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News•July 28, 2006

Exxon Mobil's 2nd Quarter Profits Up 36 Percent

IRVING, Texas --- Thanks to high oil prices and global demand, combined with improved refining margins and new field production in Nigeria, Exxon Mobil reported a $10.36 billion profit in the second quarter.

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News•July 27, 2006

Chevron Products Introduces New Synthetic Transmission Fluids

SAN RAMON, Calif. --- Chevron Products Co. has introduced two new premium synthetic transmission fluids designed specifically for the heavy-duty manual transmission market. 

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News•July 25, 2006

Toyota and Lexus Tax Credits for Hybrids Will Soon Be Cut in Half, and Disappear Entirely by October 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Toyota Motor Corp. has hit the production limit — 60,000 — on vehicles eligible for a special tax credit designed to encourage more buyers to choose gas-electric hybrids. Toyota spokeswoman Martha Voss said that the automaker sold its 60,000th such vehicle in May.

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News•July 21, 2006

Virginia's Gloucester County School Board Opts for Biodiesel Fleet

GLOUCESTER, Va. --- Following a successful six-month pilot program, Virginia's Gloucester County School Division decided last week to convert all its vehicles to biodiesel fuel.

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News•July 21, 2006

Portland Approves Biodiesel Plan

PORTLAND, Ore. --- Beginning July 2007, gas stations in Portland must ensure that their diesel contains at least 5 percent biodiesel and their gasoline contains at least 10 percent ethanol.

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News•July 21, 2006

High Pump Prices Continue to Impact Truck, SUV Sales

DEARBORN, Mich. --- Skyrocketing fuel prices continue to take their toll on the sale of big-ticket pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

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News•July 21, 2006

Fed Chair Warns of Fuel Price Impact on Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week told a House Financial Services Committee that high energy prices are hurting the economy "in terms of real activity and in terms of inflation."

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News•July 20, 2006

Average Retail Gasoline Price Rises 1.6 Cents

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline increased by 1.6 cents last week to reach $2.989 per gallon as of July 17. That's 67.2 cents higher than last year, reported the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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News•July 20, 2006

Hybridfest Expected to Attract Thousands

MADISON, Wis. --- The nation's first major hybrid vehicle show, dubbed "Hybridfest," is expected to attract thousands to the Alliant Energy Center in Madison this weekend.

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News•July 20, 2006

EPA Says '06 Fuel Efficiency Same as a Decade Earlier

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- In a report released this week, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that new vehicles in the U.S. are the fastest and heaviest they've been in the past 30 years and their fuel efficiency -- about 21 miles per gallon -- isn't any better than vehicles manufactured in 1994.

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