Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Electric car sales have been minuscule - Buffalo News (Debden)

Electric car sales have been minuscule - Buffalo News
DETROIT — General Motors Co. and Nissan made good in 2010 on their promise to bring mass-produced electric cars to the market. But don’t count on seeing one in traffic soon. Sales so far have been microscopic and they’re likely to stay that way for
Source: www.buffalonews.com

Pilot program tests 'quiet cars' for MBTA Commuter Rail lines - msnbc.com
BOSTON -- If you take the train into work, you may find yourself sitting in silence thanks to the MBTA’s new "quiet cars.” The idea is to have one car where you can't use a cell phone, and all conversations must be kept to a whisper. Now, it's just a
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Car chase goes from White Center to Kent; shots fired, suspect eludes deputies - Bainbridge Island Review
A driver of a 1997 Acura Integra fired several shots at a red sports utility vehicle during a chase that started Jan. 2 in White Center and ended along southbound Interstate 5 near the Kent-Des Moines Road when King County Sheriff's Office deputies lost
Source: www.pnwlocalnews.com

Baltimore County sheriff's cars to get computers - Baltimore Sun
Officials will announce a $200,000 grant Tuesday that will be used to furnish the Baltimore County Sheriff's department vehicles with computers. The computers will allow deputies to book suspects electronically from their cars, which will save time and cut
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Cars versus bikes: Bill aims to make roads safer - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Can automobiles and bicycles just get along? Both cars and bikes would have new responsibilities under a bill lawmakers will consider when they gather in Olympia next week. House Bill 1018 is sponsored by Rep. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, himself an avid
Source: www.seattlepi.com

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Global Consumer Telematics Penetration in New Cars to Reach 62% by 2016, According to ABI Research - TMCnet
The percentage of new passenger cars globally shipping with factory-installed telematics will increase from less than 10% in 2010 to 62% in 2016. However, concerns still remain as to the long-term viability of a still highly fragmented telematics ecosystem
Source: fixed-mobile-convergence.tmcnet.com

Fiat steps up focus on cars - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MILAN • Italy's Fiat is edging closer to becoming a global carmaker. It has split off its farm equipment and truck business to focus on automobiles and says it could take control of Chrysler this year. The transformation at Fiat comes as Chrysler boosts
Source: www.stltoday.com

Cable car rear-ended near San Francisco Union Square - San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- A vehicle rear-ended a San Francisco Municipal Railway cable car near Union Square this morning, a police spokesman said. The crash was reported at about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Powell and O'Farrell streets, San Francisco
Source: www.mercurynews.com

CHP starts escorting cars along the Grapevine, I-5 - Los Angeles Daily News
California Highway Patrol officers began escorting groups of vehicles today along the Grapevine section of the Golden State (5) Freeway, which had been closed since Sunday afternoon because of the latest winter storm. The roadway had been closed between
Source: www.dailynews.com

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