VPSI is a company that's been providing third party van pooling services since 1977 and now they are expanding into Atlanta and Houston. Groups who start new van-pool groups in those cities in January 2007 will be getting a discount of up to $500 on…
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BMW launches 730Ld, a 32 mpg (U.S.) luxury sedan, in Europe
BMW's new 7-series flagship is still a couple of months away from going on sale here in the States, but it's already available overseas. The latest models to join the team are the new 730d and 730Ld, equipped with a 3.0L inline six cylinder diesel.…
Smart ForTwo aces Insurance Institute crash test W/Video
One of the biggest questions to consider with tiny cars like the Smart ForTwo is what happens in a crash? The Smart is only eight and a half feet long. The first generation Smart has been tested numerous times over the years and always done…
California custom shop builds an electric Honda N360
Back in October at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda unveiled an electric vehicle concept called the EV-N. The EV-N design was inspired by the tiny N360 of the 1960s. While the EV-N may or may not provide a preview of an upcoming electric city car from…
CNET gets to look inside Toyota's hybrid factory
Toyota has long had a reputation as one of the highest quality car-makers in the world, and in large part of that reputation was built at a complex in Japan's Aichi prefecture known as Toyota City. Toyota City is a huge all-encompassing facility that…
Mercedes-Benz to add BlueTec diesels to GLK and C-Class by 2010
When Mercedes-Benz new compact SUV the GLK starts assaulting eyeballs on American roads next spring it will only have a 3.5L gasoline V6 under the hood. However, at the recent US press introduction of the GLK a Mercedes official revealed that it…
GM recalls 1.3 million Cobalts, G5s for power steering problem
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt XFE – Click above for high-res image gallery
Communications professionals know that the best time to release bad news about a company is at 5:15 pm on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend. By the time everyone comes back to…
Subaru confirms Impreza XV crossover debut for Geneva
The big premiere for Subaru at next month's Geneva Motor Show will be the new Impreza VX. The all-wheel-drive specialist hasn't yet provided any images of the car, but judging from the description in the press release, it sounds as if this…
VIDEO: Getting the latest cutting edge tech with Red Green
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Building new cars, no matter how efficiently they might operate, still takes a lot of energy. That's means there's a good sustainability argument to be made for reusing older cars if you can. Sure we all want a Tesla Roadster,…
Will Subaru add a diesel to the Impreza STi?
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with a 2008 Subaru Impreza STi. As a sporting rally-bred machine, the STi has some serious performance credentials. When you really crack the whip, the STi will get to 60mph in about 4.9 seconds. The…