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Study: Americans Don’t Know a Thing About Electric Vehicles
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And they don’t know much more about hybrids, either. A study by London-based market research firm Synovate found that new vehicle buyers hardly knew that hybrids contained batteries, used gasoline, or couldn’t be plugged in. Only two-thirds of people surveyed knew that hybrids used both battery and gasoline power (hence the “hybrid” name), and only…
PlugShare App Shows You Where You Can Recharge Your EV
When you’re out for a long drive in your electric car, you’ll never have to worry about where you’ll find the next charging station, thanks to the PlugShare iPhone app. If you own an electric vehicle, you know the stress that comes along with planning a trip according to where you can charge up. The…
Explore Italdesign Giugiaro’s Past and Future with Free iPad App
Everyone loves a free iPad app, especially one that makes you look sophisticated. And when you download the new Giugiaro Timeline app, you can impress all your friends with your appreciation for the finer things in life. The famous coachbuilder and industrial design studio Italdesign Guigiaro’s iPad app tracks its history since its founding by…
19 Percent of Drivers Surf the Internet While Driving
If you’ve ever wondered as to the mental capacity of your fellow commuters, here’s a statistic that will confirm your deepest suspicions: 19 percent of drivers admit to browsing the Internet from their cell phones, while on the road. That’s one in five drivers, according to a survey conducted in November by insurance company State…
Yokohama Tire Launches Free iPad App
Not to be left behind, Yokohama Tire is jumping on the iPad app craze in a big way. They launched their new free iPad app at the recent LA Auto Show and now it is available to download now on iTunes. “iPad apps are a new and unique way for consumers to get information,” said…
Saab PhoeniX Concept to Spawn New 9-3, Future Models
They still build the 9-3? You betcha, bucko, and they still like the 9-3 enough to give it a few more last hurrahs. But as fans of the original 900 know, all good things must come to an end – and when the replacement for the 9-3 is launched, it will draw much of its…
BrainDriver Uses Your Mind To Control Your Vehicle
Hope you’ve had your cup of coffee and are feeling alert this morning, especially if you’re using the BrainDriver. You’ll be using your sharp mind to drive you to work with this new innovation. A new technology that is under development at Freie Universität Berlin, BrainDriver consists of a head cap that uses 16 sensors,…
Meet Other Drivers With Bump Social Media Site and App
We spend a lot of time in our cars, so it makes sense that there should be a social media site that gives us the chance to socialize while sitting in traffic. Now you can meet and chat with other drivers using Bump.com. Let’s just say you see a cutie in the next car over…
Survey: 49 Percent of Us Want Autonomous Cars
We all drool over the latest technologies, wait in line to buy them and show them off to our less fortunate friends. But a recent study shows that while we love them, we’re also frustrated when they crash and freeze. The study goes on to say that even though we’re frustrated, 49 percent of us…
Daimler Mercedes-Benz to Create More Than 10,000 New Jobs in 2011
Porth also stated the fact that Daimler is growing its operations in many parts of the world is another reason for this latest recruitment drive.
Ford Considers Hydraulic Hybrid F-150
How much? Well, a conventional 4.6-liter F-150 has a combined city/highway mileage ratings of 18 mpg. With the CVT and hydraulic system operating, Li claims the same truck can likely deliver as much as 40 mpg in urban driving.
Anti Sleep Pilot App Keeps You Awake Behind the Wheel
You roll down the window to let some cold air in, you take swigs from your extra-large coffee and you have the radio on full blast. This was the old way of keeping your eyes open when you were feeling a little sleepy behind the wheel. But surprise – now, there’s a new app that’s…
BMW M3 Performance Exhaust Option Now Available, Sounds Awesome [Video]
Most people would agree that the current BMW M3 with its rorty V8 motor sounds pretty good, but that doesn’t mean it could not be improved upon. Now, BMW’s M-division has now created a new performance exhaust for the M3, which not only sounds better, but is also lighter than the standard exhaust system because…
Want to Known When the Next Race is and What Channel it’s On? There Is An App For That
Auto racing fans rejoice. If you’ve always wanted a handy device to let you know when the next race is, now there is a smart phone app that will keep you in the know. SpeedWeekly Magazine has developed an app which will give you information such as start times, location, which network is broadcasting the…
GM MyLink System Announced to Rival Ford’s Sync
GM’s MyLink, available starting with the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and Equinox, will offer smartphone charging, Pandora radio streaming, GraceNote music identification, Bluetooth, XM satellite radio, voice activation, OnStar, and USB inputs, in case listening to drive-time radio is too crushing for commuters. The MyLink comes hot on the heels of Ford’s SYNC as an inevitable…
Washington Considers Road Fees for Electric Vehicles
However, state anti-tax activists in Washington, say that the proposal is not a fee but a tax and should be subjected to a two thirds vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives before being approved, making it harder for it to to actually become law.
Ford CEO Mulally Fights for Underdog, Promotes Weight Savings
Finally, somebody in top brass gets it. When CEO Alan Mulally oversaw the development of the Explorer upon taking charge of Ford in 2006, he ordered engineers to cut weight and improve fuel economy, or kill the Explorer altogether. “Alan told us we need to truly reinvent the Explorer,” said product development chief Derrick Kuzak….
RUF Developing Three Electric Porsche Prototypes
Don’t label RUF Automobiles as a mere Porsche tuner. They install enough of their own parts in Porsche bodies to be considered by the German government to be an independent manufacturer. And while Porsche is experimenting with electricity on their own, RUF has beaten them to the punch, with three different electric drivetrains, stuffed in…
Obama Cuts Funding To Clean-Diesel, Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Last year, the Obama Administration heavily backed Detroit’s automakers with a big helping of government funding. The bail-out money that was partly provided to General Motors and Chrysler, was for these companies to develop and sell hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles. The end result was the hardly amazing Chevrolet Volt. However, the Obama…
Ram Drops Hybrid Plans
Said Plug-in truck will use a 12 watt lithium-ion Super-Polymer battery system that will allow the vehicle to run a distance of up to 20 miles on electric propulsion, with a version of the ubiquitous 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 used as the gas engine to extend the truck’s range.
Waze’s Voice-Based Hazard Reporting App Alerts Drivers to Upcoming Dangers
Will the snow ever stop? Until it does (and even when it’s not falling), at least there’s the new Waze app that works with your iPhone to alert drivers to what hazards are awaiting for you on the road. The waze app is the first real-time voice-based hazard reporting feature for GPS commuters and travelers…
Zilla App Gives Nissan GT-R Style Data Readouts for Your Car [Video]
Among the list of cool things Nissan’s R35 GT-R has to offer, its in-depth monitoring computer is near the top. Spitting out all sorts of data, it was inevitable that eventually someone would mimic the GT-R’s readouts. Enter Zilla, an app with a name that clearly pays homage to the GT-R’s ‘Godzilla’ nickname. Developed by…
New Honda Jazz iPhone App Let’s You ‘Catch’ Characters from a TV Commercial [video]
You won’t want to take a bathroom break during this commercial. Honda has revolutionized the way we watch commercials, whether they be on TV, mobile phone or the Internet by combining iPhone Apps and traditional advertisements. To help launch the revised Honda Jazz (Fit in the U.S.), the automaker has created a new interactive app…
Fuel Cell Vehicles Won’t Cost More Than Hybrids; Says Daimler
However Kohler says that a second generation version of this car, due to be launched around 2013; will likely be cheaper as fuel cell technology becomes more cost effective.
