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04.30.10Swap Shop: Better Place Launches First Battery Swap Facility in Tokyo
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... Better Place's latest announcement isn't another collaboration or partnership, but a sign that its battery-swapping technology is moving closer to reality. The battery developer opened its first swap station today in Tokyo that will service three electric taxis.Regardless if they're gasoline- or electric-powered, to remain available for commercial service, they need to take on energy -- and quickly. Better Place says that if batteries were repeatedly charged rapidly (i.e. 5-minute charge cycles), they wouldn't last very long. ...
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04.30.10One Lap of America 2010: The warm-up
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Chris Paukert reports... Filed under: Motorsports One Lap of America 2010: Day One - click above for high-res image gallery Spring has sprung and we're at the Tire Rack in South Bend, Indiana, which can only mean one thing: the start of another One Lap Of America. Every year we tell ourselves we're crazy for embarking on another one of these eight-day 'round-the-country exploits, and for over ten years now we've been signing on to help run the event on the timing and scoring crew. And could you blame us? Every year, a great bunch ...
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04.30.10eBay Find of the Day: Ferrari Enzo street clock looking for garage mahal
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Chris Shunk reports... Filed under: Auctions, Marketing/Advertising, Ferrari Ferrari Enzo Street Clock - Click above for high-res image gallery The Ferrari Enzo street clock is 8.3 feet tall and nearly three feet wide, and it could well be the perfect gift for even the most ardent Ferrari fan. The massive yet tastefully executed advertising time piece was reportedly shipped from Europe to the U.S. sometime after its 2003 creation, and now it's available on eBay for just about anyone who has a strong love of the Ferrari brand and at least $5,000. The yellow-faced clock ...
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04.30.10Dream Team: Alfa Romeo Gathers Five Vintage Cars for Mille Miglia
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... BMW’s stunning 328 Kamm Coupe replica won’t be the only beautiful classic taking to the 2010 Mille Miglia -- in fact, Alfa Romeo is sending no fewer than five of its own vehicles to this year’s event.The Official Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo team is comprised of a handful of cars plucked straight from Alfa’s own corporate museum -- and as you can imagine, that collection includes some beautiful rides. Cars culled from the collection include ...
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04.30.10Spy Shots: Orange you glad the new Audi RS3 has been spotted?
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jonathon Ramsey reports... Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, AudiThe Audi RS-fest continues with the RS3, spied on its way to the 'Ring for the obligatory entrance exam to become any kind of sports car. The news on the street is that the RS3 will get a reworked version of the five-cylinder lump from the TT RS with output claimed to be "over 330 bhp." It won't though, get the TT RS's six-speed manual, going for an S-tronic instead. We could see it at the Paris Motor Show, but we ...
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04.30.10Report: BMW X4 back on the table?
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jeremy Korzeniewski reports... Filed under: Coupe, Crossover, BMW Were you, like us, just thinking that BMW's U.S. lineup would be fully complete if only it had just one more crossover utility Sports Activity Vehicle that slotted in somewhere between the small X3 and midsize X5? If so, we have good news. Just such a vehicle - logically and tentatively named the X4 - is rumored to be in development. Again. Just as the X6 was designed as a sportier take on the more traditional SUV-shaped X5, the new X4 would inject a bit more Bavarian ...
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04.30.10Frugal Shopper: Hot New-Car Deals Won’t Go Out With April
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the The Car Connection reports... It's the end of the month, and what does that mean? Well, it could mean it's time to close the deal on a new vehicle. Recently we reported that toward the end of the month, you're more likely to get a good deal on a new vehicle. Weekends aren't always the best time of the month to get a great deal—and not Fridays, typically—but in general the...
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04.30.102012 BMW F12 M6 Rendered
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Michael Gauthier reports... While details are scarce, the M6 will likely be powered by a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 with 570 hp (425 kW / 578 PS).
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04.30.10Suzuki Gives You Gas (In A Good Way)
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the The Car Connection reports... Suzuki is in a pinch. Thanks to quirky (read: not so attractive) styling, iffy product quality, fuzzy brand image, and a small American network of dealerships, Suzuki hasn't gained much traction in the U.S. What's worse, the automaker seems to be hemorrhaging market share: Suzuki's slice of the pie has been trimmed from .7% in 2009 to about .2% so...
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04.30.10Buick LaCrosse rebranded as Daewoo Alpheon in South Korea
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Zach Bowman reports... Filed under: Sedan, Luxury, South Korea, Daewoo 2011 Daewoo Alpheon - Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors may be shying away from badge engineering here in the United States, but that doesn't mean the company is giving up its old ways in other parts of the world. Daewoo recently unveiled its new Alpheon sedan at the Busan International Motor Show in Korea, and the car is as identical as identical gets to the 2010 Buick LaCrosse we all know and love. The Korean automaker says that its newest luxury cruiser ...
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