After the CarAdvice team sat around the Christmas tree,ripped open presents,then filed those presents away in the appropriate place,we wondered the cars of 2012 that we'd love to take home for the festive season.Here's our top 10 new cars ...
As the year winds to a close,it is natural to look back and recall the high points.But,it is also useful to remember the lows,including those cars that disappointed.Here,we commemorate the worst models in our ratings. These are current ...
Tags: lowest-scoring vehicle, Jeep Wrangler, Scion iQ, Smart ForTwo
Computerworld - The success of Windows RT, and to a lesser extent Windows 8, will hinge on the quality and quantity of apps in the Windows Store next month, analysts said today. And they don't like what they've seen so far. "History ...
Tags: Windows RT, Windows 8, apps, Windows Store
The United States should take a cue from Canada when it comes to speeding up the environmental approval of mining and energy projects. As US projects wither on the vine due to an excessive and Byzantine environmental approval process (as an ...
Tags: Asia, Canada, China, Rare Earth, USA
Taipei, Dec. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Two major Japanese lithium-battery firms Sanyo and Sony reportedly plan to set up factories in Taiwan and the government is assisting it in finding local partners, possibly Yulon Motor and Simplo Technolgy, ...
Tags: battery, Yulon Motor, Simplo Technolgy, auto industry
The future of outdoor lighting is constantly changing, LEDs, the reduction of electricity consumption, and even major feats like to removing oneself from the grid all together? The US Energy Information Association monitors energy usage in ...
Tags: LEDs, electricity consumption, energy, solar, wind
French carmaker Renault has delivered its first full-electric car ZOE to the French Minister of Industrial Recovery, Arnaud Montebourg in the home market. The company is to deliver a small number of vehicles by the end of 2012 and start ...
Tags: carmaker, Renault, first full-electric car, France
Basic Facts Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu Province. Split into halves by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou to the north over the Yangtze River, while the ...
Tags: Focus Vision, China Culture, WUXI, Electric Vehicle
PTI reported that Auto components supplier Continental, which aims to double its revenue from this market by 2016, it will be providing electrical and electronics car body components for Mahindra's electric car Reva NXR, which is expected ...
December 10, 2012 - Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can charge their vehicles while they shop at Stone Road Mall thanks to Guelph Hydro Inc. The utility has installed an EV charging station (managed by Primaris) at the mall as a pilot ...
Tags: charging station, a pilot program, transportation accounts
A verbal stoush has erupted between Fiat and Nissan,with executives from both company's trading blows over the styling and functionality of their cars. The war of words started at the unveiling of the electric Fiat 500e(pictured top)at ...
Tags: Fiat, Nissan, EV design, electric car
If you ask Tesla, they'll tell you the company's mission is not just to build a better car, but to change the world. And they are off to an exciting start. The roadster was the company's first salvo into the car business. That $110,000 ...
Tags: Electric Sedan, Tesla, drive report, Tesla Model S
We've driven almost every electric car made, and tested most, but the Tesla Model S comes as a revelation. We've been taking turns driving a Signature Performance version on loan to us from Tesla for about a week now and everyone has come ...
Tags: electric car, Mercedes-Benz, luxury car
The relatively affordable electric Smart ForTwo ED (electric drive) may be the best Smart car yet. While not a high compliment, it does point to the promise of this diminutive two-door model as a green alternative for commuters. We recently ...
Tags: Electric Car, electric drive, two-door Car
Japanese brands dominate the latest Consumer Reports' Car Reliability Survey, claiming the top seven spots in new-car reliability. At the other end of the spectrum, Ford now ranks second from the bottom, followed closely by Lincoln. The ...
Tags: car brands, Car Reliability Survey, Ford, Lincoln