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The times have certainly changed for the sport utility market. While SUVs enjoyed tremendous sales success in recent years, the rising price of gasoline coupled with a weakened economy has driven down SUV sales more recently.

Automotive Stimulus Plan would give a TAX break to consumers buying a passenger vehicle (car, truck, SUV) between November 12th and December 31st of 2009

General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co reported far deeper-than-expected quarterly losses on Friday and said their rate of cash burn had accelerated, as an extended slump in car sales raised questions about the future of the U.S. auto industry.

Several factors go into designing a greener RV. First and foremost is reducing weight, which can be accomplished by using lighter materials and improving the structural design. Reducing the size of RV engines also can help reduce fuel consumption (as well as overall weight) -- if owners can live with trading off some horsepower, that is.

There are some electric conversions that are just too interesting to pass up. We’ve talked about a 16 year old who built his own electric truck and the EcoModder co-founder’s $672 electric car, but we’ve yet to look at a car like this one.

People are idiots, and this isn’t a uniquely American phenomenon, it’s worldwide. The majority of human beings on Earth are stone dumb. Being dumb, most people do dumb things, like unknowingly destroy their car.

General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, appearing on Capitol Hill, called on Congress to support advanced-battery development in the U.S., which he said lags far behind the government-supported development efforts in Japan and South Korea.

Crude oil prices may fall below $100 a barrel in the coming months after the market reached a point that has choked off demand, but gold and grain prices still look firm, commodity analysts said on Tuesday

"The day after 9/11, I began changing my habits for the better and ever since then I've looked for methods to improve fuel economy," Gerdes told LiveScience. "We all have our trigger points — mine was global security."

BMW has never been into fuel cells, preferring to burn the mysterious, 15-times-lighter-than-air gas known as hydrogen. No other carmaker is currently showing such enthusiasm.


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Known as 'hypermiling,' the method can double gas mileage, even in gas-guzzling vehicles that would normally get less than 20 mpg.

The dashboard instruments are eliminated and merged into a 360 degree surrounding LCD video screen based on augmented reality. Inspiration for the external was taken from boats as an expression of luxury and exclusivity but also from jewelry like a prestigious stone put in its frame.

Make sure that you do not miss all the latest lists of cool green gadgets and vehicles right here on EcoFriend, which is not only going to be fun, but also would make your job of picking up a green product a lot easier.

A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 64 was closed overnight because at least four cars were struck by bullets, injuring two people. The highway reopened Thursday morning.

Retro Car Crashes.Take a look how traffic accidents looked 50-60 years ago. Not much difference until today.
I understand, it would be great if I were a passenger to be able to link my laptop to in-car wi-fi and use it while riding in a car. But we can't even keep drivers from text messaging or emailing via smartphones without laws, so what do you think is going to happen now? Do we really need an additional distraction in vehicles?
