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Batteries on the Track 23 Aug 2008 04:45 GMT
Electric vehicles designed and built by teams of students are being raced in an attempt to improve public awareness.

Source: NY Times

Auction Prices Stay Strong 23 Aug 2008 04:44 GMT
Despite the cooling economy, prices held steady at the vintage car sales around Monterey, Calif.

Source: NY Times

Design: A New Top Banana Throws Mercedes a Curve 23 Aug 2008 04:44 GMT
Gorden Wagener, the new design head at Mercedes-Benz, says that in a market motivated by innovation, constancy is a challenge.

Source: NY Times

Behind the Wheel | 2008 Infiniti EX35: 2 Tons of Empowerment 23 Aug 2008 04:43 GMT
The EX35, which Infiniti positions as a “reward” vehicle for women, is a smaller, softer-edged crossover utility vehicle.

Source: NY Times

Wheelspin: Back From War, Back at the Wheel 23 Aug 2008 04:41 GMT
A group of wounded veterans got the chance to improve their driving skills in a program at a driver training center near BMW’s South Carolina assembly plant.

Source: NY Times

Life in a Slower Lane 22 Aug 2008 04:57 GMT
Get behind the wheel with one of the top drivers in the Ladies Division at Oxford Plains speedway in southern Maine.

Source: NY Times

Wheels: Answers From Tom Vanderbilt 21 Aug 2008 13:30 GMT
The author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us),” provided answers to readers’ questions about turn signals, stop-and-go traffic and honking.

Source: NY Times

The Fix: Garage Doors for All Seasons 21 Aug 2008 02:43 GMT
Garage doors are a crucial component of a home’s curb appeal and a potentially large source of heat loss.

Source: NY Times

Owner Gives Executives Time to Fix Chrysler 20 Aug 2008 05:11 GMT
Top Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chrysler’s new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.