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Mom caught driving with her Toddler in her lap while texting

A California mother of three, Shawndeeia Joann Bowen, has been charged with three counts of child endangerment. The crime? Driving while texting... with her toddler in her lap!

Koenigsegg Agera R runs 250 mph at the Nürburgring [Video]

The Koenigsegg Agera R is filmed running an insane 250 mph at the Nürburgring Nordschleife at Gran Turismo’s Nurburgring supercar event, and it's not a video game.

Chrysler recalling nearly 2k 2012 Jeep Patriot and Compass model over fire risk

A faulty fuel tank assembly could cause Patriot and Compass SUVs to catch fire in the event of a crash.

Ford recalling over 140k Focus vehicles for windshield wiper defect

The recall marks the first reported safety issue for the best-selling 2012 Ford Focus.

2014 VW Beetle Convertible coming early next year with a diesel option

What could make the hot-selling Volkswagen Beetle any better than it already is? Cut the top off and put an oil-burner in it.

Top 10 sound hacks for electric cars

Electric car makers are adding sounds to their vehicles to alert pedestrians of the silent-running car's presence. It's only a matter of time before these get hacked by inventive car owners and are used to pipe out personalized, more (shall we say) "interesting" sounds instead. Here's a list of the 10 best ideas we could come up with.

Top Gear UK's 'Hammerhead i-Thrust' hack

Bookman's Spring Thaw electric vehicle drag race coming next weekend

Saturday, April 14th will be the first annual Bookman's Spring Thaw electric vehicle drag races, kicking off a new season of EV racing in the U.S.

Nokian Tyres and the E-RA Break the Electric Car Ice Speed Record

Electric cars continue to break record, slowly proving their performance outshines gas engines and even manage to pit intense cold, ice and a speed record together.

An electric race car that breaks a world speed record on ice.

5 awesome concepts on display at the New York International Auto Show

The NYIAS opened to the public yesterday and will be going on for about a week until April 15th. Be sure to check out our top picks for coolest concepts on display in New York.

SF Bay Area getting 25 electric car fast charging stations via 350Green

Electric car charging infrastructure provider 350Green announced yesterday a network of 25 electric car fast charging stations, the first has been installed in the Stanford Shopping Center, and the rest to be installed around the Bay Area by Fall 2012.

350green gast charging station at Stanford Shopping Center

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