Saturday In San Diego: Test Out An EV At Electric Vehicle Day Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT  At the turn of the 21st century, hybrids were brand new, and car customers were curious but wary. More than a dozen years later, models like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight have become old hat. Electric vehicles are what's turning heads these days. The fully electric Nissan Leaf and the extended-range Chevrolet Volt were the first electric cars...  |
E-ZPass, Smartphones, GPS-Tracking, And The End Of Privacy Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:58 AM PDT  Privacy ain't what it used to be. Just a decade or so ago, most of us paled at the thought of sharing our phone numbers and addresses with corporations, knowing that an onslaught of junk mail and telemarketing calls would follow any slip-up. Today, we distribute our contact info as freely as we'd hand out bland sheet cake at a six-year-old's...  |
Frankfurt Highlights, World’s Smallest Car, Child Car Seat Tips: What’s New Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT  Today at The Car Connection, we took a look at some of the highlights of last week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, heard that the world’s smallest car is made here in the U.S., and learned how to find the best car seat for bigger children. That’s just some of what’s new, right here on The Car Connection. Here are Motor...  |
Chrysler Going Public, IPO Documents To Be Filed This Week Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT  Things have not gone exactly as planned for Sergio Marchionne. As the head of both Chrysler and Fiat, he's been planning for some time to merge the two companies. Fiat already owns a 58.5 percent stake in Chrysler, and Marchionne had hoped to buy the remaining 41.5 percent that's held by VEBA, a healthcare trust affiliated with the United Auto...  |
2006-2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara, 2007-2011 SX4 Recalled For Airbag Issue Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:54 AM PDT  Suzuki is recalling certain 2006 through 2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara compact SUVs and 2007 through 2011 Suzuki SX4 passenger cars to fix an airbag problem. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected by the recall at 193,936. The recall does not affect vehicles...  |
The Biggest Car-Seat Mistakes Parents Make Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:54 AM PDT  With the kids back at school and parents’ schedules more hectic, mid-September is a good time for a reminder of proper car-seat safety. September 15-21 is also Child Passenger Safety Week. The child safety experts at AAA have identified the following 12 common car-seat mistakes parents make, as well as corrective action parents and...  |
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