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Small electric cars in Vancouver
Vancouver is recommending traffic laws be changed to require such cars to stay on the right-hand side of the street except when turning left or passing. The province had previously restricted the cars - which legally can't drive faster than 40 km/h - to streets with speed limits less than this limit, but municipalities are allowed to alter this rule. Vancouver is recommending traffic laws be changed to require such cars to stay on the right-hand side of the street except when turnin... more
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THE Duck's Maiden Voyage
THE Duck’s maiden voyage on the playa and weekend reign around Black Rock City has set a new standard of excellence with regards to art cars. It’s regal structure, flawless lines and impeccable design make it hard trust claims that THE Duck was cast from mortal hands. Truly a treasure to behold and experience. Long Live THE Duck! THE Duck’s maiden voyage on the playa and weekend reign around Black Rock City has set a new standard of excellence with regards to ar... more
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Toyota cuts its sales forecast by 7%
Toyota Motor yesterday cut its 2009 sales forecast by 700,000 vehicles, about 7 per cent, as it acknowledged that the downturn in the US car market would last at least until the end of next year. It now expects to sell 9.7m cars and trucks worldwide next year instead of 10.4m.
Toyota, Japan's leading carmaker, said there had been a "structural change" in demand in the US, the world's biggest car market, as the high cost of fuel pushed customers away from large trucks and 4x4 vehicles, suggesting that lower sales in those once-profitable segments would continue beyond the economic downturn.
In a sign of its renewed focus on fuel-efficient -vehicles, Toyota said it would bring forward the launch of a "plug-in" petrolelectric hybrid, which it will offer to fleet buyers by the end of next year.
In scaling back its sales forecast, Toyota put off until at least 2010 its goal of becoming the first carmaker to sell 10m vehicles in a single year.
While Toyota expects the US downturn to remain its biggest challenge, its revised estimates painted a gloomy picture for vehicle demand worldwide.
The carmaker cut its North American forecast by 300,000 units to 2.7m - the same volume it expects this year - and sliced 150,000 units each off its projections for Europe, Japan and the rest of Asia.
High prices for steel and other raw materials have made it difficult for carmakers to cut prices to stimulate demand. Toyota Motor yesterday cut its 2009 sales forecast by 700,000 vehicles, about 7 per cent, as it acknowledged that the downturn in the ... more -
No surprise: high-MPG vehicles expected to retain more value
"Both lease finance companies and owners trying to sell gas-guzzling trucks have been taking a bath on re-sale values of those vehicles. With so many trucks and SUVs suddenly showing up on auction lots and used car lots, the value of these vehicles has simply tanked as supply far exceeds demand. We've already seen exactly the opposite be true for smaller more efficient vehicles as people snap up nearly 20 year old Metros for up to $7,000..." "Both lease finance companies and owners trying to sell gas-guzzling trucks have been taking a bath on re-sale values of those ve... more
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Flugtag in Hyde Park.
Eighty thousand visited Hyde Park this weekend, to check out people flying strange vehicles off a twenty foot ramp.
Great pictures. Eighty thousand visited Hyde Park this weekend, to check out people flying strange vehicles off a twenty foot ramp. ... more -
Brand New Car all you have to pay is $2,500
Its four doors, runs 50 miles to the gallon, emitts 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. 10 feet long, 5 feet wide. The 2-cylinder petrol engine delivers 33 horsepower and a top speed of just over 60 mph. Originaly Ford had released a modle T which debuted in 1909 for $825, had a 4-cylinder, 20 horsepower engine with a top speed of 45 mph. The Model T had fuel economy between 13 to 21 miles per gallon.
Though the negatives: the basic version is spare: there's no radio, no passenger-side mirror and only one windshield wiper. If you want air conditioning to cope with India's brutal summers, you need to get the deluxe version. Its four doors, runs 50 miles to the gallon, emitts 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. 10 feet long, 5 feet wide. The 2-cylind... more -
Over 575k vehicles recalled by Chrysler
Talk about unsafe, some long-term wear on the gear shift assembly could cause them to shift out of park without the key in the ignition.
Good call Chrysler! Talk about unsafe, some long-term wear on the gear shift assembly could cause them to shift out of park without the key in the ignitio... more -
Top 10 Most Phallic Cars of All Time
So now do I have to feel weird in that 'fan of Roman-Greco wrestling' way about diggin' on Jaguars as much as I do...?
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Chevrolet launching fleet of Fuel Cell vehicles
Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C. will see 100 alternative fuel vehicles which have been loaned to families for evaluation.
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Where vehicles are left to die
Planes, trains and automobiles as well as submarines and stuff. It's pretty interesting how much of the stuff we humans create just gets thrown in a pile and left to rot. Planes, trains and automobiles as well as submarines and stuff. It's pretty interesting how much of the stuff we humans create j... more
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