29/Jun 2008 | I like the new '09 Optima! I do not like the gauge package!!!! | Besides the exciting Koup concept car , Kia Motors America (KMA) also unveiled the 2009 Optima midsize sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Revised Optima now offers a completely modified ex... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Matsushita now calls itself Panasonic | Application processor cuts system cost of multimedia handsets (2008-06-30) Softbank bags iPhone deal in Japan (2008-06-06) BASF opens fuel cell dev't center in Japan (2008-05-27) Fujitsu merg... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Thinking green? Waiting lists growing for hybrid cars | CHARLOTTESVILLE Want to switch to a fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle to save money in this era of record high gas prices? You d better be prepared to wait. The most popular models of hybrid cars such... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Japan s JVC, Kenwood shareholders approve merger under holding company | Forbes : Shareholders of Japanese consumer electronics maker JVC and audio visual equipment maker Kenwood approved at a meeting on Friday a plan to merge the two companies on October 1, the companies ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | When pickup sales dived, automakers in United States changed plans | When pickup sales dived, automakers in United States changed plans The Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a comp... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Auto Shows & Special Events | GM Auto Brands Buick Cadillac Chevrolet GMC GM Daewoo Holden HUMMER Oldsmobile Opel Pontiac Saab Saturn Vauxhall Certified Used Vehicles Fleet & Commercial . GM Products & Services ACDelco GMAC GM Bl... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Testing the Validity of Eco-Claims | Just because we all sin against the environment doesn't mean we should believe every "green" idea To get a sense of how well-intentioned people can lose their bearings in the sea of green hype, consid... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | BFGoodrich Considers Expansion Project | InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report BFGoodrich has filed an application for tax abatements on a new expansion project at its 47-year old facility in Woodburn. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reports that ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Analysts` corner | NTPC Reco price: Rs 162 Current market price: Rs 155. NTPC is the largest power utility in India with a capacity of 29,394 megawatt (MW), which is expected to increase to 55,865 MW by 2012. The compa... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | RPT-UPDATE 1-S.Korea Dongwon says to buy StarKist for $363 mln | South Korean food group Dongwonsaid on Monday it had agreed to buy the StarKist seafood businessfrom Del Monte Foods Co (DLM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) for $363 million, creating thewor... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Daniel Vasquez: Fuel facts and fiction | I get a lot of calls and e-mails from readers who want to know if there are shortcuts to saving money on gas bills. I don't blame them for asking, with prices where they are. Unfortunately, consumers ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Nissan China ventures to boost auto sales 64% by 2012 | Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third- biggest automaker, may raise sales at its Chinese ventures at least 64 percent by 2012 as China's economic growth boosts demand for cars and trucks. The ventures will... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Ford content to fall behind on PHEVs | GM thinks that it has learned the lesson not to fall behind on technology and won't make that same mistake again. It's for this reason that the Volt is such a big deal for the automaker. Depending on ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 2 cyclists killed in Manitoba | VANCOUVER (CBC) - Two men on a cycling trip were struck and killed by a car in Manitoba on Sunday, RCMP said. The men, one from British Columbia and the other from Quebec, were hit just after noon on... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | B&B gets debt reprieve | Babcock & Brown, Australia's second biggest securities firm, agreed to higher repayments to win a reprieve from a review of $2.8 billion of debt, removing a threat to its finances that contributed to ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | GM Unleashes XFE Models. Or Will. Eventually. Maybe | You want evidence that GM takes TTAC seriously? I got nothing. You want proof that GM should lend us an ear, or another indication that the American automaker's just too damn slow? No problem. Back in... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Utility companies see increase in shut-offs, customers seeking help in Anderson area | Liberty Idol selects top five finalists. As current economic woes are putting a strain on the budgets of American families, utility companies are witnessing the effects through more disconnects and m... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Panasonic becomes Panasonic officially | Matsushita s shareholders have given their approval to change their company s name to Panasonic. At the 101st AGM of Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co, held in Japan on Friday, it was confirmed that... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Does size matter? | A Mother's Day gift Nancy Kasch received last year is paying dividends for her in the wake of higher food and gas prices. bag take bite out of Starbucks tab Airtight way to save money One-car family g... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Frankenstein Black | Over on our sister site Autoblog, veteran automotive journalist John McElroy writes a weekly column and this week, he's calling on GM to revive the EV1. Judging by the comments on various posts here o... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Three Vehicles Detroit Should Build | Joe White writes Eyes on the Road every Monday for the Online Journal. His column offers readers insight into the top consumer issues in the automotive industry, ranging from car pricing to safety to ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Trouble In Prius Land? | Toyota Prius General Complaints Availability Battery Fuel Gauge Insurance Costs Service Delays Tires Transmission Happy Hybrid Owners --- Test Drive Three Lead Feet Meet Little Fu... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top | Austin-Healey. Today - Autoblog Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Mazda MX-5. Just as it appeared that winter was finally drawing to close here in Michigan, one of the definitive summert... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | The Benefits of Turning Your Vehicle Into A Water | Joseph ThenHow many of you are actually cringing right now thinking about the headache it will be to turn your vehicle into a water fuel car? Don't worry, it's actually quite simple even if you've nev... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Brittany Branyon: Let s find a bright side to high gas prices | When my friends start complaining about the high gas prices I respond, It s about time! They then look at me with confused disgust long enough for an explanation. There is a bright side to these rid... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | German Weissbier and the art of brewing | Traditional German wheat beer fermentation (Weizenbier/Weissbier) at the Michael Plank Brewery, Laaber, Germany . German Weissbier/Weizenbier/Hefeweizenbier is one of the most difficult styles of bee... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Geothermal-rich SE Asia struggles to tap earth s power | Geothermal-rich SE Asia struggles to tap earth s power Faced with looming energy crises in their developing economies, power-hungry Indonesia and the Philippines are looking deep into the earth for a ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Subaru Goes Electric With Its Stella Electric Vehicle Concept | Fuel Types. Subaru's recent unveiling of its Stella Electric Vehicle concept car at the G8 Hokkaido Tokayo Summit in Japan this past Friday, means another Japanese car manufacturer is making a seriou... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Will ADM surrender gracefully to cellulosic ethanol? | Don't miss a great piece by Sasha Lilley about Archer Daniels Midland and ethanol: " The dirty truth about green fuel ." The latter part covers the environmental sins of corn-based ethanol -- familiar... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spaghetti Factory launches casual dining chain | Maryland groups join to fight rising food costs [Washington, D. Old Town Scottsdale eateries bucking downturn [Phoenix]. Getting food to the door costs restaurants, caterers more [Baltimore]. Old Spag... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 2005 Ford GT Review | Attempting to out-do Chevrolet's Corvette and Dodge's Viper for domestic sports-car bragging rights is the new-for-2005 Ford GT. This is a truly low-slung limited production, high-performance coupe th... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Big greenish taxi | As gas prices have risen, hybrids have become a substantially better buy than they once were. Still, it depends on how much you drive: the more miles you log, the more money a hybrid can save you. So ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Andy Posner: Cycling Has An Image Problem | Cycling Has An Image Problem For the last five years the bicycle has been my sole means of transportation, and I happen to feel pretty good about that. Sure, it means my carbon footprint is smaller an... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Interview with Steve Fambro from Aptera Motors | If you read our previous update regarding the Aptera, you already know that the company is now taking deposits on their futuristic three-wheeled machine. I was able to get in contact with Steve Fambro... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Icom IC-3AT | Just like the IC-2AT, this unit is rugged and reliable. No frills, just dial the frequency on the thumbwheels. The on/off switch is on the right side, and the back has the low/high power switch and th... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | JMcCarty | The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI is coming to VW dealers this summer as the first of the new batch of 50 state clean diesels and the official EPA fuel economy numbers are now out. The diesel has come in ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Mascoma cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in northern Michigan | Nearly two months after the announcement by General Motors of its equity investment in Mascoma, the Massachusetts company has announced the location of its first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant. M... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Daimler's Mercedes to launch full-scale production of electric car by 2010 | Daimler AG.'s Mercedes brand plans to launch full-scale production of an electric version of its Smart model by 2010 and is considering offering its A-Class and B-Class models as electrical cars as we... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Prius Mileage-athon | Fashion. Gas-sipping hybrids flying off the car lots, while Hummer owners clamor for Swiss-cheese drilling in America's national parks to get their mojo back. Should I be running my car on vegetable o... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Electric golf carts | Seen an article yesterday about golf carts. These are unregulated vehicles driven by drivers at most any age. People try to save a buck and the gov't wants their fingers in your pocket. Brainwaves of ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | High gas prices are obstacle and opportunity | Comments | Speak Your Piece. Redding s growth over the past 50 years has brought the city s population to about 100,000, and expanded the area included within city limits to 59. By contrast, San Francisco claims... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 911 Carrera and Carrera S | 997 CarrerasThe 2009 Porsche 911 has been formally unveiled, sporting lightly -tweaked styling, and important changes under the skin.8L engines to be found under the engine covers of Carrera and Carre... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Geoffrey Lean: Oil. The fast-vanishing drug the world can't yet live without | Production may peak within a decade, causing massive withdrawal symptoms to the world and its economy Sunday, 7 January 2007. Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodit... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Plethico Pharma for trimming CRAMS business | Higher inflation and surging crude oil prices hurting margins. It’s revenues from CRAMS vertical is over Rs100 crore a year . Plethico Pharmaceuticals is looking at trimming its Contract Researc... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Trailer: Who Killed the Electric Car? | Somebody's probably posted about this already, but if not: The trailer for Who Killed the Electric Car? is available here . We've written previously about the movie here , here , here and here. Not to... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Does ethanol-blended gasoline truly help your fuel economy? | Buying Cars. Ethanol blended gasoline can help your fuel economy. First, it helps with the initial cost of filling up. Third, it helps if your car is already in shape for fuel economy. Filling up you... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | The electric smart car will | Forums Everything Else Various Who's got. Surveys and Questionnaires Does anyone have an electric car? . According to "Who Killed the Electric Car?", an excellent documentary film, all of the ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | When pickup sales dived, automakers changed plans | Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U. On this morning in the middle of May, the man who heads Ford Motor Co. The... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | The Electric Muscle | So here is the idea, fuel too expensive to burn is coming, so how about a DIY electric bicycle? Should be nice and efficient, minimum extra mass per pound of rider, ticks all the eco boxes, ticks all ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | US court slashes payout over Exxon Valdez disaster | Post#699259 Shit Where you Like Big Oil THE US Supreme Court has thrown out the record $US2.5billion in punitive damages Exxon Mobil Corp was ordered to pay for the disastrous 1989 When the Exxon Vald... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | "GREEN" NEWS * Canada - Trucking company gets eco | The company took advantage of the new provincial incentive program that pays owners up to $10,000 per vehicle and $50,000 per fleet to switch over to so-called enviro-trucks. The new trucks are design... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem Partner on Commercial MSW-to-Ethanol Facility in Alberta | Enerkem s four-step process uses gasification and catalytic synthesis to convert waste to liquid fuels.The city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has signed a 25-year agreement with GreenField Ethanol, Ca... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Paying the price at the pump | The price at the pump has drivers cringing. But the rising cost of fuel has inflated prices in all facets of our lives. Families are hit with higher prices at the grocery store. Travelers are paying ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Carbon-free city | THE Eco-City project will be in the middle of rebuilt Chenjia Town. By 2010, people will be living in a zero-emission, car-free and carbon-free recycling environment. No gasoline- or diesel-powered ve... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Aditya Birla Group to expand life insurance biz | Besides expanding reach, the company plans to launch a new insurance product aimed at senior citizens . Aditya Birla Financial Services Group has chalked out steps, including launching innovative prod... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Analysts: Do math before thinking of trading in SUV | Better do the math first, experts say. As gasoline prices have soared this year, sport utility vehicle values have plummeted -- by 7 percent to 8 percent in most cases, according to the Kelley Blue Bo... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | DOUBTS & COMPLAINS * USA - Clean Trucks Workshop T | Canada. Layoffs * USA - Kronenwetter Transportation Compan. LONGER TRUCKS * USA - House panel OKs 53 foots tra. ELECTRIC TRUCK * USA - Testing at Los Angeles port. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Project Driveway participant starts a blog on Popular Mechanics | General Motor's Project Driveway campaign began late last year and is expected to continue on for a total of three years. A few of the participants have spoken about their experiences with the hydroge... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Electric cars don't seem to make sense yet | Assuming the price is right, I'm all for electric cars, and in fact I suspect electric cars are ultimately the future of daily personal transportation, with gasoline vehicles perhaps reserved for long... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Poll: Hybrids aren't tops for best overall car savings | Hybrids may be tops when it comes to saving gas, but they're far from the best choice for budget-conscious car buyers, a new study says. The four-door hatchback Chevy Aveo from General Motors Corp. le... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | For gas-sipping vehicles, options are increasing | Faced with the shock of $4-plus per gallon gasoline prices and uncertainty about the future, drivers are getting serious about finding vehicles that actually get good gas mileage. The best-known fuel-... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Although the production of Kia KOUP wasn't officially confirmed | 2009 Kia Optima facelift official details Kia KOUP concept car officially unveiled at New York Auto Show.0-liter Theta II turbocharged engine producing 290 horsepower paired with a GDI (Gasoline Direc... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Stampede is on for fuel-efficient autos | Kids show up in Air Force attire 'Trust and teamwork' Arctic Thunder rolls Weak runs of king salmon alarming, puzzling You too can be a virtual Bering Sea crabber Stampede is on for fuel-efficient aut... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Barbadians Love Affair With SUVs Under Threat | In the aftermath of a significant gas hike in Barbados effective mid-night last night, which has seen gas at the pump fixed at $2.67 per litre, the BU household was provoked to wonder how Barbadians w... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | SE Asia struggles to tap earth's power | JAKARTA - FACED with looming energy crises in their developing economies, power-hungry Indonesia and the Philippines are looking deep into the earth for a solution. Both are in the so-called Pacific R... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | GM, employees give money, time to help mid-Michigan's good causes | Stop by the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan sometime, and you might see a group of autoworkers helping around the kitchen. But it's not part of the job for these General Motors Corp. It's part ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | A4 is trickle-down tour de force | The new 2009 Audi A4 is bigger than the previous generation, adding interior space and improving the ride, without ruining mileage. It also offers new performance and safety technologies. In 1995, Aud... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | CodingExperiments.com | I m a fan of FriendFeed. At the time of this writing, I ve written fifteen posts on FriendFeed (including this one). Why? Because it s possible to create truly excellent applications with the FriendFe... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spying on the Text Generation | Home. When it comes to watching over their tech-obsessed teenagers, parents are learning the dangers of too much information. One mom does her best surveillance work in the laundry room. Her teenage s... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | How to Get Better Gas Milage: Tire Pressure! | Mitch Kahn knows that I cover more than just tech these days I just caught your podcast on tips to get better gas mileage and was surprised that there was no mention of TIRES - yes TIRES. Since I ve ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Boeing gets a taste of Southern ribbing | There were some encouraging signs this month in Boeing's quest to recapture the much-disputed Air Force tanker contract. By Rami Grunbaum , deputy business editor , and Times Staff., shows the communi... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Yatesy | Are In-Car Navigation Systems Going to Follow the Same Route as In-Car Cell Phones?. According to Automobile , the Toyota FT-HS is going to be released in 2009. The hybrid sports car has been given t... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Brazil's Petrobras to Pump Oil in Nigeria | Brazil's state-run Petrobras will begin to pump oil in a Nigerian field on July 21, local media reported Saturday. The company will start pumping oil from Nigeria's offshore Agbami oil field in partne... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Floriana to open stores for marbles | Making a foray into marble retailing, Delhi-based conglomerate Floriana Group, plans to open 300 branded outlets by 2010, for which it has earmarked Rs 730 crore. "Till now, marble is sold mostly as a... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | CenturyTel shares rally with an 18 percent jump | CenturyTel Inc.'s dramatic announcement last week that it would grant a 10-fold dividend increase to shareholders this year had its intended affect on the market. Company shares, which had dropped ne... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Will Hydrogen Cars Be Practical Soon? | How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars? There seems to be a lot of controversy over whether hydrogen can really be generated and stored in such a way to be practical? -- Stephane Kuzi... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Gov. Crist, it's time to make a stand | Gov. So, it's safe to assume we share the same generational markers: the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, Joe Namath, Walter Cronkite, the undefeated Dolphins. When I was searching for gas in pre-dawn, freezi... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Niralisherni | We recently got word that a ZAP Alias prototype had been built but at the time, we couldn't find any pictures. With a link supplied by commenter "Jay," that situation has been somewhat rectified. Alth... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | No $30K Chevy Volt without Congress' help | Since the inception of the Chevy Volt program in 2006, GM's goal has been to offer the range extended electric vehicle for a sub-$30,000 price point. That level has always been seen as the threshold t... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Foster doing what is right | To the Editor: Our high gas prices are not going to be saved by drilling for the next 30 years in ANWR, Saudi Arabia or anywhere else. This is a long-term problem that could have been fixed if we had ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Paying in full: West Virginians buck trend by making their utility payments | While many American households are struggling to make utility payments, West Virginians seem to be keeping up, according to numbers from area utility companies. While many American households are str... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | France sets out four priorities for EU presidency | Largely inspired by Sarkozy's call for a chosen immigration centred on France's economic needs, the pact would seek to harmonise immigration legislation, improve border controls through modern technol... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Don't let these old soldiers just fade away | General Douglas Mc Arthur once said to Congress, "." As was often the case, the General was quite correct. Too often our society revels in the accomplishments of its great men while events are happeni... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Candidates talk shop, drink coffee | HOLLIS Political platforms and campaign cornerstones were sandwiched between bagels and coffee Saturday morning as community members were able to get up close and personal with the state's Republica... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Immigration: Don t just leave it to the market | People don t have much faith in government, especially the federal government and who can blame them? The public looks to Washington and sees neither competence nor integrity in the people and insti... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | e3 spark plugs | Small Engine sparkplugs Our company was formed to help customers increase power, improve fuel efficiency, and reduce engine emissions that contribute to global warming. Don't count on E3 spark plugs t... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Gas prices create new levels of pain for race teams, fans | This is a gas-guzzling world. The race cars Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch and the rest are piloting around New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend get somewhere around 4 miles... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Mazda3 has been unbeatable for five years | The Mazda3 is one of the most important cars of the 21st century and now it's quite the deal, too. Truth is, the Mazda3 set the compact commuter car segment on its ear when it was introduced in 2002. ... Read » |