Automotive Technology: Racing Towards a Safer Future
There are 4 million car crashes in North America each year. Hopefully self-driving cars will one day lower that statistic. Self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile Internet services and products, even if occupants spend only a fraction of their free time on the…
Obama urges Americans to buy fuel-efficient cars despite low gas prices
Gas won’t stay cheap forever. That’s why President Obama is encouraging American’s to choose fuel-efficient cars today. Low gas prices typically make fuel-efficient cars less attractive to consumers, and right now prices are very low indeed. Yet President Barack Obama hopes U.S. car buyers won’t clamor for gas guzzlers. He…
New Green Cars Revealed at L.A. Auto Show
The LA Auto Show was the natural place for automakers to reveal their new green cars to the public for the first time. California is leading the charge for the new technology, with sizeable investments from municipalities, government agencies, and the companies building the cars. If a sustainable hydrogen economy…
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Reach Record High in US
In a single year, the percentage of plug-in electric vehicles of total vehicle sales rose 20%. Last month, plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) made up the highest percentage ever tallied of total vehicles sold in the United States. This is news for optimism. For an environmental group like the Sierra Club,…
Use Fox Urine to Protect Your Car
What?! Maybe the only thing worse than having to leave your precious ride at an airport’s long-term parking is to come back and find it damaged. Door dings are one thing, but finding the wires of your car’s electrical system chewed by wild rabbits is another. That’s what travelers at…
Big Start to 2013 for Top Three Auto Makers
U.S. auto sales maintained the strong upward trend that delivered a solid send-off to 2012, with most major manufacturers reporting double-digit gains for January. A number of manufacturers set new sales records during the first month of 2013, and Detroit makers, in particular, recovered some much-needed momentum. Two of the…
Shake Up at GM
As Dan Akerson nears his two-year mark as General Motors CEO on Sept. 1, executive upheaval has emerged as a hallmark of his tenure. And more may be coming. The turnover — including last week’s ouster of marketing chief Joel Ewanick — has accelerated in Akerson’s second year, while GM’s…
Daytona 500 Ends Early Due to Massive Fire
The first primetime Daytona 500 in NASCAR history was a win for Fox — its highest-rated Monday night audience since Game 5 of the 2010 World Series — with 36.5 million viewers, up 22 percent from 30 million last year. And NASCAR surprisingly continued its momentum from last season, partly…
USA Considering Complete Ban on Cell Phone Use in Cars
After last weeks reports that many cities that have banned texting and approved hands-free only use of cell phones have seen an increases in accidents, this was partially expected but likely will never pass. That’s what U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is weighing, Bloomberg reports. LaHood thinks motorists are so…