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Vacation Rentals Verses A Late Deal Holiday.
2008-02-11 07:33:00
Late deal holidays are the perfect remedy for those everyday work blues. An unplanned last minute holiday can lift your mood, inspire your mind and make you feel re-vitalised. Planning a holiday well in advance clearly has some benefits, not least that growing feeling of pre-holiday excitement and anticipation. But when you book last minute you ...
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Healthy Food
2008-02-10 14:24:00
Recent years people all over the world have discovered many benefits of goji berries, including immune system enhancement, anti-aging, weight loss, anti-cancer, fertility improvement, and so forth so on. In July 2006 Time Magazine called the goji berry the “Breakout Superfruit of the Year”. In July 2005 LA Times reported that it may help repress some ...
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Be sure to check out the NASCAR 2008 Schedule
2008-02-09 07:15:00
Well the 2008 NASCAR season is here! The budweiser shootout is on Feb 9th, and the first real race the Gatorade Duel is on Feb 14th. This season promises to be one of the most exciting NASCAR season ever!!! Huge changes have taken place, driverss switching sponsors, and even switching entire teams! While it’s truly ...
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Train Horns Kits Explained
2008-02-08 11:18:00
We all know what train horns are, we hear them every now and then, what less people know is what exactly train horns kits are. Train Horns were made to be able to deliver a very loud level of sound, so that people can hear them from distance. Recently, Train Horn Kits make this same thing ...

Three die in crash in Rockies
2008-02-05 13:28:00
The mountain of twisted metal and debris scattered along the Trans-Canada Highway in the Alberta Rockies looked like the scene of a plane crash to crews who worked Thursday to carefully pry apart wreckage from a spectacular chain-reaction collision involving five semi-trailer trucks. Three people in one vehicle died and five others received non-life threatening injuries ...
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Stolen equipment not yet recovered
2008-02-01 07:44:00
More than a month after a loaded gun and other police equipment were stolen from a Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy’s pickup truck, the search for the missing items continues. Sheriff Ken McGovern said that as far as he knows none of the equipment has been recovered. As for the deputy who left the department truck running unattended at his rural Douglas County home, that matter was handled with “administrative action,” McGovern said. He declined to elaborate. “The officer made a judgment error, and we corrected that action,” McGovern said. The officer, who has not been identified, started the truck and then left it unattended for five minutes, sheriff’s spokeswoman Lt. Kari Wempe said at the time. When the officer returned, the truck was gone. It was found a few hours later abandoned in Kansas City, Mo. The police equipment was gone. In addition to the Glock .40-caliber pistol, other items taken were a pair of handcuffs, a pepper spray canister, two bulletproof vests, a...
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Get behind the wheel of a merry Locomobile
2008-01-31 21:45:00
In the teens and 1920s, the Locomobile 48 was a mighty road giant, a car of top quality, built to last. There were lesser models of the Locomobile as well, offered during the mid-’20s when Billy Durant and Durant Motors had control of the company. But the 48 and nearly as big 90 were the stars of the Locomobile galaxy. The 48 was so good, in fact, that the corporate heads decided to continue it, virtually unchanged, from the teens right up to the last of the 1929 Locomobiles. When I was a kid in Oakland, Calif., I was really quite interested in old cars, and carefully read the Tribune auto classified ads — even at age 10 — looking for an occasional old car offered for sale. One day I saw a Locomobile in the classifieds. The odd name intrigued me: Was it half-locomotive and half-car? It was the first time I’d heard of one, and I asked Mom if she would drive me over to see it. She didn’t, but she did allow me to go to see a yellow and black ‘37 Cord Coupe (a rare body type...
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These Old fire Trucks won’t flame out
2008-01-31 21:07:00
When Ypsilanti officials gave a 1950 fire truck to Bois Blanc Island more than 40 years ago, they never thought they would see it again. But the Ford truck, which does not run, is back in Ypsilanti, ready to take its place in the city’s firefighting history. The Ypsilanti City Council voted recently to transfer the title of the old truck to the Michigan Fire house Museum in Ypsilanti for renovation. The museum wants to add the truck to its collection of about 50 fire trucks at 110 W. Cross St. Museum curator Matt Lee said the plan is to renovate the 1950 Ford truck that was made in Lansing and is familiar to a lot of people in the city. There is no Ypsilanti fire truck at the museum, he said. “The vehicle will end up in a happy home,” Lee said. Fire Chief Jon Ichesco said the city used the truck for about 15 years and either gave it or sold it to the Bois Blanc Island Fire Department in the mid-1960s. The volunteer fire department there used it for several years and...
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Why Your Vehicle Needs Rustproofing
2008-01-31 12:44:00
Some vehicle owners think that after they have treated their vehicle’s surface and underside with simple wax or even costly corrosion-inhibiting and car fabric protection products, the rust problem is solved. This is not true. Underside panels are very vulnerable too. It’s them that you need rustproofing for. Whether you live inland or on the coast, in the hills or on a plain, in a huge city or a town, whether you own a new or a used vehicle; corrosion is always a very serious problem. All vehicles are subject to at least one of the following rust provoking factors; rain, snow, salty or humid air, rocksalt, sleet, home garage mould, atmospheric or man-made chemicals, washing detergents - all of which speeds up the corrosion of your vehicle radically! As my friend Jonathan from KROWN rust checking centre explains, rust prevention is basically the process of applying rust-inhibiting materials, sealers and persistent waxes to all corrosion-risky areas on the underside, topside and ...
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Automakers take showrooms to customers
2008-01-31 10:58:00
With truck sales sagging nationwide because of the slowdown in home construction, General Motors is taking its latest truck models to work sites and marketing directly to the people most likely to buy them. The Hard Days Work Tour is another twist in the latest trend in the highly competitive automotive business: Targeting specific groups of potential customers with events that put the vehicles right in from of them. From taking trucks directly to construction sites to offering test drives at football games, companies are looking for new ways to attract customers. GM’s Work Tour kicked off recently at Arizona State University’s new East Valley campus, where about 300 hard hats gathered for a free lunch and a look at the trucks. They also lined up for a free power-tool raffle and certificates worth $250 toward the purchase of a GM truck. “Well, it’s a great way to get people’s attention,” said Kevin Davis, a construction worker from Queen Creek. Th...
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Tougher Safety Standards Expected
2008-01-29 20:44:00
Key safety regulations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will have a direct affect on light-duty commercial vehicles. Two key safety regulations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will have a direct impact on light-duty commercial vehicles, and some manufacturers already have added compliant features. One regulation calls for tougher standards to help protect passengers from side-impact crashes, a NHTSA spokeswoman said. The second calls for electronic stability control systems for light-duty commercial vehicles and cars with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds to reduce the risk of rollover injuries. NHTSA rules requiring the use of electronic stability control systems were finalized and published in 2007. ESC systems will be phased in starting with the 2009 model year when 55% of light-duty vehicles must be so equipped. By 2012, 100% of vehicles 10,000 pounds GVW or less must be covered, NHTSA said. Side-impact crashes account ...
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BNSF Reports 4Q Profit; Revenue Reaches Record
2008-01-29 20:13:00
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit dipped slightly but rose on a per-share basis, while its revenue reached a record. The western freight railroad’s net income was $517 million, or $1.46 per share, compared with $519 million, or $1.42 per share, the previous year. Freight revenue rose 9% to an all-time quarterly record of $4.12 billion, the parent of BNSF Railway Co. said in a statement. Fourth-quarter operating income was $950 million, compared to $943 million in the previous fourth quarter. That reflected a $257 million increase in fuel expense, resulting from higher fuel prices. For the full year, BNSF earned $1.83 billion, or $5.10 per share, compared with $1.89 billion, or $5.11 per share, in 2006.
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Insurance is a must in this transitory life
2008-01-28 15:21:00
Life is transitory……we cannot overcome this. But to surpass such a reality is not possible. We can at least afford to overcome the consequences. For such a reason the insurance companies are framing policies and coverages to provide us with the best possible insurance in the market. Life is uncertain… so the life insurance policies promise a reimbursement of a good amount of money to the nominee, in exchange of a monthly premium. Accidents are inevitable….But to maintain a life without the use of auto is unthinkable. So to overcome any possible crisis when you meet with an auto accident, auto insurance is of great help to you. Apart from food to eat and air to breathe, water to drink and clothes to wear we need a house to live. A house protects us from heat, cold, and rain. So to keep our house secured is essential. Home insurance comes with a wide range of coverage options to help us and protect our home. At times accidents lead to disastrous consequences. Health insurance ...
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Hitachi launches AC drive in rigid dump trucks
2008-01-24 12:27:00
Hitachi Mining, a part of Hitachi Construction Machinery, has introduced AC drive in rigid Dump trucks. The EH3500AC is powered by a Cummins 16-cylinder, QSK50 Tier II compliant turbo diesel, developing 1491kW at 1900rpm and driving through axle-mounted Hitachi AC traction drives. Fully loaded, the EH3500 weighs 500 tonnes with a payload of 360+ tonnes. The truck is powered by two AC traction motors, which propels the gargantuan to a speed of over 55KPH. The motors also function as electric brakes bringing the 3.6 metre wheels to a safe stop without the use of mechanical brake pads. AC drives start-off with a basic 6-7% higher efficiency over DC drives of comparable size, allowing faster travel speeds while reducing diesel fuel consumption. Using the same drive concept as a diesel electric locomotive, the EH3500 AC’s 3500HP diesel engine powers an AC alternator. Constant voltage DC from this alternator is transformed by an inverter into variable frequency AC, which in turn supplie...
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United Tractors heavy equipment sales rise 53.5 percent in 2007
2008-01-24 06:46:00
Indonesia’s leading heavy equipment distributor and mining contractor, PT United Tractors, said Tuesday its sales of Komatsu heavy equipment rose 53.5 percent in 2007 from a year before. Sales to the mining sector remained the biggest contributor to the total, but sales to the agriculture sector posted the largest increase. The company sold 3,454 pieces of heavy equipment in the year, up from 2,250 a year before. Sales of heavy equipment for mining rose 30.7 percent to 1,315 and sales for agriculture nearly doubled to 1,144 units. Other machines sold in the year were for the construction and forestry sectors. Meanwhile, the company reported increased coal output from its own mines and from contracted mines. Output at contracted mines rose 27.8 percent to 54.3 million tons while output from its own mines reached 3.56 million tons. It gave no comparativte figure. United Tractors became directly involved in coal mining following its acquisition of PT Dasa Eka Jasatama in April. T...
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Caterpillar Tracked Bulldozers
2008-01-24 06:32:00
Bulldozers are the best versatile vehicles ever invented with Bulldozers tracks giving you more than better stability to carry on around at the job site. These tracks are also widely used on wet and muddy surfaces of the construction site or road site. The track models of bulldozers have more grip and firmness over the ground compared to the wheeled models of bulldozers. The Tracks varieties give the best usage value to your business and also the money you invested. Going through the tracks models, let us have deeper peak onto the characteristic of Caterpillar D3G Bulldozer model, this is one such bulldozer under the category of great track styles. The D3G bulldozer is embedded with lasers that would provide with very accurate grading that will yield you more productivity and profits too. The more accurate your laser technique the more accurate your work is. This would obviously cut down on labor costing in your company and gives you more productivity in turn. The bulldozers technol...

Bulldozers and Caterpillars Equipments
2008-01-24 06:18:00
There are varieties of bulldozers available in market today, each showing their uniqueness in terms of usage, features, style, versatility, etc. The new caterpillar wheel bulldozer offers you a unique and wonderful combination of mobility, versatility, power generation, speed, etc what a normal buyer may be looking for. The power of this wonderful machine is very much similar to that of any of the tracked bulldozers and the mobility of this machine is similar to that of a wheeled dozer. This new bulldozer offers you Cat C9 engine offering you a speed of 2100 rpm. It also offer wonderful high power horsepower with low displacement. The engine is best in terms of fuel economy and offers you durability for longer usage of years, this not only reduces the overall operating cost but offers good stability in longer run. The wonderful feature of this bulldozer is its crankshaft which is steel forged, hardened and carbonized to meet the standards for a long term durable truck or a bull doze...

Toyota to introduce diesel pickup, minivan in U.S. market
2008-01-23 15:21:00
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.TO) said Sunday that it will introduce diesel-engine models in the U.S. market in an effort to offer low-emission vehicles. The Japanese car maker will also roll out plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids with lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. by 2010. Toyota will launch the Tundra pickup truck and the Sequoia minivan, which will be powered by a new diesel V8 engine, “in the near future,” Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said Sunday. Other Japanese car makers also said earlier in the day at the North American International Auto Show that they want to bring in diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. as regulations for gas emissions are becoming stricter and gasoline prices remain high. Diesel engines are about 20% more fuel efficient than gasoline engines. Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui said that it will launch diesel vehicles under its luxury Acura brand by 2009. Toyota, which is the world’s leading gasoline-electric hybrid car maker, will...
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School Bus Hit by Dump Truck in Antelope
2008-01-21 07:21:00
Three schoolchildren were shaken up when the bus they were riding in was hit by a dump truck and flipped over in Antelope. The collision happened at about 8 a.m. on Watt Avenue and Glentana Way. The truck’s driver was turning west onto Watt Avenue when his line of sight was blocked by another truck which was turning south onto Glentana Way, according to the California Highway Patrol. He failed to see the bus. Three children with autistim and the driver were on the bus headed to Wilson Riles School . They did not appear to be hurt but were taken to the hospital as a precaution. It was not immediately known if the students were wearing seat belts. All special education buses are equipped with seat belts, but students are not required to use them, accoring to CHP.
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Dump Truck Crashes into House, Sparks Gas Fire
2008-01-21 07:13:00
On Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7:58 AM, 8 Companies of Los Angeles Fire fighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, Public Works, Building & Safety Inspector, Street Maintenance, DOT, DWP, LAPD, LA CO. Health and the So. California Gas Company, all under the direction of Assistant Chief Daniel Mc Carthy, responded to a Structure Fire at 2151 Alcyona Dr. in the Hollywood area. First arriving resources on the scene expected to find a structure fire as indicated by the multiple calls into the OCD Dispatch Center. Fire resources found an overturned dump truck into a one story single family dwelling, which had ruptured the gas line feeding the occupancy at the meter and also caused a diesel fuel spill. Early reports indicated that an elderly couple were trapped inside the occupancy. Los Angeles Fire ...
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Truck hanging off highway overpass
2008-01-17 14:36:00
A TRUCK is hanging over the rails of an overpass on the M5 motorway in Sydney’s southwest, causing serious traffic problems. The semi-trailer lost control as it tried to turn right from the M5 onto the Henry Lawson Drive overpass at Milperra about 1pm (AEDT) today, police said. The truck driver got out of the cabin safely. The load of a shipping container slid off the back of the truck, which rolled onto its side to hang over the edge of the overpass. The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has warned of extensive delays as Henry Lawson Drive and part of the M5 have been closed while cranes remove the truck and engineers inspect the overpass. Westbound traffic on the M5 is being detoured via the on and off-ramps to continue along the motorway. Traffic queues on the M5 extend back to King Georges Road, several kilometres away, the RTA said.
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Nissan to make more Trucks
2008-01-16 15:24:00
Commercial vehicles manufacturer Nissan Diesel SA (NDSA) plans to increase its production capacity from 4 500 units to about 9 000 units a year from 2008, the firm says. It recently completed a R10.9m expansion project at its Rosslyn facility in Pretoria. “NDSA is confident that the recent growth in the local truck market will continue,” said Johan Richards, teh firm’s executive vice-president of management control. The announcement comes amid a construction boom in the lead-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup that saw commercial vehicle sales rising despite tough trading conditions stemming from the higher interest rates and stricter credit lending laws. A total of 37 069 trucks were sold during 2007 - a 12% increase on 2006’s performance and the second straight year the local truck market set new sales benchmarks.
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Nissan signs agreement with ONDAS Media to bring satellite radio to Europe
2008-01-16 14:39:00
A satellite radio company, ONDAS Media , has entered into a commercial volume agreement to install satellite radio receivers in Nissan and Infiniti vehicles across Europe , so Nissan buyers will be among the first European car buyers to be able to receive the programming that ONDAS will create and distribute. “The ONDAS partnership team is already in the development phase for the radios and a significant amount of work has been completed to date,” said Dave Krueger, COO of ONDAS. “The radios in Nissan vehicles will be capable of receiving hundreds of channels of audio programming as well as a suite of data services. This definitive agreement brings ONDAS Media’s total number of pre-sold, factory-installed satellite radios beyond the 1 million mark and is another milestone in our plan to bring our unique content offering to European consumers by 2011.” Through its fully integrated, digital satellite transmission network, ONDAS will broadcast its multi-ling...
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Volvo Trucks and Daimler sign Indian JV agreements
2008-01-16 14:36:00
Britain’s Truck and Bus Builder newsletter reports that Daimler Trucks and the Indian Honda motorcycle manufacturer Hero have set up a joint venture to build Indian-market versions of Mercedes-Benz CVs in India. It also reports that the Volvo Group has signed a letter of intent with Eicher Motors, India’s third largest CV manufacturer after Tata and Ashok Leyland, to set up a new joint-venture firm, which involves input cost of £172m on Volvo’s part, while Eicher will commit its truck, bus and component business to the new company. Volvo will transfer its Indian truck dealer and service network into the joint venture. The new firm employs some 2,300 people. Eicher built and sold some 24,300 light, medium and heavy trucks and 3,800 buses and coaches in the last financial year.
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Medium & Heavy Trucks in Europe Industry Profile is an Essential Resour
2008-01-16 14:33:00
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/report s/c79527) has announced the addition of “Medium & Heavy Trucks in Europe ” to their offering.Our Medium & Heavy Trucks in Europe industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the medium & heavy trucks industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards Includes a five-year forecast of the industry The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics Supported by the ke...
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Stable real estate market with great weather and golf
2008-01-14 08:35:00
The bad weather in the northeast this weekend, which included two estrange snow storms and a stupid alluvium of ice, got me thinking ahead to our trip to South Carolina between Christmas and New Years. That may not be far enough south; weather duration the last weekend of December is regularly a crapshoot along the Carolinas coast. I’ve played golf that week in blunt sleeves and I’ve played in a ski jacket. I recall a beginner from New Jersey whom I was matched up with at Pawleys Plantation one year.He was so bundled up he looked like the Michelin Man, and swung like him as well. The only sure bet this time of the year is someplace undeniably warm, like the Caribbean or southern Florida. Friday’s Wall Street thing, which was not delivered to my approach because of the snow, featured an itemise about Americans investing in island homes. Properties in the Dominican Republic, the itemise indicates, have appreciated by twofold digits in contemporary years. Sounds good to me; many ...
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Indian Music – HINDI, TAMIL, and TELUGU Film Music
2008-01-11 18:01:00
Introduction Twenty centuries ago, the essential role of music of India was deemed to be purely ritualistic. Music as entertainment is supposed to have evolved much later. Another part of Indian music is folk music. Indian classical music is said to have evolved out of the mixture of these. It is presumed that folk music existed long before the Aryans came to India, the Dravidians having their own. The art of music practised in India has a special significance, as it has developed from the ritualistic music in association with folk music and other musical expressions of neighbouring nations, developing into its own characteristic art. Matured through ‘’thought, experience and expression”, Indian classical music has become unique in the world. THE ORIGINS OF INDIAN MUSIC The origin of Indian music is said to be rooted in the Vedas. It is said that God Himself is musical sound, the sound which pervades the whole universe, i.e. Nadabrahma. The origins of Indian music are therefor...
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Used Trucks, International Trucks, Pickup Truck, Mack Trucks, Dump Truck Fo
2008-01-10 10:36:00
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About Heavy Machinery equipment Trader
2008-01-08 09:23:00
Welcome to Machinery Junction, the perfect site to sell and buy heavy machinery equipment. We are the intermediaries that let you get in touch in right person at right time. The most sought after site over Internet to buy and sell heavy machinery equipment, there is no need to search further. The favorite amongst dealers, Machineryjunction.com is the perfect junction where sellers meet buyers and buyers meet sellers in a perfect environment with similar interests. Expand your client and customer base exclusively at Machinery Junction Browse through our varied categories and select from vast array of listed equipments. You would simply be relaxed after browsing our site once for you get anything in whatever machinery equipment you ever needed for your business needs. Join us at Machineryjunction.com absolutely free of cost; list your heavy machinery equipments to maximum limit you can and see your business grow in no time. Buy the machineries from other sellers across the continent. ...
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Detroit auto show will have green emphasis
2008-01-08 09:20:00
The North American International Auto Show in Detroit — home of great design, worldwide unveilings, and the biggest gathering of media of any global auto show — will be environmentally conscious this year.”Green is going to be the theme, right, wrong, or indifferent,” said auto show co-chair Joe Serra, CEO of Grand Blanc Township-based Serra Automotive.The show, featuring some 90 exhibits, opens to the public Jan. 19 and runs through Jan. 27 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Environmentally friendly cars, including concepts from Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge, are among the more than 50 production and concept vehicles that will be unveiled first to the media Jan. 13-15 and then to the public during the auto show. With gasoline prices hovering at or above $3 a gallon, many customers are thinking more about being green, not to mention saving greenbacks. Auto companies are going into high gear to deliver more alternative fuel vehicles and hybrids, some of which show-goers wi...