Right now if you want to pick up the smallest engine available in a General Motors product, you’re looking at a ChevyAveo with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder built by Daewoo. Rumor has it, however, that even more dimunitive offerings are in the works.
GM’s Daewoo engineers in South Korea and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co. […]
Posted on June 29th, 2007 by Shorty
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Eric Peters at AOL Autos is offering up advice on avoiding speeding tickets — and it amounts to more than the obvious: slow down. His take on the situation is to make sure you don’t get noticed. The key elements of this lay-low approach include:
Stay within 5 to 10 mph of the other vehicles around […]
Posted on June 25th, 2007 by Shorty
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We didn’t run across this little tidbit until it popped up on AutoBlogGreen today. It seems the original story is from back in February but this one was too sweet to pass up.
Henry Hobson makes cider in the UK. To make his cider he has to grow apples. Henry got concerned that the apples decomposing […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2007 by Shorty
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Two sites working together have come up with a list of the ten most common mistakes teenage drivers are likely to commit behind the wheel. Cars.com and DriversEd.com are the authors of the list and frankly the items aren’t all that surprising.
Being distracted behind the wheel.
Taking too many risks.
Speeding.
Overcrowding the car.
Driving under the influence.
Following too […]
Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Shorty
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Okay, I’m as unhappy about high fuel prices as anyone, but when I read this story on ABC News blaming the pain at the pump on the push for alternative fuels I confess my reaction was, “This is a bad thing?”
Essentially the theory is this. The current high rates can be blamed on a lack […]
Posted on June 18th, 2007 by Shorty
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Some figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau about American driving habits are frankly disappointing.
88 percent are still driving to work
77 percent of those drive alone
There may be a number of reasons why carpools appear to be on the decrease including decentralization of the work place away from central business districts. Many people may […]
Posted on June 15th, 2007 by Shorty
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We do love to look at the concepts, but will an electric car like the Lightning GT ever really roar past you on the highway? It looks like something James Bond would drive and will reputedly produce 700bhp. Power will be derived from a combination of a “high performance electric motive power with an advanced […]
Posted on June 13th, 2007 by Shorty
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If people do indeed learn by example, actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. is determined to be a good example. Dedicated to leading a carbon-netural existence, Begley sticks pretty close to home, but when he does take a road trip, it’s in his Prius.
This past week on June 5, Begley tooled out of Los […]
Posted on June 11th, 2007 by Shorty
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There’s no doubt that the hybrid sector is the most hotly emerging aspect of automotive production, fueled (if you’ll pardon the pun) by growing environmental concerns and rising gas prices. Not all hybrids are created equal, however, and recently a Lexus ad campaign was banned in the United Kingdom for what was perceived to be […]
Posted on June 6th, 2007 by Shorty
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As summer temperatures begin to rise, remember that heat will shorten the life of your car battery by evaporating the electrolyte’s water and corroding the positive grids. By adopting some basic battery maintenance procedures and considering preventative measures, however, you can avoid being left stranded in the sweltering heat.
Keep the battery’s top clean so dirt […]
Posted on June 4th, 2007 by Shorty
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