Michelin’s Zero-Pollution Car Takes to the Road   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
“Business Week” reporter Bruno Giussani took a drive in Michelin’s Hy-Light prototype recently and found it to be fast, silent and completely pollution free. Unlike most hydrogen-cell cars, which suck oxygen from the surrounding air, the Hy-Light carries an oxygen...
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NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow Bombs with Drivers   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
It was supposed to be safer, cheaper and more competitive. NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow will be used in 16 races this season and tentative plans are to phase it in permanently. But gripes about handling have gone up everywhere—except, of...
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Top-10 Selling Vehicles for 2006 Show the Staying Power of Trucks   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
1. Ford F-Series 2. Chevrolet Silverado 3.Toyota Camry 4. Dodge Ram 5. Honda Accord 6. Honda Civic 7. Chevrolet Impala 8. Toyota Corolla 9. Nissan Altima 10. Chevrolet Cobalt Source: Automotive News...
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Cadillac STS Downsizes Its Engine, Thanks to Direct Injection   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
It’s heresy to old-school Cadillac devotees, but the new V6 in the STS is the most powerful of its kind that GM has ever delivered, thanks to direct injection technology, which allows for a higher compression ratio, slightly better fuel...
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CAFE Renews Calls for Higher Gas Tax   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
General Motors’ Bob Lutz puts it this way: “[CAFE is] like trying to combat obesity by forcing clothing manufacturers to manufacture only small sizes. It’s doomed to failure because the market mechanism isn’t at work.” In many ways, he’s right....
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Should Automakers Retrofit Older SUVs with Stability Control?   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
In a recent study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one-third of all car fatalities in 2004 occurred in vehicles that rolled. SUVs were far more likely to roll than any other vehicle, followed by light trucks. Most roll-overs...
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Gas Out Day: Idealistic but Unrealistic   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Today is national gas out day -- a day not to fill up your gas tank - or at least it is according to an Internet e-mail campaign. While sending a message to oil companies is a noble idea, not...
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FedEx to Deliver Hybrid Vans   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
FedEx is expanding its use of hybrid vehicles by contracting with powertrain company Azure Dynamics to develop a hybrid delivery van. The gas-electric hybrid will be based on the Ford E-450 delivery van. FedEx Express ordered 20 of the vans...
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Save Emissions, Fuel and Frustration with Affordable GPS   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Forget your car dealer’s $800 in-dash system. You can get a fine GPS for $200. CNET rounds ‘em up and ranks them. Read More...
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Women Come Full Force for Indy 500   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
It’s Danica Patrick’s to lose. This will be her third and strongest Indy 500. Since switching teams from Letterman Racing to Andretti Green Racing, she has been working with some of the finest drivers in the sport, including Tony Kanaan,...
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