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Unshackle The Cord To Install A Charging Network For Electric Cars

The answer to the chicken or the egg dilemma when it comes to what should happen first, building electric cars or setting up the recharging electric infrastructure is obviously to have both at the same time.
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Hybrid automobiles entering market in many forms

Forget full EVs for the moment. Think about saving gasoline with fuel-efficient technologies like electric power-assist steering, eAssist and air-propulsion hybrids availed by the split-cycle engine.
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The popular Toyota Prius C available for car rental in Los Angeles through MPG Rental

Venice based MPG Rental has offered hybrid car rentals for years, and has just added the ultra-popular Toyota Prius C to the company's fleet of hybrid and fuel efficient rental cars.
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NHTSA ends Ford E Series HVAC investigation, no recall ordered

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced yesterday that they were ending a 27 month investigation into the Ford E Series full size vans over a concern that the HVAC switches were overheating and, in some cases catching fire but after more than two years of work – the feds have those this investigation without requiring a recall on those affected vehicles.
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2013 Chevy Malibu Eco (don't call it a hybrid) saves customers big money on fuel

With multiple fuel saving technologies the new Chevy Malibu Eco has outstanding fuel economy which translates to real world money savings for its owners, but it is not called a hybrid by GM
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Shelby GT500 is staying in the next generation Mustang lineup coming in 2014

Muscle car fans can rejoice, the Shelby GT500 will continue to be produced into the next generation Mustang coming in 2014.
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Las Vegas bus service can fix your hangover in 45 minutes

The last thing that most drinkers can imagine will fix their hangover the morning after a great night out in Las Vegas is a 45 minute ride on a tour bus but thanks to the new service Hangover Heaven – even the most head-pounding, vomit inducing hangovers are just 45 minutes away from being nothing but a foul tasting memory.
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Audi designing the "e-tron sound" for upcoming electric supercar

Audi's upcoming electric supercar, the Audi R8 e-tron, promises to not only be an exciting electric car, it will have a unique sound thanks to an engineering effort to craft an artificial sound signature that supposedly says "Audi".
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The first 2013 SRT Viper to be auctioned for pediatric cancer

Over the past week the Chrysler Group has bombarded the world with news on their latest chapter of supercar awesomeness in the form of the 2013 SRT Viper and when the very first production Viper rolls off of the assembly line – it will head off to the auction block of Barrett Jackson in Orange Country California with the proceeds going to support pediatric cancer patients.
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2013 Dodge Dart gets industry first in-car wireless charging pad [Video]

Chrysler is bringing an industry first wireless charging technology to their cars and it will make its debut in the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart.
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