It’s hard to write about car tech when the Big Three are pretty much crawling on their knees to Washington asking for a bailout. Well, wait. They actually crawled on their private jets and flew down to D.C. Is it really any wonder that the Senate banking committee wasn’t all that impressed with all the […]
Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Shorty
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The first folks to sign up for an electric Tesla Roadster did so with $100,000 in their hot little hands — all for a range of approximately 200 miles, but admittedly in a sexy, sporty package. Then the company started talking about a five-passenger sedan (which then became a sport sedan), the White Star, with […]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Shorty
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Finally! Some word on the merger of Sirius and XM. Federal regulators have reached conditional approval of Sirius’ purchase of XM, mainly since both companies are ready to shell out millions to make charges of past rule breaking go bye-bye. (Read “voluntary contributions” to the U.S. Treasury totaling about $19 million combined.)
The five-member Federal Communications […]
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Shorty
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Egads! There was an auction in Maranello, Italy this past Saturday. You know, one of those affairs where you are best advised to sit on your hands and control any facial tics? Dang good reason too. A 1961 Ferrari California Spyder (one of only 56 ever built) sold for $10,894,900 — the highest price ever […]
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Shorty
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Tesla Sues Fisker
Well, if you haven’t heard, Tesla Motors has filed suit against automotive designer Henrik Fisker for some nasty little items like fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets, not to mention breach of contract. Seems Fisker Coachbuild’s work is a little to close to the Tesla WhiteStar for comfort. You can read more over […]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Shorty
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Grab bag time, good people . . .
Engadget is reporting that Chrysler is adding in-car WIFI to the 2009 fleet. Details are sketchy, but it seems the models will have “cellular data access” as an option, but set to become a standard feature.
Tesla news from the same site includes a story early in the month […]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by Shorty
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Delphi Debuts
According to this press release, Delphi Corporation will have a nice showcasing of mobile electronics and transportation systems at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi scheduled for January 11-20. Among the items on display, look for a GPS system with dual view and produced for enhanced vehicle security.
BMW M3
Word on the web has […]
Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Shorty
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Okay, time for some odds and ends that have just been sitting in my RSS reader demanding attention:
- On the 20th, AutoblogGreen had an interesting tidbit about a concept mobile phone Nokia has in the works. The thing (dubbed the Eco Sensor) has an air analyzer built into it that can detect such noxious stuff […]
Posted on December 27th, 2007 by Shorty
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This year the LA Auto Show is generating a lot of coverage from the inclusion of start/stop technology in some new Chryslers, new engine options in Mitsubishis, and hybrids, hybrids, hybrids everywhere. The New York Times has an excellent and comprehensive overview entitled, “California Dreaming, Tinted Green.”
And for a little eye candy, try this little […]
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Shorty
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When I hit the shipping place I’m always torn about which service to use. Brown by habit, white because sometimes it’s more economical, and yellow can be lightning fast in places where they deliver. But now white — FedEx — is doing something with their European fleet that gets a whole-hearted green thumbs up […]
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Shorty
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