Sunday 21 November 2010

5 Reasons Electric Cars Will Disappoint - Gather.com (Newcastleton)

5 Reasons Electric Cars Will Disappoint - Gather.com
They're cool. That's for sure. The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt could turn out to be the most innovative mass-produced cars in a century. By taking some or all of their power from a household electrical outlet, they offer the first real glimpse of
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Chicago testing new rail cars on Brown Line - WGNtv.com
Chicago's elevated Brown Line tracks are next up for testing of some new prototype rail cars. The Chicago Transit Authority says ten of the 5000-series rail cars will start testing on the Brown Line Tuesday. Right now the cars are running on CTA's Orange
Source: www.wgntv.com

Google to delete UK personal data gathered by Street View cars - San Jose Mercury News
LONDON -- Google will delete the personal data collected by the company's Street View cars in Britain after regulators there wrapped up their inquiry into the intrusion. Britain's Information Commissioner said Friday that the Mountain View company would
Source: www.mercurynews.com

Obama promotes electric cars on Portugal visit - Detroit News
Washington -- President Barack Obama today checked out an Opel Ampera - the European version of General Motors Co.'s extended-range plug-in electric hybrid that's being built at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant. Obama took a break Saturday from NATO meetings in
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On The Road, Obama Eagerly Promotes Electric Cars - NPR News
President Barack Obama took a break from NATO meetings in Portugal and spent time on what's become one of his favorite activities — promoting electric cars. After attending a meeting Saturday on Afghanistan, Obama checked out an Opel Ampera on display at
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Cars take the road to electrification - MSNBC Cosmiclog
A prime example of the mix-and-match strategy comes in the form of Volkswagen's line of Touareg sport-utility vehicles. The German automaker is coming out with three flavors of the car: gas-powered, diesel-powered and gas-electric hybrid. The Touareg
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Metrolink adding to fleet of crash-savvy cars - Los Angeles Times
Bolstering the effort to improve safety at Metrolink, directors of the commuter railroad on Friday agreed to buy 20 more state-of-the-art train cars that can better protect passengers and crews during a crash. The board of the Southern California Regional
Source: www.latimes.com

Quiet cars on Metra- Oh baby, it's not a sound idea - Chicago Sun-Times
'Ticky-ticky-ticky. It's ticky time!" "All right. OK. Uh-huh." "Young man. Young woman. And up top " Metra conductors have cries as distinctive as birds. While a few cling to a standard "have your tickets ready and on display please," many, maybe most
Source: www.suntimes.com

The Cheapest Cars to Insure - Wall Street Journal
Think a cheap car equals cheap insurance? Think again. There's more to auto-insurance rates than a vehicle's sticker price, according to a recent study by InsWeb, an online insurance-comparison provider. Besides your own age and driving record, car
Source: online.wsj.com

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