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Electric cars finish in top tier of rescheduled Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Out of the seven electric cars completing the 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, three finished in the top 15.

The Mercedes SL63 AMG highlights this week's events at Pebble Beach

When the Tour d’Elegance convenes at Pebble Beach this week, the 2013 Mercedes SL63 AMG will mingle with six significant variations of the SL-class from the early days of the breed in the 1950’s.

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG. Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.

The first Chevrolet COPO Camaro drag cars meet the world (Video)

It was almost a year ago that General Motors introduced the new COPO Camaro drag car concept at the 2011 SEMA Show but as we hit the peak of the summer drag racing season for 2012 – GM has built and sent out the first production examples of the modern COPO Camaro.

Pikes Peak hill climb record broken in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Yes a rear drive Hyundai sports car took the overall win.

GM CEO Akerson buys another half million dollars in company stock

General Motors announced late last week that company Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson has purchased another 25,000 shares of company stock – an amount worth over a half million dollars – increasing his total ownership to 272,838 shares.

Parking in Boston costs more than the car itself - part 2, the 99%

The working wealthy in Boston buy themselves parking spaces, but how do most residents and visitors deal with the challenges of parking in a city built before cars?

US Drivers Show More Interest In Hybrids

Interest in hybrid vehicles in the US is growing slowly with one out of four drivers considering an HEV over a year ago. This is the beginning of a fundamental shift led by an unsuspected generation.

The younger generation is driving interest in alternative energy vehicles

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Races With Battery Technology

There’s no denying one of the hottest race for the future choice of automobile propulsion is whether only batteries will power vehicles or the more complicated and exotic fuel cell technology. A 7 year DOE project comes to term with hydrogen and fuel cell technology.

Can hydrogen fuel cell technology complement battery technology?

Launch a new career designing the perfect pizza delivery wagon

Domino’s Pizza has been working hard to win back market share with catchy advertising and remarkable deals on their Za. Today they are launching a contest open to any and everyone to create the ultimate delivery vehicle for the firm with $50,000 in prize money up for grabs.

Honda Canopy AnnaMillers Tokyo. Photo by Larry Pieniazek

Three tips for spotting an unmarked police car

They can come in any size and shape these days from Mustang GTs to full-size pickups and cars you’d never suspect – like an expensive Nissan GT-R. However, no matter how well disguised, unmarked police cars still provide subtle clues to their true identities.

Image from YouTube vid: 1ST! Undercover Nissan GT-R "skyline" (EVI)

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