2010 Kia Forte Video

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Published Feb. 16, 2009 at 10:11 a.m.

Mike Hanley checks out Kia’s new compact sedan and all its trims from the floor of the Chicago Auto Show. You can see how far Kia has come, especially since its recent Spectra. The six-foot-plus Hanley also takes on the ...

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Rinspeed iChange Concept: Mighty Morphing Electric Changer [Geneva Motor Show]

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Published Feb. 16, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.
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The Rinspeed iChange concept, headed to the Geneva Motor Show, is being touted as the world's first car with a body adapting to the number of passengers on board thanks to a magical rear end ... Seriously, the Swiss auto tuning company claims "In seconds a streamlined one-seater sports car transforms into a comfortable car with ample room for three. The trick: At the push of a button the rear end of the teardrop-shaped car magically pops up." Wow, who knew there was such a thing as a magical

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New York Police Testing Hybrid Cars in Patrols

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Published Feb. 15, 2009 at 3:54 p.m.
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Looks like New York is getting a little more hybrid over the next couple of weeks.  The police force will be testing out 40 Hybrid Altimas out as police vehicles ... 18 have been outfitted as patrol cars,  20 are unmarked, and 2 more will be disguised as taxis ... It's the latest step in NYC since they decided to support the Pickens Plan to begin "reducing America's dependence on foreign oil by investing in renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and promoting alternative fuel

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CarsCast Weekly: 2.13.09

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 3:52 p.m.

This week, Lindsay and Stephen report live from the 2009 Chicago auto show, which includes a peek at the Chrysler 200C concept — an electric plug-in hybrid with touch-screen controls — and a new look for the 2009 Mazda MX-5 ...

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Cars, Unions and Hypocrisy

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 2:28 p.m.
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What about Union solidarity? ... Dropped something off at my local school today, and I was struck by the lack of American made cars in the teacher's parking lot. Teachers in LA are beginning strike talk - over conditions created by the recession - yet they don't buy American-and-UNION-made cars? Isn't their lack of UNION-support hypocritical? ... At least two of the foreign cars were hybrids.  ...

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Transformers 2: Second Trailer Leaks To Web [Transformers 2]

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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We saw the first Transformers 2 trailer during the Super Bowl. Today, the second trailer, all 2:15 of it, premieres in theaters. Luckily, it's also made it online. We have the full robogasm below ... Mere days after seeing some of the Chevy action in Chicago, we've now got this new trailer to dissect for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen ... We're looking for a better copy, but for the moment — this one ain't too shabby ... We've also included our live shots of our time spent Wednesday with

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Prius plant in America - Do you care?

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 10:10 a.m.
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An American-made foreign oil dependency fighter? ... Now that Toyota is offering buyouts for US workers and cutting pay for everyone, a new US plant to develop Prius hybrids - in America - appears dead ... Do you care? Many don't because it's a foreign company ... Yet, when the first Chevy Volt hits the street in 2010, it will be manufactured with an imported engine and an imported battery - the most critical component in the vehicle ... Do you care? ... Couldn't having significant numbers of

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Times are tough

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 9:42 a.m.

Like everyone in 2009, the Prius Owners Group is struggling in what looks like will be a very tough economic year ... The Google ad revenue that once paid the bills has dropped so precipitously that it’s almost not worth having ... Advertising sponsors have also slowed down ... Luckily, the POG remains a one [ ... ] ...

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To Wait or to Walk, That Is the Question

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
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Photograph by D'Arcy Norman via Flickr. Sure, it's important for researchers to invent algae-based jet fuel and make solar concentrators more effective, but why isn't anyone addressing the real pressing issues of a treehugger's day-to-day life? Like whether it's worth waiting for the bus, or if you're better off hoofing it? Finally, someone has ...

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Filler, like compost

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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 9:20 a.m.

Edmunds is the latest loser in the “Let’s compare something to the Prius” game ... Edmunds latest piece pitting the Prius against the Volkswagon Jeta TDI is tedious and as they themselves point out, been done before ... To make it worse, the entire comparison comes down to a misunderstanding of the basic vehicles strategies [ ... ] ...

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