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Distracted Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year

Drivers who were distracted by electronic devices killed around 5,800 people in the United States during 2008, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The numbers were presented at a two-day Transportation...

Toyota Recall September 2009: 3.8 Million Cars Affected

Toyota recalls nearly 4 million cars in its biggest vehicle recall in US history. Owners of certain vehicles are advised to remove their floor mats and not replace them with other mats. Toyota cars are being...

Last Remaining Dymaxion Car To Be Restored

Three copies of R. Buckmeister Fuller's Dymaxion car were manufactured in the 1930's before production came to an end - and out of these, two have disappeared. The only surviving Dymaxion car is now going to be...

First Mass Produced Electric Car In 2011

Renault is joining forces with Better Place, provider of electric vehicle services, to develop and mass produce three electric vehicle models. The cars will initially be marketed in Denmark and Israel. Renault plans on producing 160,000 vehicles per year. What's different...

5 NJ cops shot, 2 suspects killed in shootout

Once more this shows that police work is  dangerous. It also shows that some of  the criminals are willing to kill to avoid arrest. " Five police officers were shot — two of them critically wounded...

USA: Minnesota Auto Mogul Hecker HQ Raided for Possible Fraud

" June 2009 | by Eric Kelsey The Minnesota State Patrol raided Denny Hecker Automotive Group headquarters in St. Louis Park, along...

Ford teams with Magna to develop All-Electric Car

" DETROIT — Magna International Inc. is making a big leap into the electric vehicle age with a strategic alliance with Ford Motor Co. to supply key engine components for a new battery-powered vehicle. The...

Cops Bust Stool Fool

Ohio man arrested for drunk driving on a homemade vehicle. " MARCH 31--In a law enforcement first, Ohio cops this month arrested a man for drunk driving on a motorized bar stool. That's right, a motorized bar...

Michael Vann Hubbard, Vancouver man shot by police: family sues

It has now been revealed that Michael Vann Hubbard, the man shot to death by Vancouver police last week, was not a criminal and his family are preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver police department. ""My father was not a...

GM to axe 10,000 salaried jobs, cut execs' pay

In a move to cut costs, GM has announced its latest step to pare down its operations ahead of a present restructuring plan.  In the United States, approximately 3,400 of GM's 29,500 salaried employees will be...

Power-generating shock absorbers

This is brilliant!  It is almost free energy that we can tap without any major modifications.  Add in improved thin film solar panels and we could eventually end up with electric cars that use very little external energy!  " Shock absorbers tapped to...

Mahindra sells 1,788 XYLOs in 2 weeks, bookings cross 4,000 mark.

Synopsis: 1,788 Mahindra XYLOs sold between January 16 – January 31, 2009 XYLO bookings cross the 4,000 mark Mahindra ramps up production to meet demand XYLO website registers over 7 lakh hits till date February 2, 2009, Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., (M&M),...

US Army to incorporate 4,000 Electric Vehicles by 2011

The US Army has stated that they will be rolling out 4,000 electric vehicles by 2011 to further implement their energy initiatives by reducing consumption, and this Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) program...

2 children killed after van jumps curb in Chinatown New York

Two children have now died and another is in serious condition in hopsital. About 11 people have been injured.A van jumped the curb at 11:31am this morning in Chinatown, New York, killing one child and injuring four or five others. The accident happened in front of 38 East...

The basics of Tyre Burst / Blow Out

1. How To Handle A Tyre Burst:a. What Not To Do:DO NOT PANIC!!Yes… no matter how many times you hear this about everything else in life, its true. If you panic, you tend to hurry and not think clearly and in that you may end up doing one of the following things that you are...

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