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109: How much ethanol can your car stand?

by Brian Cooley

Auto suppliers may pull the rug from under the industry, Toyota finds a new place for an airbag, ethanol producers want to force more of it into your tank, goodbye Honda S2000.


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Toyota found one more place for an airbag.

Toyota found one more place for an airbag.

(Credit: Toyota Motor Corp.)

Ethanol producers want to feed more of it to your car

Toyota's back seat airbag

The new green, diesel Land Rover

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Think wants to bring their little electric car to the U.S.

Brian Cooley is an editor at large who keeps his fingers on the pulse of consumers' attitudes toward tech. His specialty is CNET Car Tech videos, but, frankly, most people have seen him on the TVs at Costco (or in one of his '60s Fords or Fiats).
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