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- Parking Problems? Google Offers An App (And Good Karma) For That
- No, Electric Vehicles Won't Bring Down the U.S. Power Grid
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata Turbo: First Drive
- Chrysler Recalls 2010 Dodge Nitro, Ram And 2010 Jeep Liberty, Wrangler
- Americans Downsizing At Rapid Rate
| Parking Problems? Google Offers An App (And Good Karma) For That Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:10 AM PDT  For commuters and urbanites, we have good news, bad news, and good news. First, the good news: Google Labs has just launched an Android app that may help you find a parking space. The app is called Open Spot, and it allows users to pinpoint the location of any parking space that they're about to leave. So, say that you're about to head home after...
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| No, Electric Vehicles Won't Bring Down the U.S. Power Grid Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:10 AM PDT  Last week's heat wave prompted another eruption of that perennial question: Won't electric cars that recharge from grid power overload the nation's electricity system? Or put more bluntly: Will electric vehicles bring down the U.S. power grid? The answer, equally bluntly, is: No. They won't. (And we rather wish that certain news...
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| 2011 Hyundai Sonata Turbo: First Drive Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT  The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is a hit, no doubt. Sales of the swoopy new four-door have more than doubled those of its more conservative ancestors, and the risk to omit all V-6 engines from the Sonata lineup doesn't look like anything but savvy marketing in an era of $3 gas and rising fuel-economy standards. Still, Hyundai needs to make a passing...
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| Chrysler Recalls 2010 Dodge Nitro, Ram And 2010 Jeep Liberty, Wrangler Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:28 AM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Chrysler will recall certain 2010 models of the Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro, and Dodge Ram (now known simply as the Ram). According to the official NHTSA bulletin, those vehicles were built with a defective part that could cause a loss of braking ability. The fault lies...
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| Americans Downsizing At Rapid Rate Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:35 AM PDT  The United States has long been a bastion of the large car. Even in Europe, where many of the world's large sedans and SUVs hail from, economic and government pressures have pushed buyers to seek increasingly smaller vehicles and now that trend is growing here. Smaller, more fuel efficient and less flashy car sales are on the rise, a trend that...
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