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Fewer teens dying at the wheel

11:56 AM Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

This news is a week old but I figure it is still important enough to note in this blog. The Centers for Disease Control and......

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New New Beetle to keep retro look

11:54 AM Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

The redesigned 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle will undergo an evolutionary styling change but the overall design remains retro, according to Automotive News. Stefan Jacoby, then......

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Halloween a time for fun and caution

11:06 AM Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

It is amazing how excited children get at Halloween - whether it's the living out of fantasies by dressing up or the promise of illegal......

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Park and charge system being developed

12:17 PM Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

A New England company is developing a wireless charging system for hybrid and electric vehicles. Watertown, MA-based, WiTricity is working on a pad which would......

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Microcars galore in Madison, GA.

12:14 PM Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

As a follow up to my recent blog about Charles Gould's collection of microcars, a fascinating piece in The New York Times focuses on the......

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Ford Focus to get new engine, 40 mpg predicted

12:12 PM Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

When the new Ford Focus compact arrives in U.S. showrooms early next year, it will come with a new 160-horsepower, two-liter four-cylinder engine that will......

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Backseat Driver: Drinking earlier may prevent drunk driving

3:43 PM Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Last week I blogged about the fact that the U.S. is in a very small minority of nations that does not allow its citizens to......

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Fiat 500 latest Euro-cute to enter fickle U.S. market

5:36 PM Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

The Fiat 500 is coming to U.S. dealerships next year and it remains to be seen whether the retro version of the classic 500 from......

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U.S. drinking age is out of line with most of world

4:43 PM Thu, Oct 14, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Not sure what to make of this, but it certainly got me thinking. I was talking with my son's teacher the other day and she......

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Sales figures up on fleet sales

2:54 PM Thu, Oct 14, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

The good news is that sales are up, up 29 percent from last year to 959,049 vehicles in September. That's an annualized rate of 12.2......

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Backseat Driver: Lamborghini concept is way fast

1:34 PM Wed, Oct 13, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

How fast is 2.5 seconds? It's faster than you can read this sentence. And that's how fast the concept Lamborghini Sesto Elemento gets up to......

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Johnson & Wales signs up with Zipcar

11:00 AM Thu, Oct 07, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Johnson & Wales University (JWU) has signed a partnership with Zipcar to provide the downtown Providence campus with a couple of designated parking spots and......

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Government toughens safety tests

1:50 PM Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | Permalink | Write a

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The Transportation Department has toughened up its auto safety ratings program. And the reason is a good one. Due to new technology, vehicles are uniformly......

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October 2010 Archives

Fewer teens dying at the wheel

New New Beetle to keep retro look

Halloween a time for fun and caution

Park and charge system being developed

Microcars galore in Madison, GA.

Ford Focus to get new engine, 40 mpg predicted

Backseat Driver: Drinking earlier may prevent drunk driving

Fiat 500 latest Euro-cute to enter fickle U.S. market

U.S. drinking age is out of line with most of world

Sales figures up on fleet sales

Backseat Driver: Lamborghini concept is way fast

Johnson & Wales signs up with Zipcar

Government toughens safety tests

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