Bush Rejects Gas Tax to Repair "Structurally Deficient" Bridges   10 Aug 2007 14:57 GMT
In his news conference yesterday, President Bush rejected a bipartisan call for a five-cent per gallon increase in the federal tax on gasoline to establish a trust fund that would be used to repair structurally deficient bridges. More than 70,000...
Source: wired.com

Are Hybrids Running Out of Gas?   10 Aug 2007 14:56 GMT
Leave the Prius aside for a moment. Sales of hybrids are up in the U.S. over last year, but a recent survey by JD Power suggests that the number of people interested in the vehicles actually decreased, from 57 percent...
Source: wired.com

Around the Block: Outlander an Outlier No Longer   10 Aug 2007 14:17 GMT
After spending years as a bench warmer among compact crossover utilities, the Mitsubishi Outlander is finally making a serious bid for the A-team.
Source: NY Times

Autobahn Turns 75, Reveals Cultural Differences in Safety   10 Aug 2007 14:17 GMT
The Nazis wanted everyone to believe that they invented it (not true). American libertarian drivers would have you believe it's safer than U.S. freeways (likewise false). The German Autobahn opened on August 6, 1932, a small spit of about 12.5...
Source: wired.com

Nissan Fuga Busts Drunk Drivers   10 Aug 2007 14:15 GMT
Technologies that deny drunk drivers access to their cars have been around since the early 1970s. Unfortunately, crafty drunks have known how to circumvent these technologies. And without government mandates, no one pays for the option of turning his vehicle...
Source: wired.com

Luxury Brands Result in Pricey Collisions   09 Aug 2007 22:13 GMT
It shouldn't come as a surprise that pricey automobiles give you gorgeous, sculpted sheet metal, not collision protection. But a recent report released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that luxury makes suffered much more damage in minor...
Source: wired.com

Toyota Hits the Brakes on Next-Gen Hybrids   09 Aug 2007 21:59 GMT
Today's announcement that Toyota will delay by one to two years its next generation hybrid vehicles because of safety concerns with lithium ion batteries augurs both trouble and opportunity for other automakers as well. General Motors, in particular, has been...
Source: wired.com

Audi R8 Spider Is Still Unconfirmed, But Likely   08 Aug 2007 10:18 GMT
Given that a good chunk of Porsche 911 sales are for topless versions of the car, it's a good bet that the much-rumored topless Audi R8 Spider will make it to production within the year. Audi won't confirm these rumors,...
Source: wired.com

N.Y. taxi agency says cabs will get GPS technology, despite strike threat   07 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Despite worries of a strike over GPS and other technology for New York taxis, the city's taxi commission is convinced the cabs will get the upgrades in coming months. But the city won't comment on how it would handle a strike.

Source: Computerworld

Chrysler's New CEO Brings Controversy and Potent Change for Detroit   07 Aug 2007 10:40 GMT
He won't have to battle shareholders. And gone is his controversial pay package (it will be tied to performance this time). Former Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli has been selected to run Chrysler, stepping over current president Thomas LaSorda, who...
Source: wired.com