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	<title>Crikey &#187; auto industry</title>
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		<title>Electric cars: 100 years of going nowhere</title>
		<link>http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6480</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6480#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electric cars may be all the hype now, but they've actually been around since the 1890s. And although today's models look a bit schmicker, they'll still only drive you about as far as they did over a century ago.]]></description>
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		<title>Do we need better cars or fewer cars?</title>
		<link>http://www.grist.org/article/2010-05-05-does-sustainable-transportation-mean-better-cars-or-fewer-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grist.org/article/2010-05-05-does-sustainable-transportation-mean-better-cars-or-fewer-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 05:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=136377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable transport has two schools of thought. Those -- often car companies -- who think we should create greener cars and those who think we should encourage public transport, cycling and walking. Who's right?]]></description>
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		<title>How many people has Toyota killed?</title>
		<link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwhsZGkLiVy8vjdii7LLsWETrT3AD9DSR9A00</link>
		<comments>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwhsZGkLiVy8vjdii7LLsWETrT3AD9DSR9A00#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[toyota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota recall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Toyota started recalling its cars due to dodgy accelerators and brakes, an increasing number of road deaths have been linked to the problems. The alleged US death toll now stands at 34, and complaints continue to mount.]]></description>
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		<title>Prius debacle drives hole through the Camry</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/prius-debacle-drives-hole-through-the-camry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/prius-debacle-drives-hole-through-the-camry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akio Toyoda]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hybrid cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota launched Australia’s first locally-produced hybrid on Monday, but the event has been smothered by the latest recall to hit the battered carmaker, writes <b>James Stanford</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>How Toyota broke down</title>
		<link>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910439220100209</link>
		<comments>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910439220100209#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Reuters</em> goes behind-the-scenes at Toyota with a fly-on-the-wall look at how the wheels fell off its recent product recall, turning a bad situation into a total car-crash.]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota President: We&#8217;re off to the mechanic</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akio Toyoda]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toyota's image is taking a huge battering, with the company recalling thousands of cars around the world -- <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/10/2815128.htm?section=justin">including 2400 in Australia</a>. President <b>Akio Toyoda</b> takes to the  <em>WashPo</em>'s op-ed pages to explain how he plans to repair public trust in the company (might take a few weeks -- need to get parts in from overseas...)]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota knew about dodgy Prius brakes</title>
		<link>http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/</link>
		<comments>http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toyota is recalling about 270,000 Prius cars in the US and Japan due to dodgy brakes -- and <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/local-cars-dogged-by-toyota-prius-brake-woes/story-e6frg6nf-1225826896845">Australia could be next</a>. But here's the kicker: according to <em>CNN</em>, the company <em>knew</em> as far back as January, and said nothing, putting thousands of lives at risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Saab is dead</title>
		<link>http://jalopnik.com/5429575/saab-officially-borked</link>
		<comments>http://jalopnik.com/5429575/saab-officially-borked#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unable to find a buyer for the brand, General Motors is killing off Saab after 62 years of production, sending it to join Saturn, Pontiac and Oldsmobile in the big GM caryard in the sky. ]]></description>
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		<title>What will you be driving in 2030?</title>
		<link>http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4338711.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4338711.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the recent LA Auto Show, transport designers were asked to imagine what young people will be hooning around in the year 2030. The results are pretty spectacular. ]]></description>
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		<title>If we are what we drive, we&#8217;re changing gear</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/if-we-are-what-we-drive-were-changing-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/if-we-are-what-we-drive-were-changing-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[car sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motorbikes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/if-we-are-what-we-drive-were-changing-gear/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians are rapidly embracing motorbikes (especially scooters) and diesel-powered cars, according to the latest Motor Vehicle Census from the ABC. ]]></description>
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		<title>PHOTO GALLERY: The green automobiles of the future</title>
		<link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/tokyo.motor.show/index.html</link>
		<comments>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/tokyo.motor.show/index.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The next generation of eco-friendly autos was on display at the recent Tokyo Motor Show, featuring not just electric cars, but lean and green electric motorbikes, scooters and even unicycles. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hydrogen-fuelled cars aren&#8217;t out of the race yet</title>
		<link>http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=36&#038;article_id=8463</link>
		<comments>http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=36&#038;article_id=8463#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=93603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/16/electric-killed-hydrogen-car">have declared</a> the development of hydrogen cars dead in favour of cheaper, simpler electric vehicles. But companies including Suzuki, Mercedes and Toyota are still quietly tinkering away at the technology.]]></description>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s first sustainable racing car: powered by chocolate</title>
		<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005123048.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005123048.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=92120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The world's first fully sustainable racing car is about the hit the Formula 3 competitive circuit in England next week. And if that wasn't exciting enough: it's powered by chocolate. ]]></description>
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		<title>Carr has his head in the sand on exports</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/09/carr-has-his-head-in-the-sand-on-exports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/09/carr-has-his-head-in-the-sand-on-exports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kim Carr]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/09/carr-has-his-head-in-the-sand-on-exports/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia might be free from recession and recovering, but the big traditional manufacturing (making) economies of the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea are still very sick. Demand for goods that are 'made' is going to be very weak for some time.]]></description>
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		<title>An electric Rolls-Royce?</title>
		<link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/rumormill-electric-rolls-royce-phantom-cometh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/22/rumormill-electric-rolls-royce-phantom-cometh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=90546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone else is doing it, so why not? Word on the street is the Rolls-Royce of electric cars may be coming -- quite literally. Inside sources say an electric version of the three-ton Phantom sedan is in the works.]]></description>
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		<title>Hydrogen cars: dead in the water?</title>
		<link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/16/electric-killed-hydrogen-car</link>
		<comments>http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/16/electric-killed-hydrogen-car#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the hydrogen-powered car market over before it even got started? Manufacturers have switched their focus towards the more cost-effective electric cars, leaving the possibility of water-powered vehicles looking increasingly like a pipe dream.]]></description>
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		<title>PHOTO GALLERY: Green cars of tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/16/green-cars-are-all-the-ra_n_287555.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/16/green-cars-are-all-the-ra_n_287555.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From sleek and sporty to funky and futuristic, check out next year's batch of lean, green (or leaner and greener) cars from the world's largest auto show in Germany. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Ferrari family tree</title>
		<link>http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q3/a_guide_to_the_new_ferrari_458_italia_s_roots-feature</link>
		<comments>http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q3/a_guide_to_the_new_ferrari_458_italia_s_roots-feature#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wonderful flow-chart follows the evolution of Ferraris from the 1970s right through to the new 458 Italia. The price and power may have increased (a lot), but the basic design remains the same.]]></description>
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		<title>Broom broom: cars drive past recession</title>
		<link>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/V6-shaped-recovery-pd20090803-UJSTJ?OpenDocument&#038;src=sph</link>
		<comments>http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/V6-shaped-recovery-pd20090803-UJSTJ?OpenDocument&#038;src=sph#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, it is the car industries in America, Europe and China that are booming and helping the economy get back on track, writes <b>Alan Kohler</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Porsche family feud ends in tears</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/20/the-porsche-family-feud-ends-in-tears/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/20/the-porsche-family-feud-ends-in-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[volkswagen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen's decision to purchase all of Porsche has put an end to the takeover drama that has gripped the gossipy German business community.]]></description>
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		<title>Prius tops car sales in Japan</title>
		<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8136237.stm</link>
		<comments>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8136237.stm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hybrid cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toyota Prius outsold all other cars in Japan last month, with two other hybrid cars making it into the country's top-five.]]></description>
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		<title>The Porsche soap opera beats Dynasty for drama</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/29/the-porsche-soap-opera-beats-dynasty-for-drama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/29/the-porsche-soap-opera-beats-dynasty-for-drama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[porsche]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volkswagen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the situations to have emerged since the credit crunch and recession erupted almost two years ago, the Porsche soap opera is by far the most intriguing and the most farcical.]]></description>
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		<title>Hummer to go &#8220;lean and green&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-06/19/content_8300571.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-06/19/content_8300571.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hummer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hummer are planning to revamp their image as "gas-guzzling, road-hogging, oversized machines rich people buy to flaunt their wealth." Good luck with that.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Europe&#8217;s car market could stall</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/business/global/17clunker.html?ref=global</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/business/global/17clunker.html?ref=global#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union have decided to end the incentives scheme that saw a major boost in car sales and demand last year. Auto makers say they knew this day was coming, but aren't sure they're ready to go it alone just yet.]]></description>
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		<title>The open-source hydrogen car with a Porsche pedigree</title>
		<link>http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/riversimple/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/riversimple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Science & Tech]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen car]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A group of British investors are hoping to trigger a hydrogen revival with the unveiling of their ultra-lightweight fuel cell Urban Car in London.]]></description>
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