Five-O Goes High Tech With New Electric Motorcycle
• Wired.comFor a police officer, a motorcycle provides unparalleled mobility for weaving through traffic coupled with nimble handling and quick acceleration to catch fleeing perps.
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Volvo's New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
• popsci.comAn automatic pedestrian-detection system can warn drivers when people are likely to step out onto the road, and cushion a collision.
Chevy Puts a Safe in Your Dash to Stash Your Stuff
• Wired.comChevy’s new Impala has a place in your dash to stash your stuff. Or anything else you want to keep out prying eyes.
There's A Simple Solution To The Biggest Problem Plaguing Electric Cars
• Business InsiderThe biggest problem with electric cars these days is that the batteries just aren't good enough for going on long trips.
This Monster Military Vehicle Appeared As A Decepticon In 'Transformers'
• Business Insider"I'll never forget it. The bomb was on the right side of the Buffalo," Ryan Tomlinson, a former Marine corporal, told BI.
Tesla Releases Driving Logs Contradicting NYT’s Scathing Review of Model S
• Wired.comData released by Tesla Motors late Wednesday night directly contradicts a damning review of the automaker’s Model S sedan by The New York Times.
How The Most Ambitious Auto Venture In A Century Nearly Collapsed And Then Came Back From The Dead
• Business InsiderTesla Motors will soon announce its fourth quarter financial results.
ELON MUSK: 'I Guess We Were Pretty Dumb To Agree To An Article By This Guy'
• Business InsiderTesla CEO Elon Musk is feuding with The New York Times.
Driverless Cars Will Make Intersections So Efficient It's Scary
• Business InsiderDriverless cars may be coming sooner than expected.
What It’s Like to Ride in a Self-Driving Car
• Wired.comWant to know what it’s like to ride in a self-driving car? In a word: boring. But maybe not as dull as a monotonous commute or soul-sucking drive on the interstate, but that’s the point.
BMW Designed A 42-Wheel Car To Make A 4-Year-Old Boy Happy
• Business InsiderLast week, Jalopnik writer Jason Torchinsky issued a call for readers to come up with a look for a car with some very unusual specs.
How a Boat-Plane Hybrid Shattered the Sound Barrier of Sailing
• Wired.comSeen from across Walvis Bay, the windswept patch of Atlantic Ocean known as Speed Spot is barely more than a sparkle of whitecaps against a long, low sandbar.
Kite Powers EV Across Australia for $15 of Electricity
• Wired.comLeave it to New Jersey to build a record-breaking electric vehicle powered by a giant kite.
World’s First Electric Car Ferry Recharges in 10 Minutes
• Wired.comThe world’s first battery electric car ferry is under development in Norway. It’s capable of carrying 120 cars and 360 passengers, and it can fully recharge in just 10 minutes.
This Is the World’s Largest Container Ship, But Not for Long
• Wired.comMeet the CMA CGM Marco Polo. It’s held the title of largest container ship in the world for a little over a month. But later this year, it will lose that distinction.
Audi to Make Fuel Using Solar Power
• Technologyreview.comThe automaker is using technology from SolarFuel to make renewable methane for natural-gas vehicles
This Hybrid Car Will Run On Air
• Business InsiderThose in love know the sensation of walking on air.
The First Arab Supercar Costs $3.4 Million And Has Diamond-Encrusted LEDs
• Business InsiderNext week, W Motors, based in Beirut, will reveal the Arab world's first homegrown supercar: The outrageous LykanHypersport 2013.
60 Years In The Evolution Of The Chevrolet Corvette
• Business InsiderThe long-awaited 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray was revealed on the eve of the Detroit Motor Show last week, and so far it's been very well-received.
Seattle Restaurant Refuses to Serve TSA Workers
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by Man In the Boxrestaurant in Seattle has made a powerful statement by refusing to serve TSA agents until the invasive pat downs stop.
An Engine That Uses One-Third the Fuel
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisAchates Power gets $5 million to build a multi-cylinder version of its diesel engine.
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray arrives with edges sharpened
• Yahoo! News blogThe seventh generation of America’s most venerated sports car, sharpened in all dimensions by racing experience toward out-hustling the best sports cars in the world. The question will be whether it can outrun history.
The 7 Most Important Oil Chokepoints In The World
• Business Insider"About half of the world's total oil production of nearly 90 million barrels per day is transported over water," write US Funds analysts.
Warnings Not to Use ‘E15’ Gas in Your Car
• http://video.foxbusiness.comCar manufacturers are informing car owners that this fuel will VOID WARRANTY!
World's Longest High-Speed Railway Opens in China
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, StaffThe world's longest stretch of high-speed railway opened in China yesterday (Dec. 26).
A Museum's Amazing Collection Of Classic Cars Is Open To The Public For The First Time
• Business InsiderThe Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles has been open since 1994, but it was not until this month that the public had access to its most interesting part: "the vault."
Toyota reaches $1.1 billion deal with US owners over recalls
• The RawStory.comToyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.
Overhyped, Overpriced: 2012′s Insanely Expensive Gear
• http://www.wired.com, By Nathan Olivarez-GilesIf you look back at the year and think of the gear that stands out, it’s probably a short list despite the hundreds of phones, tablets, Kickstarter projects, headphones and laptops that flooded the market.
Feds Requiring ‘Black Boxes’ in All Motor Vehicles
• http://www.wired.com, By David KravetsFederal regulators are proposing that new automobiles sold in the United States after September 2014 come equipped with black boxes, so-called “event data recorders” that chronicle everything from how fast a vehicle was traveling, the number of pass
District traffic cameras to more than double amid record revenues
• http://washingtonexaminer.com, Alan BlinderTraffic camera fines are poised to dip in the District, but one aspect of the controversial program is set to surge in 2013: the number of the devices that generate tickets for common traffic offenses like speeding and running stoplights.
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