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	<title>GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site &#187; Safety</title>
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		<title>Toyota Issues 2010 Prius Recall to Update Brake Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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It was only a matter of time.
On Tuesday the Japanese automaker officially issued a recall of the 2010 3rd generation Prius hybrid for a braking flaw.
A software glitch mishandles the switch between regenerative and friction braking when anti-lock brakes (ABS) are also being activated, leading to a perceived loss of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Generation Toyota Prius Regenerative Brakes Flawed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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Toyota long renowned for its quality has been facing some significant issues lately.
Last year they had to recall a world record 3.8 million vehicles due to faulty floor mats that caused accelerators to become stuck, leading to accidents.
Now there are reports that the much lauded third generation Prius hybrid is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Teams With National Federation for the Blind to Develop Safe Sound Alert For Electric Vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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Electric cars are silent-running which for many people is a very good thing.  It can potentially lead to some risk to the visually-impaired and other pedestrians however as some studies show.
A study by the  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published in September reveled bicyclists and pedestrians are struck at a significantly higher rate by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video:  GM&#8217;s Rough Road Chevy Volt Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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A few days ago I wrote about an experience I had with my MINI E electric car.  I rode over a construction zone pothole and as a result the power electronic unit failed, making the car undriveable until it was towed and the component replaced.
At the time GM Volt executive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MINI E Pothole Fail, GM Working Hard on Chevy Volt Quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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As some readers may know, I am one of 100 people in New York who are leasing the MINI E electric car for one year.  I recently passed 5000 miles of driving the car, and for the most part am very happy with it, especially in that all those miles [...]]]></description>
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