| Honda slashes electric Fit EV lease price by a third |
May 30th, 2013 |
DETROIT, May 30 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co on Thursday slashed the lease price for its electric-powered Fit subcompact car by a third a week after General Motors Co set pricing for its new Chevrolet Spark EV. Consumers have been slow to gravitate toward electric vehicles (EVs) as a result of their high cost and fears about driving range, but automakers continue to develop technology because it ...
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| Chinese auto industry establishing itself in Detroit |
May 30th, 2013 |
Approximately 100 Chinese auto parts companies now exist in metro Detroit, employing local expertise and helping rebuild and reshape the auto industry. Jerry Xu is the president of the Detroit Chinese Business Association, which serves as the starting point for most of the companies that arrive. "Business has definitely come back in automotive. GM, Ford, the automotive sector is doing a ...
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| Refreshed Mazda CX-9 Doesnt Need to Change Third Row |
May 30th, 2013 |
has undergone a refresh for the 2013 model year. This doesn't equal a full redesign -- even if TV and radio commercials make it sound that way. The reality is that small changes of the baby-step variety were made to the CX-9's outside and inside, but not wholesale changes, especially not to the third row. In the past, our team of editors has dinged the CX-9 for being tight on space ...
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| How can tiny Tesla compete against the big auto makers |
May 30th, 2013 |
In Pictures: Top 10 mid-size sedans on the market Undaunted, then-CEO Shai Agassi told me Better Place was "in serious discussions with 10 companies" on a standardization approach. I was skeptical. Agassi, I wrote, gave me the "feeling that he thinks I'm a bit of an idiot for even suggesting that he and his company might struggle to achieve the lofty goal of making the ...
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| Grammy Award Winning Tedeschi Trucks Band Releases Follow-up To Revelator Made Up Mind Available August 20 2013 From Sony Masterworks |
May 30th, 2013 |
NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- How can a band that's merely three years old sound so timeless? That's a question you will undoubtedly ask yourself when listening to the Tedeschi Trucks Band's Made Up Mind, due from Sony Masterworks August 20th. Their third full-length release, Made Up Mind is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2011's Grammy-winning debut Revelator and ...
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| Auto scrips help BSE Sensex rise 68 points to 1-week high |
May 30th, 2013 |
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday erased early losses to close nearly 68 points up at over one-week high on smart rise in auto scrips like Tata Motors and M&M, ahead of much-awaited March quarter GDP data release.Volatility marked the session with the the 30-share Sensex slipping between alternate bouts of selling and buying amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts on Thursday.After ...
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| 2013 Infiniti FX37 review notes: A handler in the crossover crowd |
May 30th, 2013 |
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is one of those cars I liked more than I thought I would. The
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| Study finds diet soda can increase intoxication, lead to DUI |
May 30th, 2013 |
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Mixing an alcoholic drink with diet instead of regular soda can lead to increased levels of intoxication.
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| New York DUI law and ignition interlock devices |
May 30th, 2013 |
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New York law requires installation of ignition interlock devices for felony and misdemeanor DUI convictions.
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| Impact of proposed BAC changes on DUI charges in New York |
May 30th, 2013 |
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The National Transportation Safety Board is attempting to cut down on crashes related to drunk driving. Their recommendations are heating up debates throughout the legal community and, if implemented, could lead to more DUI charges in New York.
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