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Norway shows the way with electric cars, but at what cost?
2013-03-13 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Norway's buzzing little market for pure electric cars has in its very success shown the severe drawbacks to a model that relies on public subsidies worth as much as $8,200 per car, every year. Car makers like Nissan, Mitsubishi, Peugeot Citroen and Tesla Motors see Norway and its 10,000 battery-powered vehicles as a reason for optimism in otherwise gloomy terrain. Pure electric cars made up 3.0 percent of February car sales in Norway, with a population of 5 million, compared to fractions of...
Consumer Reports: Best Used Cars Available
2013-03-13 08:00:29| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Consumer Reports has compiled a Best & Worst Used Cars list for model years 2003 through 2012 as consumers hold onto their cars longer. Get the details on CRs picks for best used cars. [More] The Article Consumer Reports: Best Used Cars Available appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Automatic Link Kicks Your Car's Brain Into High Gear
2013-03-12 23:36:00| TechNewsWorld
A new smartphone app and plug-in device unveiled Tuesday promises to give cars some of the same tech-based features available only from certain factory models or through services like OnStar. Automatic Labs announced the Automatic Link, a combination iOS app and dongle for automotive diagnostics.
Feds could add a million GM midsize cars to recall
2013-03-12 16:49:20| Automakers - Topix.net
Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating whether to add more than a million General Motors midsize cars to a recall for brake light problems.
Doom & Gloom? Self-Driving Cars and Dealership Valuations
2013-03-09 18:58:13| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Dealers should consider the effects of self-driving technology in their 10 to 15 year plans. Five years ago, the self-driving car seemed like something limited to an episode of the Jetsons. But then Google changed history, and built an autonomous car that proved safer and more reliable than its human controlled counterpart. Then in 2011, Google began convincing legislatures in Nevada, Florida, and California to allow Googles autonomous cars to roam without a driver. Jeremy Alicandri, Vice President of Habberstad Auto Group, wants dealers to be aware of the potential impact of self-driving cars on dealership valuation over the next 10 to 15 years. [Read more]The Article Doom & Gloom? Self-Driving Cars and Dealership Valuations appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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