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Both companies want at least some commitment on the extent of the union concessions by Feb.17 when GM and Chrysler are scheduled to submit drafts of their new "viability plans" to the Treasury department. The automakers are supposed to show they have labor costs that are "competitive" with foreign car...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GM and Chrysler Seek Union Concessions | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

'90 The Ford Explorer is introduced. The best-selling SUV in the U.S. gets as little as 16 m.p.g. and ushers in an era of big cars

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Fuel Efficiency | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

Time was, Americans didn't worry much about miles per gallon. The first cars had small engines and got stellar gas mileage--as high as 21 m.p.g. for the Model T. But as vehicles got faster and larger and grew tail fins, efficiency plummeted. Congress didn't set fuel standards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Fuel Efficiency | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

Sources: Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. *The "Fleet m.p.g." above reflects conditions produced in a lab. Actual on-road fuel efficiency is lower--24.1 m.p.g. for cars and 18.1 m.p.g. for trucks in 2008

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Fuel Efficiency | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

Inside his house, Abed Rabu moved his injured family under the staircase for protection. Frantic, he began phoning the Red Crescent, friends with cars, anyone who might help him reach a hospital. His 2-year-old daughter, shot in the stomach, was demanding water. "I wet her lips with my...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voices from The Rubble | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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