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 [...]
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 [...]
Without question we’re in a “smaller is better world” these days. This weekend, on Saturday, the Boston Herald ran an interesting piece “Automobile Buyers Fall for the Small.” The article quotes a Seattle woman who just bought a Honda Fit, “I just don’t find it acceptable anymore that a car could come on the market [...]
After World War II, in 1946, the Ford Motor Company hired ten men out of the Army Air Corps who rapidly became known as the Whiz Kids. One of them was J. Edward Lundy who stayed with the company into the 1970s. He was a power player at the automotive giant, one with close ties [...]
Well, looks like there’s going to be a new player in the green automotive game and this one intends to be a gold label player. Fisker Automotive, Inc. is a joint venture of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC.
They’re planning on a whole range of “premium” environmentally friendly cars with the [...]
There isn’t a traditional automaker in Detroit that won’t grumble about the Asian competition. However, Hyundai jokes just don’t wash anymore and folks aren’t laughing at the Kias either. In a recent J.D. Power and Associate study, Kia was found to rank second only to Dodge in its ability to build consumer loyalty in the [...]
While we’ve all lost our temper behind the wheel, it seems to happen more in Miami than anywhere else in America. For the second year the city has earned the top spot on a survey of road rage and downright rudeness conducted by AutoVantage. The list of offending behaviors runs the gamut from brake slamming [...]
After spending the better part of his two terms insisting that the science was still “out” on global warming and greenhouse emissions, President George W. Bush said today “we’re taking action,” implying a bold initiative to make “our environment cleaner and our nation more secure for generations to come.” Specifically, the President was addressing the [...]
“I was really excited when I found out I was going to be the first female to ever be in the contest.”
That’s what Katy Younglove, 18, of Monroe, Michigan told the Detroit News about her partiticpation in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition. (Her team placed third.)
Frankly, she should have used the word “astonished.” Hello, [...]
When the 2007 New York Auto Show opens next month, one must-see is the redesigned Subaru B9 Tribeca. In an effort to boost low sales the crossover is getting a facelift.
Changing the look of an existing model happens all the time, but with the 2008 B9 Tribeca, customers can expect to see something a [...]