Todd C. Frankel
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC
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- Jul 11, 2026
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The surprise winners from record-high diesel prices (opens the original)
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No one seems happy about record-high diesel prices. Farmers complain about the cost to harvest their crops. Truckers say theyâre getting squeezed. Retailers such as Kroger have warned that itâs driving up costs. The pressure has led President Donald Trump to float a diesel export ban, while some in Congress want to suspend fuel taxes. But in a few places, the galloping price of diesel is seen as an opportunity â albeit a tricky one to navigate. Railroads are taking business from truckers,
Ding! Ding! Ding! The long, strange fight over your carâs seat-belt chime. (opens the original)
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David Kidd is an expert in something that some people hate and others tend to just tolerate: seat-belt warning systems â the âding ding dingâ chimes and flashing dashboard lights that serve as reminders to buckle up. Heâs spent years testing different systems in cars and trucks as part of his work at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. So he knows very well that the incessant chimes can be annoying. Theyâre âan irritant,â he admits. But he prefers a different term. âWe us
Trump tanked EV sales, but car shoppers have found another way to save fuel (opens the original)
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Toyota took heat for years for being slow to jump on the electric-vehicle bandwagon. But the worldâs largest automaker was planning later this year to showcase its revved-up EV ambitions with the debut of a new flagship Lexus EV. It was supposed to kick-start Toyotaâs hopes of making the brand all-electric by 2035. Bye-bye, gas. Then President Donald Trump killed off the $7,500 tax credit for buying or leasing a new EV, allowing the popular program to expire in September. The White House rol
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