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March 3, 2010

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Porsche 918 Spyder gets better MPG than your overrated Prius

The Porsche 918 Spyder is only a concept, so its claims need to be taken with a degree of skepticism, but the specifications out of this car seem too good to be true. Imagine zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds. Laps times at Nurburgring in a faster lap time than a Carrera GT. [...]

March 2, 2010

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The Perfect Car for a ‘Snowicane’

Brrrrrrr. Man, it is cold out there. And that snow is deep. The “snowicane” that’s dumped 3 feet of the white stuff on the Northeast has our one-man Pittsburgh bureau dreaming of a vacation someplace a little more hospitable — like, say, Nome, Alaska. And our man in Denver? We haven’t heard from him in days. He [...]

February 16, 2010

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British Airways to use sustainable jet fuel

LONDON (AFP) - British Airways on Monday said it would use low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014 once Europe’s first sustainable jet-fuel plant was built by US biofuels specialist Solena Group. BA chief executive Willie Walsh said the “unique partnership” with Solena would put the airline on the road to realising its target of reducing net carbon emissions by 50 [...]

January 19, 2010

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The highest and lowest depreciating cars of 2009

There’s no question that picking up a new car makes for a very special day, if for no other reason that the value that disappears when you drive your pride and joy off the showroom floor makes it one of the most expensive days of your life. The latest edition of Parker’s annual depreciation report [...]

January 11, 2010

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2010 Comoto blurs the boundaries between electric motorcycle and MTB

Once you throw out the internal combustion engine and all the bulky bits that go with it, the definition of a motorcycle can suddenly become a lot wider. Take the Comoto from Hirsch Design – it’s even smaller than the Zero S bike, and begins to blur the boundaries between motorcycle and mountainbike. Using an electric [...]

January 11, 2010

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Peugeot’s 200th anniversary heralds a huge year ahead

French mobility company Peugeot is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year and in achieving the milestone, has announced grandiose grand plans. It’s the world’s second oldest car manufacturer (behind Daimler), the tenth largest car manufacturer, and with trucks, cars, motorcycles and bicycles, has the broadest range of mobility products in the world. In prep for [...]

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