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CTIA 2011: Ford Gets A Network Boost From AT&T

Ford Focus Electric Models Will Get Networked With AT&T, Open Up A Variety Of Options
By on Wednesday, 23. March 2011

For those of you who thought that CTIA was going to be a huge romp of cell phones and precious little else, well, I’ve got just what you’ve been looking for: car news. Really! Turns out the folks at Ford are getting in league with the crew out at AT&T [...]

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CTIA 2011: Sprint Readying App To Prevent Texting While Driving

App Automatically Shuts Down Cell Phone When Car Is Moving Over Ten Miles An Hour
By on Tuesday, 22. March 2011

We all know the dangers of texting while driving. Even talking while driving isn’t exactly the safest thing, and even with hands-free car kits and the like, can still be a difficult proposition. But the folks out at Sprint think they’ve got an answer in the form of a new [...]

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US Gasoline not Good Enough for Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz Engineers Say US Gas Has Too Much Sulfur for Advanced Mecedes-Benz "Lean Burn" Engines in the 2012 SLK & Newer Models
By on Sunday, 20. March 2011

Green technology is as much about finding more efficient ways to utilize existing technologies as it is about finding alternatives (like electric, hybrid and alternative fuels). For one, Mercedez-Benz has designed lean-burning engines, but says US fuels are not clean enough.

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Renault "Get You Home" Guarantee Promises Free Loaners For Tapped EVs, But With A Catch

If You're Stranded Under Certain Circumstances, Renault Will Bring A Loaner To Your Drained Electric Car
By on Friday, 18. March 2011

Perhaps the most backhanded guarantee ever comes to us from the folks out at Renault, who have introduced their “Get You Home” guarantee, but when you look further at the guarantee, you’ll discover that it really doesn’t cover you as much as you might think.

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GE EV Experience Tour Kicks Off, Hawks WattStations Like Crazy

GE Shows Off Its Big Electric Car Charger On A Grand Tour
By on Monday, 14. March 2011

We haven’t had a lot of electric car news of late, so it’s good to catch word of the big event that GE’s launching on to promote its line of electric car chargers, the WattStation. They’re calling it the EV Experience Tour, and if you wanted to get a charger [...]

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Tesla Model S Prices And Availability Announced

Electric Sedan From Tesla Coming Next Year, Starting At $49,900 For 160-Mile Battery
By on Thursday, 10. March 2011

Tesla is facing increased competition in the electric car space in North America this year as he Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt are slowly starting to show up here. Just on cue, Tesla has announced some preliminary pricing and availability information regarding the Model S – that’s their four-door sedan offering. The Model S [...]

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Chevy Volt Launches in Europe

Chevrolet's Volt EV Gets European Launch in Germany. Priced at 41,950 Euro. No Tax Incentives?
By on Tuesday, 8. March 2011

The Chevy Volt has been one of the most-anticipated EVs due to its design and technology. The Volt got a US release late 2010 with a $42,000 price. Now, the Volt is seeing a European debut.

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Coda Automotive Means To Sell 50,000 Electric Cars By 2015

Coda Has Big Sales Plans For Its Electric Vehicle Line, Primarily Targeting The United States
By on Saturday, 5. March 2011

The United States hasn’t exactly been a huge market for electric vehicles. Between the “happy motoring” past which evokes images of fuel-sucking muscle cars roaring into the night or a gigantic 1953 Ford Colossus ambling down the road on a sunny Sunday at a whopping 3.1 miles per gallon, and [...]

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Play Asphalt Audi RS 3 iOS Game & Win an Audi A3

Gameloft LIVE Contest to Award an Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TFSI as Prize for Winning at Asphalt
By on Friday, 4. March 2011

If you love driving and playing arcade games, this is probably the game for you. Gameloft, in cooperation with Audi, is giving away an actual Audi A3 as a prize for playing its latest iOS game.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo at End of Life

Mitsubishi is Killing Off its Famed Evolution Street-Legal Rally Car; Will Focus Instead on Green Cars Like EVs & Subcompacts
By on Thursday, 3. March 2011

Is that a collective sigh we hear from Mitsubishi fans all over the world? If it is, they’re probably sad to see the famed Mitsubishi Evo series reach its end-of-life after a 20-year run.

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