There are a lot of ways to make an electric car. Greg Zanis decided his should eschew all traditional design ideas and built an EV that looks like something out of an '80s science fiction movie.
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Taxi drivers in Melbourne, Australia who can get their hands on one of 50 hybrid taxi licenses later this year will see some big money savings right away. Thanks to a push by the Victorian government to green up the taxi fleet, the licenses will cost just $1,136 AUD ($1,016 USD); if that sounds like a lot, consider that it's just a sixth of the usual fee. According to Drive.com.au, starting this year, half of Melboure's 100 annual peak cab licenses (for taxis that run between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m.)
There have been a fair number of tuners that have made the trek to the Nardo test track in Italy to see if their modified rides could break an illustrious top speed. The MTM Bimoto TT comes to mind, as does AC Schnitzer's GP3.10 3-series, Damon Lavrinc
By law, if a pump in Iowa provides gas that contains ten percent ethanol (an amount that is safe for almost all cars), the pump must have a label stating that the fuel contains ethanol. This can turn off some buyers who might be worried about the alcohol's lower energy content, and that equals lower sales of ethanol. This might change thanks to Iowa State Senator Jack Kibbie, who introduced legislation that would allow gas stations to remove the ethanol identification stickers. Sen. Kibbie says<
2007 Mazda5 Touringby Chris TutorThe Tutors have been waiting months to get a Mazda5 in the Autoblog Garage. The car-like minivan has been on the our family shopping list since we knew we were adding an extra person to the house. Based on the Mazda3 platform, the 5 promised a sedan ride with family-size space for parents on a budget. That, in my mind, is the perfect vehicle.Our strato blue tester
My son asked what would happen if his finger were in the path of the electric window when it closed. I suggested we stick a piece of Red Vine licorice in the window to find out. The results weren't pretty, though to this day I'm still finding tiny bits of red licorice stuck in the channels of the window frame. Boys...
Chrysler is embarking on a bold and ambitious plan to dramatically reduce the number of dealers it has. And it wants to free up a bunch of money for new product development. It's a clever plan that neatly side-steps the franchise laws in this country. It will also result in a much smaller company.
In this blustery economy, we often hear of jobs being outsourced to save money. The auto industry, however, and in particular Ford, is set to start a new trend: insourcing. Rather than contracting with suppliers to build certain components or sub-assemblies, automakers are now considering doing that work internally with union employees. The Detroit Free Press reports that Ford will be one of the first this spring when it begins assembling its own instrument panels for the Ford Taurus and Lincoln
