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What do you want for Christmas (part two)?

December 22, 2009

OK, now that I've narrowed down my wish for an old car, it's time to move on to a different category. Let's go with a new car wish today.
While most people know what their new dream car is, it is very difficult for me.  Although I love the technology of new cars, I'm more of [...]

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PLUG-IN ELECTRIC CARS ARE NOTHING NEW

December 18, 2009

It was just announced by Toyota that they would be marketing a plug-in electric automobile in 2010, that is, a car that can be plugged into an electrical outlet for re-charging when not in use.  Great idea—but it was done more than 100 years ago!  At the turn of the century there were three types [...]

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New Prius Spotted?

October 16, 2008

As a follow up to Autosaurus' post about hybrid cars, the folks at priuschat have posted a few pictures of what may be the new Totota Prius. If it is, the lineage is obvious and, in my opinion, unfortunate. Who made the rule that dedicated hybrids like the Prius and the Honda Insight have to [...]

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Hybrid Cars are Nothing New

October 15, 2008

When fuel prices were more than $4 a gallon there was plenty of talk about hybrid cars (a car with a combination internal combustion motor and an electric motor).  Most people, including many journalists, referred to this as a recent phenomenon-something developed during the past 20 years.  Not true.  Want to guess when the first [...]

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