Nissan Is Launching A Cheaper Leaf With More Range
Nissan has released plans to launch a less expensive, more practical version of the electric Leaf in Japan, to address the issues that have hampered sales of the five-door hatchback so far.Unveiled at...
View ArticleAustralian Classic Car Rally Ends In Crash For 2 Drivers
The Bright Rod Run, a rally open only to cars made before 1965, ended poorly for two drivers earlier this month.During the drive in South Australia, a Ford Falcon spun into the opposite lane after...
View ArticleA Ford Dealership's Taking Guns, Furniture, And Livestock For Trade-Ins On...
A Ford dealership in Laramie, Wyoming takes the cake — or the turkey — for the strangest Black Friday deal ever.The dealership put out an ad that makes sure consumers know that its "trade anything...
View Article17 NASA Innovations That Changed Driving And Flying Forever
In the 54 years since it was created, NASA has invented a huge number of technologies that allow spacecraft to travel to the reaches of the solar system, and astronauts to walk on the Moon and return...
View ArticleHere's How Mercedes-Benz Tested Its New Self-Driving Car
Last week, we reported Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to release the 2014 S-Class with an autonomous steering system. It will be the first car on the market that can fully drive itself.In case you were...
View ArticleRecord-Smashing Sailboat Goes 2.5 Times Faster Than The Wind
The Vestas SailRocket2 built on the Isle of Wight has become the fastest boat on the planet after it smashed the world sailing speed record following almost ten years of attempts.With conditions on the...
View ArticleSPOTTED: You Can Buy This Gorgeous 1957 Gullwing 300 SL In Arizona
This beautiful example of a 1957 Mercedes Gullwing 300SL was spotted in Arizona by Tyler McKinley.It was parked in front of the Westin's Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, where it will be...
View ArticleUS Airways Flight Attendants Are Getting Ready To Strike
(Reuters) - Flight attendants at US Airways Group Inc voted by a 94 percent margin to authorize a strike, ramping up pressure on the carrier to reach a contract agreement, their union said on...
View ArticleTesla Is Going To Raise The Price Of The Model S (TSLA)
Tesla revealed plans to raise the price of the Model S through a message board on its website yesterday.The entry level price for a Model S is $49,900, and that's after a tax credit. We don't know how...
View ArticleVolvo Found An Impressive Way To Build The World's First Diesel Plug-In Hybrid
Volvo has started series production of its V60 Plug-in Hybrid ahead of first customer deliveries in early 2013. After an initial batch of 1,000 cars, which is already sold out, production will increase...
View ArticlePolice Easily Catch A Runaway Biker When He Runs Out Of Gas
A man riding a dirt bike and being chased by the police in Australia was easily apprehended when his bike ran out of fuel and stalled in traffic, New Zealand news site stuff.co.nz reported.On August 2,...
View ArticleA Passenger Landed A 747 After The Real Pilot Got Sick
A German passenger has been hailed a hero after taking over the controls of a plane and helping it land at Dublin airport.Details have emerged of how the off-duty pilot offered to help the flight crew...
View ArticleHere's Why No One Steals The Toyota Prius
The average theft rate for cars in America is one out of every 78 models. For the Toyota Prius, that number is just one in 606, according to a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau...
View ArticleGrand Central, Right Now
We walked through Grand Central about twenty minutes ago to get on a 6 train to head back to our office. It's insanely packed right now ahead of Thanksgiving and it's not even the end of the work day...
View ArticleTake A Virtual Tour Of Airbus' Crazily Futuristic Concept Plane
A few months ago, we looked at the practical ways Airbus is planning to change the future of flight. On top of imagining how to transform airports, the self-described "future-gazing Airbus" has come up...
View ArticleThese Are The Most Reliable Used Cars Money Can Buy
A study by Warranty Direct has revealed what it says are the 10 most reliable used cars of the last 15 years.The company was founded in 1997 and has examined more than 200,000 customer policies between...
View ArticleDomino's Pizza Delivery Drivers Cover A LOT Of Ground In A Single Night
PBS put a GPS unit on a pizza hut delivery man in New York City and came up with a really cool visualization of his typical Friday night.Zoomed out, you can see the entire stream of how a pizza gets to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Train Service At Penn Station Resumes After Power Failure Suspended...
UPDATE 8:00 p.m. EST: Train service at Penn Station resumes after it was shut down at 5:20 pm. because of an electrical problem, The New York Times reports. A power failure affected the switches for...
View ArticleCHARTS: The Great Decline Of American Driving
The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Commission has released the latest report on Traffic Volume Trends, data through September. Travel on all roads and streets changed by -1.5% (-3.6...
View ArticleIf They Didn't Pick Ferris Bueller, A Singing Jason Segel Could Have Starred...
One of the most memorable spots of the 2011 Super Bowl was when Matthew Broderick took the small screen to reenact the classic film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" for the Honda CRV.But Super Bowl campaigns...
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