Staying lean through technology has amounted to cost savings, which has allowed the company to create new jobs.

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Additional tax credits for choosing hybrid, fuel cell, alternative fuel and advanced lean-burn technology vehicles have been offered since 2005.

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The 1970s turned about to be a good decade for start-ups, which had learned to use new technology and also survive lean times.

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