| Federal agency looks to lower legal drinking and driving limit |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
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The National Transportation Safety Board is advocating for states to lower the blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05 in order to reduce drunk driving accidents and associated injuries and fatalities.
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| West Virginia reminds motorists to be alert near school buses |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
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Motorists need to remember to pay attention to their surroundings in school zones and when near school buses.
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| Videos show Dick Van Dyke being rescued from burning Jaguar |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Dick Van Dyke is OK after his Jaguar dramatically caught fire on a Los Angeles freeway Monday. Multiple videos chronicle the near tragedy from beginning to ...
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| General Motors Wants To Boost Chevrolet Volt Electric-Only Range From 38 Miles To At Least 46 Miles Compare Electric-Only Ranges Of Leading Plug-in Hybrids |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Increasing the all-electric range of the Chevrolet Volt by 20 percent, as CEO Dan Akerson says will happen, would push the vehicle's MPGe above 100 ...
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| Auto diode maker Actron looks to grow global market share |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Automotive diode maker Actron Technology is looking to further expand its global market share in 2014 from 47% in 2013, according to company vice chairman David ...
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| Maruti launches WagonR Stingray at a starting price of Rs 4.10 lakh |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday launched the WagonR Stingray at a starting price of Rs 4.10 lakh (ex-showroom). The car has been launched in three variants of LXi, VXi, VXi (O), priced at Rs 4.10 lakh, Rs 4.38 lakh & Rs 4.67 lakh respectively. The car boasts of a 1000 cc K-series engine, with a claimed fuel efficiency target of 20.51 kmpl. According to Zigwheels.com, up front the car ...
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| Why Millennials Are Ditching Cars And Redefining Ownership |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Teens Use Twitter To Thumb Rides Here's a stranger fact: At 28, Alyssa is part of a trend of millennials who are giving up, putting off or just not buying cars. This has left car companies scratching their ...
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| Toshiba Launches Brushless Motor Pre-Driver IC for Automotive Applications |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
US INESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2013--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of "TB9080FG", a three-phase brushless motor pre-driver IC for general automotive applications, which realizes low-noise and highly efficient motor operation through a sinusoidal wave drive and lead angle control 1. Mass production is scheduled to start in September this year.Brushless Motor ...
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| BMW diesel engine recall 1 5 7 Series X models affected locally |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
is recalling more than 1100 diesel-powered cars in Australia due to an electrical fault that could lead to a vehicle fire. An expansion of a recall campaign announced in 2011 that originally affecting 2000 vehicles, the new recall sees the total number of affected vehicles rise to 3143. The recalled cars, built between August 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009, comprise 555 ...
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| In Mumbai rupee free-fall means no movies no vacations no autos |
Aug 21st, 2013 |
Ashok Wadge is a disturbed man these days. He feeds a family of six, pays for the education of his children, looks after his elderly parents, and then squeezes out an EMI for his house in Mumbai - and he manages all this in Rs 20,000. With the rupee weakening day by day, and inflation showing no signs of slowing down, his problems have only got worse. Almost all banks have raised their lending ...
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