An Ipsos Synovate poll on Saturday suggested the same result for the two leading parties.

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Synovate gave consumers Cs for knowledge about battery cars and hybrids, and a D on plug-in hybrids.

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The current difference of 11.45 percentage points is the largest in at least 22 years, Synovate estimates.

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In the fourth quarter, direct-mail solicitations doubled from a year earlier, according to Synovate, a unit of Aegis Group PLC.

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"It's not just the super-prime" borrowers who are being barraged with new offers, said Anuj Shahani, director of Synovate's Competitive Tracking Services.

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The Freedom Party would gain three more seats if an election were held now, a survey by Dutch polling firm Synovate three weeks ago suggested.

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In the U.S., a Synovate market research poll found that 72 per cent of Americans considered loud conversations in public places to be the worst habits of cell phone users.

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In the second quarter, the average interest rate on existing cards reached 14.7%, up from 13.1% a year earlier, according to research firm Synovate, a unit of Aegis Group PLC.

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In the first quarter of this year, issuers sent out 47 million professional-card offers to U.S. households, up from 13.2 million in the corresponding period last year, according to research firm Synovate.

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During the first quarter of 2010, US households received 481.3 million credit card offers, a 29% increase from the 372.4 million offers mailed during the same period a year ago, according to the latest study by Synovate Mail Monitor.

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