Posts Tagged ‘Cars’

Two million plastic bottles recycled for car seat fabric

Ford Recycle

Ford is finding a new use for about 2 million plastic bottles.

Dan Wheldon died when head hit fence post

The race car of driver Will Power goes airborne during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas

IndyCar officials confirmed Thursday that Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed when his open-cockpit car struck a fence support post in the Oct. 16 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

How can we make a car go faster?

Cruise Missle used as Car enginesm

Paul Stender has come up with a novel way of making his car go faster – by strapping a cruise missile engine to its roof.

4 Million $ Supercars, pile up in Japan

Expensive-Crash

A fleet of high-performance cars, including eight Ferraris, has been involved in one of the most expensive accidents in history after an astonishing multi-car pile-up in Japan

Japan Car Makers Boosted October Production

Toyota Reconsider Japan Prodcution

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. both increased domestic production in October, underscoring how the end of government subsidies to encourage fuel-efficient vehicle purchases created a low basis of comparison in the same month last year.

No more Maybach !

maybach-exelero

Daimler AG will shut down its super- luxury Maybach brand when a revamped version of the flagship Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes to market in 2013.

We are moving towards Eco-Friendly Cars- LA Auto Show!

Buick Lacrosse eAssist

IF the 2011 Los Angeles auto show could be summed up in a single word, that word might well be “tentative.” The economy is lurching, the industry’s sales are seesawing and prospects for stability are uncertain.

Hybrid Cars save your life more!

Hibrid cars Accidents

Hybrid cars are 25% better at protecting motorists from injuries in accidents than their conventional counterparts, an insurance-industry study agency reports.

Nissan futuristic Pivo 3 concept (VIdeo)

Nissan PIVO3

Nissan’s Pivo 3 EV concept is a futuristic three-seater that expands on the Pivo and Pivo 2.

Toyota announcement means Intel inside

Silverthorne

The Intel Atom processor (lower) is smaller than a penny, and has low power requirements.
(Credit:
Intel)

Toyota and Intel have agreed to jointly research a new automotive infotainment platform with connected car elements and advanced, safe usability…