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Car2Go Cutting Out Portland's Lower-Income, Racially Diverse Areas?

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Car2Go Smart Fortwo, in Portland The Daimler-owned car-sharing operation Car2Go recently announced that it was massively reducing its coverage area around Portland, Oregon. According to the company, it’s simply a smart business move, one that will keep cars in areas where they’ll be more likely to be used frequently, and less likely to be ‘stranded.’ DON'T MISS:  Portland Car2Go Car-Sharing Fleet To Get Bike Racks But a number of local sources note that many of the 18-square-mile portions being cut from the service area  coincide with minority and lower-income areas --which may be most in need of more options for inexpensive transportation. The move dramatically cuts the area covered—from 52 square miles to 34 square miles—yet maintains the same number of vehicles currently in the Portland fleet (around 500 vehicles). “Through extensive market studies, we have found that vehicles remain idle four times longer in low usage areas, affecting the overall availab

2015Modern Cars Vs Chevy Chevette: Gas Mileage Much Better Today2015

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1976 Chevrolet Chevette It's a regular and recurring theme in comments on  Green Car Reports: "Yeah, maybe the new 2016 something-or-other gets 31 mpg combined, but so what? My 20-year-old Geo Metro gets 40 mpg and I've put 280,000 miles on it! New cars are all stupid!" When we have the time or inclination, we often respond that a 1980s or 1990s econobox can't be compared straight across to a modern subcompact or compact car. Then we lay out the reasons. DON'T MISS:  2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost: Gas Mileage Test Returns 40 MPG The latest such claim, surprisingly, comes from  Hemmings Motor News , the bible of collector-car aficionados throughout North America. Ten days ago, an article on its blog suggested that, "Forty years later, the Chevette can still get better gas mileage than many new cars." Which is undoubtedly true. The Chevette gets better gas mileage than, say, a 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV with four-wheel drive, wh