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Driving Electric

A new lithium-ion battery may be the holy grail for electric cars. It’s revving up interest and one company has plans to introduce new vehicles using the technology.

Fuel Efficient SUVs

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Cali SUVs

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Say No to SUVs

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SUV Tickets

It? hard enough to find parking in New York City, but a group of environmental activists is making it even harder for sport utility vehicles. They?e handing out tickets, albeit fake, to SUV owners. Host Diane Toomey talks with Carrie McLaren, editor of Stay Free! Magazine and head of this ticket-tagging team.

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Mad Tagger

Deirdre Kennedy reports from San Francisco on one man’s unusual campaign against gas-guzzling SUVs.

A Green SUV?

The Ford Motor Company recently announced that it will increase the fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicle fleet over the next five years. Detroit Free Press reporter Emilia Askari joins host Diane Toomey to discuss this decision.

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Gas prices steady, SUV sales rise

According to WNYC’s Transportation Nation, sales of SUVs are up. John McEleny, chairman of the National Association of Automobile Dealers, points out one detail: the really, really big vehicles aren’t seeing the same gains.