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Kroger to put vehicle charging stations at California, Arizona stores
To your grocery list, add electricity. Kroger Co., the country's largest grocery store owner, with chains including Ralphs and Food 4 Less, plans to install a total of 225 vehicle charging stations at 125 supermarkets in California and Arizona. San...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Sears, IKEA, Kohl's, Whole Foods Market
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Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress
Second of two parts Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision. Now, he says, he has to speed through the warehouse to meet quotas, tracked by bosses...
Tags: Sociology, Culture, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Productivity
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Tesla CEO takes dealer fight to Texas, says he can sell more cars
In the latest chapter of an ongoing battle against traditional dealer networks, Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has taken his fight to Texas, telling lawmakers his company could sell as many as 2,000 cars next year if allowed to open its own...
Tags: Ford, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Labor Legislation, Tesla, Career and Workplace
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Ford Focus ranked as world's top-selling car; Toyota Corolla second
An American automaker has the top-selling car in the world -- the Ford Focus. Research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said Ford Motor Co. sold 1,020,410 Focus models worldwide last year. About a quarter of the sales were in the U.S. The Focus beat out the...
Tags: Ford, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Volkswagen, Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford Motor Co.
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Giving a charge to grocery shoppers: More places to plug in
San Francisco-based Ecotality Inc., which operates the nation's second-largest network of public electric charging stations for vehicles, announced today that it plans to install 225 new chargers at Kroger Co. stores in California and Arizona. Kroger is...
Tags: Kroger Company, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hyundai, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles
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13 hurt when Metrolink train crashes into dump truck
Thirteen people were hurt Saturday when a Metrolink commuter train collided with a dump truck in Pacoima. Nine of the train's 190 passengers were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Shawn Lenske said. Four...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Los Angeles Fire Department, Services and Shopping, Motorvehicle Accidents
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NASCAR pounds Matt Kenseth with penalties
Turns out an engine part on Matt Kenseth's Toyota was three grams too light when the NASCAR driver raced to victory Sunday at Kansas Speedway, the equivalent of about two cotton balls in the words of his engine builder. But in terms of Kenseth's bid...
Tags: NASCAR, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Penske Racing, Services and Shopping
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Motorcycle mpg: 10 very fuel-efficient bikes
Gas prices are high at the pump and rising higher, and prospective motorcycle buyers -- especially first-time buyers -- often cite fuel efficiency as their No. 1 reason for wanting to swap four wheels for two. It's always a good swap, as far as...
Tags: Services and Shopping
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Reese Witherspoon's arrest: Police report text
If Reese Witherspoon is going to fight charges for disorderly conduct, the police report from her and her husband’s arrest could suggest a defense strategy: That the “Legally Blonde” actress is a U.S. citizen and thus allowed to “...
Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Drunk Driving, Police Arrests, Celebrities, Services and Shopping
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Lawmaker's bill would give tax break to alternative fuel vehicles
A bill proposed by Torrance Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi would give a tax break to state residents who buy an alternative fuel vehicle. Assembly Bill 1077 would change the way state sales taxes and vehicle license fees are assessed against cars that run on...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Buick, Politics
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New bombing details emerge as Boston pauses in remembrance
BOSTON – The nation stopped to remember the tragic events that began a week ago with twin explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon as prosecutors charged a suspect in his hospital room with using a weapon of mass destruction in the...
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Barack Obama, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Fisker Automotive misses Energy Department loan payment
Troubled sports car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. failed to make a $10-million payment on a federal government loan Monday, tipping the Anaheim company closer to a bankruptcy reorganization or liquidation. Fisker was scheduled to start to pay down...
Tags: Ford, Loans, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Aston Martin, Bankruptcy
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