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1994 Honda Accord is most-stolen vehicle
An estimated 2,650 cars are stolen each and every day in the USA. That equals about one car, SUV, minivan or pick-up truck stolen every 33 seconds. So, in the time it takes you to read this article, two vehicles could have been stolen. Or three, depending on how quickly you read.
It’s not just fancy [...]
2010 Honda Civic GX tops green car list
The top-rated green vehicle of 2010 is not the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid, which tops most such lists. The greenest vehicle title goes the Honda Civic GX, powered by natural gas. Okay, the Toyota Prius is number two, and Honda Civic Hybrid claims spot three.
The top three green cars list from [...]
2009 Honda Accord was most researched car of year
The five car companies that interested car-buyers most in 2009 were Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevrolet and Nissan, in that order, according to the Kelley Blue Book. But, the top five specific models researched were all named Honda and Toyota.
The Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Honda Civic have been the top three [...]
Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, N.C., is LEED Platinum
How appropriate — the hotel with the world’s top green rating is in the city of Greensboro. It’s the Proximity Hotel, one of the few hotels anywhere to achieve the LEED Platinum rating. Don’t think you have to give up luxury to travel green — this hotel has an [...]
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell B-Class hydrogen fuel cell car
The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December. It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North [...]
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Where to Find Me 
July
Norwegian Epic
Inaugural Cruise
San Francisco
Launch, 2011 VV Jetta
Trinidad/Tobago
June
Speaker
SATW Meeting, Newport, R. I.
May
Speaker
Alternative Fuel Conference
Las Vegas
Author Book Signing
Peaceful Places NYC
My new travel guidebook
Book Expo America, NYC
Cuba
Havana, Cienfuegos,
Trinidad, Santa Clara
April
San Francisco
Launch, 2011 Ford Fiesta
March
Dubai
Bangkok, Chang Mai
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Where I’ve Been January
Beaver Creek, Vail, Colorado
2009
Miami - Audi A8 launch
Los Angeles Auto Show
Detroit - GM, Ford
St. Lucia
Guadalajara, Mexico
Frankfurt Auto Show
Stuttgart, Munich, Augssburg
Edmondton, Canada NASCAR
Churchill, Canada, "Polar Bear Capital of the World"
Taos, Albuquerque
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