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Keeping the Clunker and Looking to Save Cash

Oct.04, 2009 in Efficiency, Energy

Head over to the EPA’s Fuel Economy website and learn ways to get the last few miles out of every drop. You’ll learn how to drive more efficiently, like taking the golf clubs out of the trunk when snow’s on the ground and slowing down just a bit. And ways to not only make the [...]

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