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Mercedes Prototype Automatically Slams On Brakes At Red Lights
1:00AM Mark Wilson | The light has been yellow for too long, and you’re not making it through the intersection before it’s red. But either you don’t notice or you don’t care. But even though your foot is on the gas, the car brakes. More »
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11:20PM Mark Wilson | If we lived in a world so sweet that anything artists could draft was instantly a functional product, you still couldn’t drive the “Peugeot” ELA. More »
Electromagnetic Car Drives Us Crazy And Nowhere
11:20PM Mark Wilson | If we lived in a world so sweet that anything artists could draft was instantly a functional product, you still couldn’t drive the “Peugeot” ELA. More »
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Backwards Painted Truck Doubles As Pants Crapper 3000
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80s Superhero Alert: Motorcycle Features Full-Sized Sidecar
11:02PM Mark Wilson | The sidecar always seemed like a precarious way to ride a motorcycle. So maybe it’s a good thing that this ridiculous yet awe-indicting “Snaefell” fit a whole 2-seater car on the side of a bike. More »
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New Prius Hybrid Dashboard Photos
2:43PM Brian Lam | The dashboard looks primitive, especially next to the Ford hybrid dashes that grows leaves when you hypermill. But it’s rated at 50mpg under mixed driving, and is supposed to be faster than the old model. More »
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Argentine Aerocar Flew Down Highways with Gigantic Propeller
8:20AM Mark Wilson | Back in the October 1955 edition of Mechanix Illustrated, readers got a glimpse of their automotive future that never was. The Argentine Aerocar eschewed the normal automotive design for GIANT PROPELLER BLADE technology.
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Michelin Develops Revolutionary Active Wheel for Electric Cars
7:30AM Jack Loftus | Is this tire really the “Holy Grail of Eco-Transportation,” as Treehugger believes? Maybe. Time will tell if the electric engine inside the Active Wheel from Michelin will catch on and further drive down the cost of electric vehicles. For now, let’s delve deep into this tire-motor combo, and you can decide for yourself if it has what it takes to kill the gas-guzzling combustion engine for good. More »
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Only 25 Tesla Roadsters Left On Sale For 2009
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Tesla Motors has finally begun deliveries of its awesome 100-percent electric Tesla Roadster, but eco-conscious sports car fanatics willing to plunk down the US$109,000 need to reserve one quick. The company said it only has 25 production slots left for the second quarter of 2009. Locking in a reservation will cost a refundable US$5000. An additional US$55,000 will give you a set production slot and delivery time frame. More »
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The GMC Van Makes a Comeback on eBay, Baby
12:15AM Mark Wilson | Some of my best childhood memories are napping-away in the back bed-seat of our old van. But this four-axle GMC is going to make me need some therapy. Because aside from stylish oak kitchen cabinets and a comfortable La-Z-Boy recliner, the van makes room for a sauna (and they don’t just mean that the A/C doesn’t work…from what we can tell). Sure, that solar-powered Prius will get you slightly better MPG, but legroom’s gotta count for something. And in this case, your legroom can be in a voluntarily sweaty, hellish environment. [eBay via Jalopnik] More »
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