Automakers charged up over EVs ... again

After a century of vain attempts, the race towards "electrification" is back on, and it's heating up among automakers large and small.

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At a marathon presentation of Chrysler's five-year strategy, [Fiat] CEO Sergio Marchionne talked about just about everything on Chrysler's plate last week except its earlier electric-car plans… He says electrics will only make up 1% or 2% of Fiat sales by 2014 and that he d …

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Ever wondered what the progeny of today's gadget obsessed 'yoof' will be driving come the year 2030?

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BOSTON -- A new nationwide problem in the auto industry -- a shortage of parts -- has been uncovered. The problem has left some drivers waiting months for car repairs.

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November 2, 2009 – Vista, CA – On the heels of Ken Block's insane Gymkhana videos and the groundbreaking snowboarding/rally part to close out DC's MTN.LAB 1.5 video, the DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Driver has joined with Subaru to make the world's fastest cat track ope …

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Welcome to the bio-car.

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BOSTON -- It's been a tough two weeks for Toyota. First, a dangerous problem with floor mats led to the largest recall ever. And federal officials are now investigating a rust problem with 2000 and 2001 Toyota Tundras that Team 5 Investigates first exposed last April.

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 16.1 percent from last September, on a daily selling rate basis. TMS posted sales of 525,975 units in the third quarter, a 28 percent increase over the second quarter.

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The Nemesis of the right, of capitalism, and the Champion of Working Men and Women, Michael Moore: criticized by liberals for being impolite, avoided by those who shun exposure, and now the new movie!

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China is "the world's biggest car market, having passed the US this year."

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Samoa will switch its driving from the right side to the left side of the road on Monday in a move opponents have called ill-conceived and said will lead to dozens of wrecks and fatalities.

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Slow battery output is already slowing Prius production; now, it appears a shortage of rare earth metals found in hybrid vehicles and other products could cost other hybrid automakers problems as well.

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As we move forward in our increasingly mass produced and technological world, there is a certain nostalgia for what many critics say we've lost. We just need to find new ways to personalize and humanize the products we create.

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Cash for clunkers not only is an attack on the poor, for reasons easily explained here, but even increases pollution, so that it becomes a prime example of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Before having your own car destroyed at taxpayer expense, find out why...

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Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Fun with Car Math

Recently, Chevy announced its upcoming Volt, a hybrid-electric vehicle which it claims gets an equivalent of 230 mpg, according to a yet-to-be-finalized EPA formula for estimating fuel efficiency of hybrid vehicles.

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The main gallery of the Science Museum contains George Stephenson's Rocket and a Model T Ford, machines that revolutionised transport in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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The author of this OpEd News piece shows that the 230 mpg cited in recent publicity for the Chevy Volt is twisting the facts.

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Okay, class, put away your books. Time for a pop quiz. It's just one question, and it's multiple-choice: Which car holds the official Nurburgring lap time record for production automobiles? a) Nissan GT-R b) Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 c) Porsche Carrera GT

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Czars in Our Midst

Are we going in the right direction? - Forsyth, GA - Since the November election the American public has been introduced to a new job title term: "Czar," by the Obama administration.

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Baboons at Knowsley Safari Park learned how to break into automobile rooftop luggage boxes.

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Four strategies the new General Motors can embrace for success. Hosted by Mitch Chester with investment author Ellis Traub. Presented by SharedEmergency.wordpress.com on Blogtalkradio.

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WHAT is it about "flying cars" that makes otherwise sensible engineers lose touch with reality? Ever since Glenn Curtiss, a seaplane pioneer, racing legend and the Wright brothers' rival, tried to make a flying car early in the last century, tinkerers have dreamed of having …

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Trust us: If there's one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it's when you're dead.

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Some are now calling for banning smoking in all cars.

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Fiat (FIA.MI) completed its purchase of Chrysler assets on June 10, just hours after the U.S.

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General Motors has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its Hummer brand of large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to a machinery company in western China with ambitions to become a carmaker, a person with knowledge of the Chinese government approval process sa …

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