Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

Renault Brings F1 to India - A Road Show Like No Other

Rajpath joined the F1 circuit, if only for a while, with the ING Renault F1 team burning some rubber at 300 kmph! Cheered on by thousands of fans, the Renault F1 cars shared the tarmac with the Renault Mégane...

The Mahindra-Renault Logan Mileage Run

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Gasoline Price Makes Biggest Drop Ever

The average rate for a gallon of gasoline in the US fell drastically, as the largest drop on record.  Consumer demand, falling oil prices and the worldwide financial crisis have all driven the price of gas...

Fisichella 3rd fastest in Monza testing

"Giancarlo Fisichella ran a faultless 114 laps in his Force India car and posted the third fastest time of the day to cap the outfit’s three-day Monza testing for the Italian Grand Prix. Fisichella continued the evaluation of set-ups and wing levels specifically for his...

Consumers Favor Hybrid Technologies

"Americans, to quote JFK, seem willing to "pay any price" to achieve better gas mileage. As gasoline prices pass $4 a gallon, consumers remain high on hybrids. That holds true both before and after the average market price -- $5,000 -- is revealed, according to the J.D....

230 mpg VW on sale in 2010

2010, the year we get a mass-produced green car.VW says their new 1 liter concept car is ready for production, with rollout coming in just over a year.  At $4 bucks a gallon, it couldn't come too soon."The...

1959 Opel gets 375 miles per gallon

Hybrid car-makers take note."Could you believe that a 1959 Opel made the 1975 Guiness World Record book? Its claim to fame is getting an amazing 376.59 miles per gallon of gasoline, and that in a 1973 contest...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X Hummer, calling it the “Green Hummer”. The new model is...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X...

50 MPG+ And Cleaner Than Gasoline: Where Are The ‘Clean-Diesels’?

"Since last year, many of us have been eagerly awaiting the introduction of ‘clean-diesels’: the 2008-2009 models touted as having superior mileage and cleaner emissions than comparable gas models."Strangely,...

How to Get 76 MPG

"We don’t need new technology to save us, just a little ingenuity. After a few minor tweaks, Ernie Rogers can get up to 76 mpg in his 2003 VW diesel Beetle: He drove 1375 miles…[on] just 18 gallons of...

For Sale: 1995 Honda Civic, 930,000 Miles

If it's true, this has to be the best (unintentional) ad for the Japanese carmaker in its history..."There's high mileage, and then there's this. A 1995 Honda Civic is for sale in Atlanta with, count 'em, 939,899 miles. That's 200+ miles a day. Every day. Including Sundays....

Canada Worse than 3rd World Countries when it comes to Mobile Data Access

"The motto of the CRTC, Canada’s telcom regulator is “Communications in the Public Interest”. Right. If you live in Canada, write to your MP. The CRTC, as an institution, needs to be taken out and shot.* This chart charts the best rates available from all carriers. And...

Weight gain means lower gas mileage (AP)

" CHICAGO - Want to spend less at the pump? Lose some weight. That's the implication of a new study that says Americans are burning nearly 1 billion more gallons of gasoline each year than they did in 1960 because of their expanding waistlines. Simply put, more weight in the...

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