100 Things We'll Never Forget About 2012
2012 was hands down the most memorable year ever – and we have 100 reasons to prove it.From NASA landing a one-ton rover on Mars to everyone doing the "Gangnam Style" dance, 2012 provided us with tons...
View ArticleBMW Has Been Building Mediocre Electric Cars Since 1972
While most people think of electric cars as a new phenomenon (or a very old one), BMW has been working on them since 1972.To mark its fourth decade of producing zero-emissions vehicles, the German...
View ArticleThis 'Motorcycle' Can't Fall Down
The trouble with motorcycles, as anyone who has ever suffered road rash will tell you, is that falling off is actually rather painful.You have to try much harder to fall off a car, but those aren't...
View ArticleMTA Head Joe Lhota Officially Backed The Fare Hike That Will Hurt NYC's Tourists
On Monday, we reported the MTA was considering a plan to raise fares on New York City buses and subways.A hybrid based on four original proposals, it is designed to minimize impact on low-income and...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Vehicles Could Be A Huge Step For The Military
THE automation of driving is proceeding apace—to the point where some American states now allow robot vehicles (with human drivers on board in case anything goes wrong) to be tested on public roads....
View ArticlePassengers Finally Escape From The Virus-Infected 'Cruise To Hell'
The captain of luxury European cruise ship the Oriana told passengers staff "could not cope" after 300 people were struck by an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug during a tour of Christmas markets in...
View ArticleSouthwest Owes 5.8 Million Free Beers To Passengers
Southwest Airlines has settled a class-action lawsuit filed by a Chicago attorney over the discount carrier's decision to stop honoring vouchers for free alcoholic drinks, which it had given to...
View ArticleEuropean Car Sales Are About To Hit A 19-Year Low
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- European Union car sales fell to a 19-year low, with French companies PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault SA and Italian competitor Fiat SpA posting the biggest drops, as a recession...
View ArticleGoogle Has A Cool New Way To Find Cheap Plane Tickets (GOOG)
Google apparently took some time off from its self-driving car project to solve another major problem – overpriced airline tickets.It's a service called Google Flights Explorer, built on top of Google...
View ArticleThe 17 Most Innovative Cars Of The Year
A lot changed in the auto industry this year. Cadillac suddenly became a relevant brand again, and now Ford is trying to do the same with Lincoln.Fuel efficiency continued to be the big theme. Prius...
View ArticleChinese Airline Accuses CNN Journalist Of False Report About A 'Man Smoking...
CNN reporter Steven Jiang, one of the most well-respected Western journalists in China, has unexpectedly found himself at the center of the story after a post on his Weibo account about a man smoking...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Machete-Chain Fight And Truck Arson
A man is facing charges of arson and "malicious wounding" after he allegedly set a tow truck on fire and was involved in a fight while wielding a machete in Mount Vernon, Virginia.Police arrested Reu...
View ArticleBoeing's CEO Says The Dreamliner's Problems Are Normal
(Reuters) - The failure of electrical generators on two new Boeing 787 planes are normal problems for a jet program that is just entering service, the company's chief executive officer said on...
View ArticleFailed Thief Screws Up 3 Carjackings In The Same Target Parking Lot
Being a criminal is tough work, especially for one failed carjacker in southern California. The man allegedly attempted to carjack three different women in a Target parking lot, and failed each and...
View ArticleSomeone Took A $380,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom Off-Roading
Most videos of cars tearing up grass and drifting through mud feature vehicles that are made to go off-roading, or at least are built to handle some rough driving.This is the first one we've seen that...
View ArticleJFK Security Workers Have Voted To Authorize A Christmas Strike
About 300 security workers at JFK airport in New York voted yesterday to authorize a strike beginning December 20, if their demands for higher pay and improved working conditions are not met, ABC...
View ArticleUsed Electric Cars Are Keeping Their Value
Potential resale value has been a question raised about electric cars, and the answer, according to two recent used car pricing estimates, is that two best-selling electrics may lag behind similar...
View ArticleTesla Is Moving Into Europe
Tesla Motors will begin operations at its new European Distribution Center in the Netherlands this month, it announced this week.The 62,000 square foot facility in Tilburg, near the Belgian border,...
View ArticleA Former Coke Executive Built His Own Track After Losing His Driver's License
In 1996, Dean Wills, a former Coca-Cola executive, lost his driver's license after he was caught speeding in his Ferrari Testarossa outside Sydney.Not ready to give up driving his impressive car...
View ArticleYACHT OF THE WEEK: Take The Family Cruising On The $1.85 Million Lady Laura
Yachts may be great for Bond villains and the like, but they are at their best when they can take the family out on the water for some vacation.The "Lady Laura" may be the ultimate family yacht, with...
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