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...twentieth the length of any other metropolitan rail system in America. Starting at age 16, I worked three summers in L.A. without a license, which meant daily hour-and-a-half-long commutes (and that's just one-way). On subsequent visits home, having to beg for a car ride from a friend never seemed as bad as those mind-numbing hours on public transportation...

Author: By Lena Chen | Title: The View from the Passenger Seat | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...kind girlfriend drove me to the other side of the county so that I could attend a meeting with a literary agent, while she waited downstairs at a Coffee Bean. As much as I wanted to pretend that it was sort of like being an executive with a car service, it really wasn...

Author: By Lena Chen | Title: The View from the Passenger Seat | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...comes that badly needed boost, the cash-for-clunkers law signed in June by President Obama, which offers $1 billion overall for consumers who agree to trade in their old vehicles for new, more fuel-efficient models. The initiative could boost car sales in the U.S. by about 200,000 units, PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Cash for Clunkers Starts, Dealers Hope to Clear Lots | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...piggyback on the cash-for-clunkers scheme, car dealers are stepping up advertising and manufacturers are offering their own incentives. Chrysler, which has watched its sales dwindle this year to the point where, according to Edmunds.com, it is now in seventh place in total sales in the U.S., plans to match the federal rebate dollar for dollar. Any consumer shopping for a new vehicle will qualify for the program, which offers up to $4,500 for the purchase of an eligible 2009-model-year Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle through the Double Cash incentive. Mike DiGiovanni, GM's general director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Cash for Clunkers Starts, Dealers Hope to Clear Lots | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...history of the electric car...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Cash for Clunkers Starts, Dealers Hope to Clear Lots | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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