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Google camera cars arrive, but number plates will be blanked out

As the camera cars from Google Street View arrive in the UK, there are concerns that the photographs will capture number plates of parked cars, meaning that these images could prompt a rise in car cloning and the criminals would even have to leave their homes.

NEWS BLOG - Should P-platers be allowed to drive powerful cars?

One of WA’s top cops wants power-to-weight ratios introduced for cars driven by p-platers as the mining boom and trade wages is blamed for a surge in teenagers behind the wheel of high-powered cars.

CarSalesIndia.com and MyTVS launches a search engine for used cars

Chennai, June 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): MyTVS a part of the renowned TVS Group providing quality used cars and CarSalesIndia.com have entered into an agreement to list all MyTVS used cars online. Now a car buyer doesn't have to visit numerous dealer places to find the right quality used car.

Japanese Company Says Laws of Physics Don't Apply — to Cars

Fantastic Lad, among many others, points out another in a long series of claimed "powered by water" cars, this one by a Japanese company called "Genepax," which interestingly enough does not have so much as a Wikipedia entry. What's scary is the uncritical, even serious-sounding, presentation by Reuters of such extraordinary claims quite unbacked by extraordinary evidence. "Almost sounds too good to be true" isn't the half of it; if cars could be made which would run as "long as you have a bottle of water inside" to pour into the fuel tank ("even tea," repeats this report), not only would you know about the car, but you'd notice the long lines of people buying generators, laptops, and power tools that run on the same technology. The snippet Reuters is carrying says "Jun.

SwiftFuel Alternative To Alternative Fuels

TheDawgLives writes "PBS has an article by Bob Cringely about the best route to end our dependence on oil and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of replacing all our expensive cars with even more expensive hybrids or electric cars, his suggestion is to use a cheap drop-in replacement for gasoline called Swift Fuel. It is derived from Ethanol, but doesn't require any modification to older cars to prevent corrosion. It can be mixed with gasoline in any amount and can even be distributed using the same network as gasoline, including being pumped in the same pipes and shipped in the same trucks. It is truly a drop-in replacement for gas, and it is real. It is being tested by the FAA for certification in propeller aircraft. It also happens to be about $2 a gallon cheaper than gasoline.

Our review of the MP3 player embedded on the navigation system from Honda cars.

All cars from Honda currently sold in the USA can come with an optional GPS system nicknamed “Navi� featuring GPS navigation with voice recognition (the voice recognition system also commands the audio system and air conditioning). Thru the screen of the navigation system you can also command the car audio system, which supports MP3 files. In this review we will analyze the MP3 feature of the Honda Navi system.

Solar cars race to promote renewable technologies

Even as U.S. oil refiners scramble to increase the flow of Canadian crude from Alberta to Texas, a caravan of futuristic solar cars is racing that 2,400-mile route in reverse to show what transportation could look like without a drop of oil or gas.

Google Street View cars have arrived in the UK

A fleet of Google camera cars arrived this week to create thousands of embarrassing, revealing or run-of-the-mill images of life on British streets for its popular online mapping website.

High-horsepower cars zoom to extinction

Robert Lutz, vice chairman of global product development for General Motors, issued a warning at a recent lunch I attended that may concern buyers of high-horsepower cars like the Mustang, Corvette and even Porsche.

Hungary allows communist cars through 2020

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 15 (UPI) -- The Hungarian government has decided to allow communist-era cars to continue to drive on the country's streets through 2020.

Efficiency? Think Racing Cars, Not Hybrids

Gordonjcp writes "A renowned racing car designer has said that car manufacturers should be looking at making cars lighter to improve efficiency, rather than adding complex drive trains. In this article on the BBC News website, Professor Gordon Murray explains that a weight saving of 10% in a normal car would make more difference than switching to a hybrid engine and motor combination. Could this be the next nail in the SUV's coffin?"

Young people create robots and solar cars on campus

Schoolchildren from Sheffield will be building solar powered cars and robots at the University of Sheffield this week, as part of a Science and Technology Challenge day. The activity day, which is being run by MCS Projects Ltd, in partnership with the University, will take place on Wednesday 9 July 2008.

Nintendo to Sponsor IndyCar, NASCAR Cars

A one-off partnership with Target will see Wii Fit branding on race cars in each series' respective biggest and longest races of the year.

Sanyo to make batteries for Volkswagen cars

Sanyo and Volkswagen announced an agreement on Wednesday to make lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, turning up the competition in the field for energy-efficient cars.

Intel and Wind River driving Linux infotainment systems to cars

Linux is in our computers, our phones, our Wi-Fi equipment, and our TiVos -- why not our cars? Intel Corp. and Wind River have been working with both the embedded and automotive industries to advance in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) with open, Linux-based, standards-based, interoperable hardware and software called Open Infotainment Platforms (OIP).

Toyota, Matsushita to hike production of batteries for hybrid cars

Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co have decided to boost production of batteries for eco-friendly hybrid cars by 2011, The Nikkei daily reported Friday.

Toyota, Matsushita to boost battery production for hybrid cars

Toyota Motor Corp and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co have decided to build two plants in Shizuoka and Miyagi prefectures to boost battery production in order to meet growing demand for eco-friendly gasoline-electric hybrid cars at home and abroad, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.

'The City of David Gospel Fest & Car Show' Features Top Gospel Artists, Classic Cars, and Great Food in a 'Free' Outdoor Summer Festival

'The City of David Gospel Fest & Car Show' Features Top Gospel Artists, Classic Cars, and Great Food in a 'Free' Outdoor Summer Festival

Volkswagen, Sanyo cooperate on lithium ion batteries

MUNICH, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Japanese electronics group Sanyo will jointly develop highly efficient lithium ion batteries for use in hybrid drive cars and, eventually, in all-electric cars.

Volkswagen, Sanyo cooperate on Li-ion batteries

MUNICH, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Japanese electronics group Sanyo will jointly develop highly efficient lithium ion batteries for use in hybrid drive cars and, eventually, in all-electric cars.

Volkswagen, Sanyo cooperate on Lithium Ion batteries

MUNICH, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Japanese electronics group Sanyo will jointly develop highly efficient lithium ion batteries for use in hybrid drive cars and, eventually, in all-electric cars.

Volkswagen, Sanyo cooperate on lithium ion batteries

MUNICH, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Japanese electronics group Sanyo will jointly develop highly efficient lithium ion batteries for use in hybrid drive cars and, eventually, in all-electric cars.

Analysts: Google investors "freaking out for nothing"

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Volkswagen and Sanyo to develop lithium-ion batteries

Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen joined Wednesday the car industry rush to try out new-style lithium-ion batteries, signing an accord with Sanyo of Japan and forecasting that one of its car brands might roll out a first hybrid model by 2010. The rising price of oil and scientific advances in rechargeable battery research have put a focus back on the batteries. Electric cars suffered from a lack of range, but batteries come into their own in hybrid cars which have a fuel tank on board.

Chrysler to market its pre-owned vehicles on eBay Motors Web site

Chrysler LLC said yesterday it would list its used car inventory oneBay Inc., followingapioneering tie-upbetween General Motors Corp. and the online auctioneer announced early this year. Chrysler has reached a partnership to market over 15,000 certified pre-owned vehicles of its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands on the eBay Motors site, the automaker said. The agreement follows GM's program announced in February to list all of the inventory of certified pre-owned cars at some 3,900 GM-affiliated U. S. dealers on eBay. U. S. auto sales are expected to drop to near 15 million units in 2008 and is tracking at a decade low so far this year. The struggling No. 3 U. S. automaker sold more than 122,000 certified used cars in 2007, up 5% from a year earlier.

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