Archive | June, 2011
Google going greener, has goals of making 5% of campus parking EV-ready

Google going greener, has goals of making 5% of campus parking EV-ready

Google has become a commercial empire, from being the world’s largest Internet search engine to then becoming a pivotal player to the electronics world with Google’s own Android operating system. To continue their leadership in various markets, the corporate giant is working to keep their company green by creating and expanding their own EV fleet [...]

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Topless feminists in Ukraine support driving rights for Saudi women

Topless feminists in Ukraine support driving rights for Saudi women

Earlier in the spring we provided some coverage for a small revolution occurring in Saudi Arabia where the women of the country were heavily protesting the ban on women drivers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which later then led to the arrest of the protest leader, Manal al-Sharif. The protest was arranged for an exhibition date [...]

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Thief that stole Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, Ferrari 599 gets over $500K tax bill

Thief that stole Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, Ferrari 599 gets over $500K tax bill

Three thieves from Poland stole a significant spread of vehicles about a month ago. Among the goods: a  Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, a BMW 7-Series, and special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu. The cars where stolen from Oberrieden, Switzerland. The goal was to get the cars back to Poland, by way of Germany. [...]

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Video: New Batmobile teased, goes green with hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain

Video: New Batmobile teased, goes green with hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain

Award-winning directors and writers, Christopher and Jonathon Nolan created an entire new light on the Batman franchise, leading to some outrageously designed Batmobiles, first displayed in 2005’s “Batman Begins.” After some back and forth rumors regarding an addition to Nolan’s Batman movie universe, the two movie producers are finally working on a new film, which of [...]

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Study: Driving may cause the deadliest skin cancer

Study: Driving may cause the deadliest skin cancer

Nearly everyone who has owned or ridden in a type of convertible has a story about how severely sunburned they’ve gotten from a road trip. And while having miles and miles of headroom has its merits, it also has its dangers. So it’s no wonder that a study by the University of Washington in Seattle [...]

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Features and options on small cars boost profits

Features and options on small cars boost profits

In May, Consumer Reports conducted a study with approximately 1,000 adult car owners in the US and it showed that a very good number of those owners were not planning on downsizing their cars for the next purchase, despite all of the push for more fuel efficient offerings and green motoring. This shouldn’t be a [...]

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Report: Honda Beat successor to use best of company’s car, motorcycle technology

Report: Honda Beat successor to use best of company’s car, motorcycle technology

We’ve been hearing that Honda will revive the Beat sport roadster for quiet some time now. Reports first started showing up in late 2009 that Honda was planning on a successor to the Beat as a front engine car using the platform and 660cc engine from Honda Life. It was later reported that Honda was [...]

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Porsche hopes to sell 100,000 units globally in 2011

Porsche hopes to sell 100,000 units globally in 2011

Porsche’s sales and marketing head Bernhard Maier said that the company expects its new-car sales in Europe to grow significantly. “In Europe, a 20 percent growth rate is absolutely conceivable,” Maier said. Maier said that new products like the next-generation Porsche 911 and the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid and Panamera Diesel. Last year, the company [...]

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Report: BMW X4 has been either canceled or delayed

Report: BMW X4 has been either canceled or delayed

It seems that the rumor of a BMW X4 will remain as such, since new reports have been released that plans of an X4 have been temporarily canceled. With an originally scheduled release for 2012, the x4 has been scrapped over its design. The most recent prototype was very similar to the BMW X3, especially [...]

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Report: Mazda expect to hit profitability this year

Report: Mazda expect to hit profitability this year

Mazda is predicting they will return to profitability come this fiscal year’s close. The automaker has not done so since 2008, which brought their highest record level sales. The brand still does not expect to see profits as high as they did four years ago. There are still changes in progress, and outside factors effecting [...]

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