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Minerals Are Very Important in Making Today's Vehicles More Efficient
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AMERICANS ARE HITTING THE HIGHWAYS, THIS SUMMER, FOR VACATIONS AND OTHER GETAWAYS. AND, WITH MORE AND MORE CARS ON THE ROAD, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE FIND WAYS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS--AND SAVE MONEY. MINERALS ARE TURNING OUT TO BE THE ANSWER--ACCORDING TO THE "NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION". THAT'S BECAUSE METALS AND MINERALS ARE KEY COMPONENTS IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE, INNOVATIVE, AND MORE-EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILES. FOR EXAMPLE, PLATINUM IN CATALYTIC-CONVERTERS HELPS LOWER TAILPIPE-EMISSIONS. AND, ALUMINUM IS USED IN LIGHTER VEHICLE-FRAMES THAT INCREASE A CAR'S FUEL-EFFICIENCY. IN FACT, EVERY 10-PERCENT REDUCTION IN A VEHICLE'S WEIGHT TRANSLATES TO A SIX- TO SEVEN-PERCENT IMPROVEMENT IN FUEL-ECONOMY--MEANING LESS FUEL-CONSUMPTION, AND LOWER EMISSIONS. MINERALS NOT ONLY MAKE OUR CARS MORE EFFICIENT, THEY ALSO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY--BY PROVIDING QUALITY JOBS, BOOSTING THE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING-INDUSTRY, AND SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL-DEFENSE. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "MINERALS-MAKE-LIFE"-DOT-ORG.
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