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Zipcar tests pay-per-mile pricing system for short trips

The car-sharing company is looking into a cheaper option for those quick errands.

Want a Zipcar for just a few miles? It's possible in some test markets in the US.

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Ford headed to court over false MPG claims [UPDATE]

Blue Oval Had Already Revised Hybrid MPG Ratings Downward

New York judge declines to throw the mpg-spurred case out.

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FCA to appeal reduced judgment in Georgia Jeep case

FCA is appealing the already reduced $40 million judgment against the company in Georgia where a four-year-old boy died in a Jeep Grand Cherokee fire.

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Kurt Busch and ex-girlfriend legal drama continues, attorneys say she lied on the stand

Lawyers for NASCAR driver Kurt Busch claim his former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll lied under oath in their final written arguments in the case. Driscoll is requesting a no-contact order against the 2004 champion after he allegedly assaulted her in his motorhome following a race in Delaware in September 2014.

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NASCAR driver Kurt Busch testifies ex-girlfriend is an assassin

A domestic abuse case of "he said, she said" takes a turn for the absurd when NASCAR driver Kurt Busch claims that his ex-girlfriend and accuser Patricia Driscoll is actually a trained assassin.

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Toyota expanding Aichi's test EV infrastructure in Japan

OK, now we're really confused. In the US, Toyota has been telling anyone who cares to listen that the future of advanced-powertrain technology is hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, not electric ones. In China, a Toyota joint venture is Danny King

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Ecclestone headed for $100M settlement in F1 bribery trial

Formula One bigwig Bernie Ecclestone has opened his wallet to finally put an end to his trial for alleged bribery in Germany. According to Britain's The Telegraph citing the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the controversial racing magnate offered a 60 million pound- ($100 million-)

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FedEx expands Nissan e-van testing to Yokohama

FedEx will expand testing of the all-electric Nissan e-NV200 utility van to Japan's Yokohama region this month.

First buses arrive as part of the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project

Two of the first 19 hybrid school buses have just been delivered to Manatee County, Florida as part of the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project. Designed to test the viability of the new buses, a hybrid and a control bus will travel the same route, alternating every two weeks, for a period of two years which should equate to more than a million miles of service each.

Consolidation in the fuel-cell industry - Plug Power buys Cellex

Fuel-cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. which produces backup power systems for the telecommunications industry is acquiring Cellex Power Products Inc. We've mentioned Cellex before as the fuel-cell manufacturer who partnered with Wal-Mart to undertake a trial of 12 hydroge

Mickey Thompson murder trial begins

The murder of motorsports legend Mickey Thompson and his wife in 1988 was one of the most brutal crimes to hit the automotive world. Nearly two decades later, prosecutors in Pasadena, CA hope to bring the alleged perpetrator to justice. The trial against Michael Goodwin opened on Monday with claims that two yet-unidentified hitmen fatally shot Trudy Thompson before killing Mickey outside the couple's home.

Eriksson strikes again! Enzo-crasher charged with hit-and-run in a Porsche

The case file on Stefan Eriksson just keeps growing longer and longer. The failed video-game executive crashed (and completely destroyed) a Ferrari Enzo on February 21. Totaling an Enzo is enough to put him in our bad books, but Eriksson just keeps on digging deeper into trouble.

Hyundai chief springs from the slammer!

Hyundai chairman Chung Mong-koo put up bail to the tune of $1 million last week to be freed from jail after being imprisoned for two months on corruption charges that involved using company funds for personal and political use. The 68-year-old executive, who showed up to court appearances in a wheel chair, pleaded with the court via his lawyers citing his detiorating health, a major Korean automaker that would be lost without him, and the fact that he has already ad