Nov
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Retro Electric Car Cool On eBay: 1980 Dodge Electrica


Haven't you heard? Retro is in fashion right now, so if you have a few thousand burning a hole in your pocket, there's just the vehicle waiting for you on eBay right now. Okay, so the Dodge Omni, on ...
Nov
01
2011
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Robocalls: New Threat To OnStar? What To Do If You Get One


There we were, driving along in our 2012 Chevrolet Sonic test car, when it spoke to us. "You have an incoming call," it said. Which was startling, since our prehistoric, coal-powered mobile phone is incapable of pairing with anything ...
Nov
01
2011
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Who Hates High-Mileage Cars? Your Local Auto Dealers, That’s Who


Sometime next month, the EPA and NHTSA will release final draft rules that increase corporate average fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025. Most--although not all--carmakers have signed off on the standards, but opposition has hardly died down. ...
Nov
01
2011
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The Detonator: Electric Motorcycle Quieter Than Name Suggests


If you were to come up with a list of characteristics of your average chopper bike, "near silence" probably wouldn't feature on it. Electric motors are great at doing "near silence" so to find one forming an integral part ...
Nov
01
2011
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In 2015, One In Four U.S. Car Engines Will Stop When You Do — On Purpose


According to a recent study by Pike Research, the fuel-saving technology which will be most prevalent in green cars by 2015 isn’t the current offering of hybrid drivetrains, fully electric cars or even hyper-efficient, four-cylinder engines, but stop-start technology. ...
Nov
01
2011
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2012 Honda CR-V May Be Delayed Due To Thailand Floods


Flooding in Thailand has begun making serious waves in the U.S. According to a press release, the disaster will force Honda to scale back production at facilities across the U.S. and Canada in coming weeks, and there's a distinct ...
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