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Are Rising Gas Prices One Cure For Obesity?

1:52PM June 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

There may be one benefit to the rising cost of gas. It could make Americans less fat. More »

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Crash Test Tesla Model S Alpha Hints At Electric Sports Sedans To Come

3:00AM March 20, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The orange beauty here is one of the crash test cars that Tesla will send into a wall at some future date to judge the car’s impact worthiness. It’s also an indication of what’s next from the electric car company. More »

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You Can Rent A Tesla Roadster For Relatively Cheap

11:19AM January 15, 2011 | Adrian Covert

There are only 1500 Tesla Roadsters in existence, and they’re not cheap. But if you live in San Francisco and are over 30, you can still get your hands on one; for $US25 an hour, that is. More »

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Watch This Massive Australian Flood Clear An Entire Parking Lot

12:46PM January 11, 2011 | Matt Cherette

Queensland, Australia is in the midst of a massive flooding disaster that’s already claimed (at least) eight lives. Now, we’ve got some amazing amateur video of the flooding that shows—in horrifying glory—its full, powerful, car-moving devastation. Watch inside. More »

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Europe Wants Self Driving Cars, And It Wants Them Now

4:20PM December 11, 2010 | Adrian Covert

A project funded by the European Commission is working to develop an infrastructure for self-driving cars. The system, called SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), will allow cars to autonomously travel in a convoy. Also, testing begins NOW. More »

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Three Teams Split $US10 Million Automotive X-Prize

6:00AM September 20, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Of the 136 fuel-efficient vehicles entered into the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize, three 100 mile-per-gallon contenders emerged victorious this week to share in the $US10 million prize. These are their names: More »

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Prototype Vehicle Warning Seat System Vibrates When Danger Is Near

2:00AM July 19, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Is my arse vibrating again or am I about to run headlong into a Mack truck? Well, if a prototype out of the Yale School of Engineering comes to pass, in my hypothetical future both could be true! Wild ride! More »

This Creative Robot Paints What Cars Sound Like

8:30AM June 6, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Electric cars get a lot of attention, and some of it has focused on a seemingly insignificant detail: the sounds their engines make. Nils Voelker’s little robot certainly doesn’t think those sounds are insignificant—it turns them into art. More »

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Be The Conductor Of Your Own Personal Mercedes-Benz Train

1:36AM May 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is perfect if you need to do some serious off-roading and want to stay classy while doing so. Also, two Benzes are better than one and six wheels are better than four. That’s just math. More »

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Coffee-Powered "Carpuccino" Infuriates Car Lovers, Coffee Lovers, Pun Lovers

1:00PM March 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Point: As my fellow Jalopnik readers would agree, the thought of an au-to-MO-bile running on some coffee beans is equally laughable and insulting. Counterpoint: As my fellow coffee drinkers would agree, this is an utter disgrace to our holy bean. More »