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  • August 2008

    • Research Paves Way for Better Wi-Fi in Autos

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Aug 25, 08 6:20 PM CDT

      Research Paves Way for Better Wi-Fi in Autos

      (Newser) - Researchers at Microsoft and two US universities have designed a system to give drivers better Wi-Fi connections, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The technology, presented last week in Seattle, allows a moving computer to hook into one Wi-Fi station as an "anchor" while using other stations as support. Researchers say this will avoid "hiccups" that occur when traveling computers jump from station to station. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • Wi-Fi  • wireless  • vehicle  • wireless internet  • city

  • July 2008

    • GM to Announce New Round of Major Cuts

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 15, 08 2:37 AM CDT

      GM to Announce New Round of Major Cuts

      (Newser) - General Motors is expected to announce another big round of cost-cutting measures today, Bloomberg reports. Insiders say the ailing automaker, hit hard as consumers leave gas-guzzlers standing in car lots, is likely to slash thousands of jobs and reduce production of trucks and SUVs for the second time in two months. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • job cuts  • Hummer  • vehicle  • Rick Wagoner

  • June 2008

    • Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      (Newser) - Hydrogen cars are the latest Hollywood must-have, and automakers are more than happy to see stars behind the wheel, the LA Times reports. The vehicles—which emit nothing but water—instantly speed celebrities to first place in the game of green one-upmanship. They are still years away from going on sale to the public. More »

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      Honda  • clean energy  • BMW  • vehicle emissions  • vehicle  • clean fuel  • hydrogen car

  • May 2008

    • SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

      CNN  |  May 24, 08 8:21 AM CDT

      SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

      (Newser) - SUVs are falling out of fashion fast as gas prices go through the roof, CNN reports. As drivers downsize to more fuel-efficient vehicles, gas-guzzlers are filling up used-car lots—but there aren't many buyers. The biggest SUVs—like the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Chevy Suburban—are dropping in value by the thousands, a dealer reports. More »

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      gas prices  • auto industry  • Ford  • SUV  • SUVs  • drivers  • vehicle  • pickup trucks

    • Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

      New York Times  |  May 2, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

      (Newser) - Facing ballooning gas prices, many Americans are turning to smaller cars, with about one in five vehicles sold in April a compact or subcompact, the New York Times reports. That compares to one in eight 10 years ago. “It’s easily the most dramatic segment shift I have witnessed in the market in my 31 years here,” said Ford’s chief sales analyst. More »

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      auto industry  • car  • auto sales  • SUV  • vehicle  • subcompact

  • April 2008
  • October 2007

    • Teams Fail to Build Elevator to Heaven

      New Scientist  |  Oct 22, 07 5:30 AM CDT

      Teams Fail to Build Elevator to Heaven

      (Newser) - The race was on and the wind was up, which was something of a problem because contestants in the second annual Space Elevator Games in Utah yesterday were vying to send a vehicle 400 feet up a vertical cable attached to a crane. The prize of $500,000 in NASA cash went unclaimed, because none of the vehicles—prototypes for a future space elevator—managed the required velocity of at least 6.6 feet per second. More »

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      NASA  • space  • cable TV  • vehicle

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