles more affordable. The venture is based on a '4R' business model - Reuse, Resell, Refabricate and Recycle. Nissan aims to launch mass market electric vehicles by 2012. It already operates a joint venture with NEC - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) - that makes high-performance lithium-ion batteries.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1327/pre-owned-electric-car-batteries/</link>
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		<title>3 Wheels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three-wheel vehicles are not a new idea, but getting new ones beyond concept stages is mission impossible. Recent automotive shows  have unveiled the latest generation of these tri-wheel cars. Each idea with new advantages and cutting-edge designs, three-wheelers are some of the coolest looking, if not totally practical, modes of transportation around.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1254/3-wheels/</link>
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		<title>Automotive Form Follows Automotive Function</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This saying first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greek. It didn't appear in its current form in print until the 19th century, but in the meantime there were various written forms that expressed much the same thought. Toyota in 1997 is widely credited with coining the saying in the Hybrid arena with the Prius.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1195/automotive-form-follows-automotive-function/</link>
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		<title>Sex Appeal: Fiat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has the reputation of the car all girls adore and has been voted the 'sexiest' car on the road - by women. In a recent survey women were asked for their definition of sex on wheels and the Fiat 500 came out way ahead of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and all those other cars which men think women are impressed by. A car with the roominess of a phone box, and the acceleration of a scooter. But Fiat cannot churn them out fast enough.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1174/sex-appeal-fiat/</link>
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		<title>Brand Reputation: Ford Recalls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to protect brand reputation, vehicle manufacturers have been very proactive towards warranty responsibilities. Amazingly, a serious safety problem which has plagued Ford for well over a decade has arisen again.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.carnorama.com/1139/brand-reputation-ford-recalls/</link>
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