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Ford F-250 Lariat Gets Worst Gas Mileage of the Year

23 February 2010

Oh Ford. How can you possibly build a light-duty truck that gets worse gas mileage than the Hummer H2? Well, that’s precisely the case for the 2010 Ford F-250 Lariat which was recently credited by Consumer Reports for getting the worst mileage of all 2010 vehicles with a shocking 10 mpg in real world tests. That’s [...]

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US House Panel Slams Toyota

22 February 2010

Bart Stupak, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, sent an 11-page letter to James E. Lentz III, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A, that slammed Toyota for their response to the sticking Toyota accelerator problem. The letter sates that Toyota was too quick to dismiss the possibility of their vehicles computer’s being the problem, that they [...]

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Olympic Torch Travels by Electric Snowmobile

12 February 2010

McGill University has been running its electric snowmobile through the paces doing everything from collecting snow samples in Greenland’s “no-emissions zone” to working at the FSI World Alpine Ski Championship. Just recently, however, it performed its highest profile gig to sate as it carried an Olympic torch bearer on the road between Vancouver and Whistler, [...]

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Nissan Leaf Hitting Roads in December

11 February 2010

Nissan just announced that their highly anticipate Nissan Leaf electric vehicle will be available to order this August and will be in driveways by December. Nissan has been touting the affordability of the Leaf since it was announced. They currently refer to it as “the world’s first all-electric, zero-emission car designed for the mass market.” The Nissan [...]

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New Toyota Concept Car?

09 February 2010

A European patent filed by Toyota was recently uncovered by L’Automobile out of France. The small engine compartment along with Toyota’s success in the realm of hybrid vehicles leads one to assume this concept is for a new Toyota hybrid. The lack of tailpipe and gas cap could be an indication of how rough the sketch [...]

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Ford Fusion, Like Prius Hybrid, Experiencing Brake Problems

05 February 2010

As the public magnifying glass zooms in on all the issues surrounding the Toyota recalls all Car manufacturers are probably getting nervous. As the amount of Toyota recalls rises, it’s becoming clear that the problem lies with the US Department of Transportation as much as anywhere else. Clearly there is a disconnect between consumer complaints [...]

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Video: Toyota Recall Message Confused by LaHood

Added on 04 February 2010

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US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood confused millions of American Toyota ownsers when he stated that the recalled Toyota vehicles should not be driven and then came out the next day and instructed Toyota owners to drive them their dealerships where they can be checked out.

What a PR nightmare for Toyota who now has the American public looking at their cars like they are some kind of time bombs ready to accelerate them into oblivion at any second.

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