FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Bus plows into cars on Interstate 89 in Middlesex - Times-Argus

May 14th, 2009

MIDDLESEX - Clean-up and investigation continues on I-89 following a morning accident involving a Green Mountain Transit Link Express bus and several cars near by the Middlesex exit at around 8:40 a.m. Traffic was stopped for construction on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - You’ll still pay to park the Prius in Doylestown. The borough 25 miles north of Philadelphia looked at a proposal for free parking for hybrid or electric vehicles at meters and borough lots. It went to unanimous defeat at Wednesday FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A plan to shift a greater proportion of the struggling car-maker’s production overseas is still being negotiated with US politicians, who have already lent GM $15.4bn (£10.18bn) in order to keep it afloat and safeguard its 90,000 US workers. However FirstChoiceAutoFinder

PEOPLE are dumping their cars along a residential street to go on holiday for two weeks. The problem has become so bad that those living on the street are unable to have visitors because other people are leaving their cars on the road all day. Ted FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Woman thrown from van, struck by two cars remains critical - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

May 14th, 2009

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials identified the victim as Melody C. Mitchell, who was taken to Froedtert after Sunday’s crash on I-43, just south of W. North Ave. Mitchell was driving south on I-43 in a Chevrolet Astro van when she hit a concrete FirstChoiceAutoFinder

YOKOHAMA, Japan — A California-based company demonstrated a new battery-swapping technology Wednesday that could overcome a key obstacle to the adoption of electric cars — their reliance on frequent, long stops for recharging. Founded two years ago FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Strange things are happening in Japan’s domestic auto market. Despite a glut of models and Japan’s economic recovery, regular car sales are still slumping—down 6.2% in October, the sixteenth consecutive year-on-year monthly decline. But perhaps FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A plan to shift a greater proportion of the struggling car-maker’s production overseas is still being negotiated with US politicians, who have already lent GM $15.4bn (£10.18bn) in order to keep it afloat and safeguard its 90,000 US workers. However FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON — Consumers could get up to $4,500 each to help replace old gas-guzzling cars — as long as they turn in their old ones — under a plan that’s gained strong support from the White House and leaders of Congress. The “cash for clunkers FirstChoiceAutoFinder

People make a common mistake when it comes to filmmaker Harrod Blank. They think he’s all about cars. It’s true that Blank, who grew up in Santa Cruz, has a made career out of “art cars,” that is, cars that have been transformed into rolling works of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Woman thrown from van, struck by two cars remains critical - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

May 14th, 2009

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials identified the victim as Melody C. Mitchell, who was taken to Froedtert after Sunday’s crash on I-43, just south of W. North Ave. Mitchell was driving south on I-43 in a Chevrolet Astro van when she hit a concrete FirstChoiceAutoFinder

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - You’ll still pay to park the Prius in Doylestown. The borough 25 miles north of Philadelphia looked at a proposal for free parking for hybrid or electric vehicles at meters and borough lots. It went to unanimous defeat at Wednesday FirstChoiceAutoFinder

People make a common mistake when it comes to filmmaker Harrod Blank. They think he’s all about cars. It’s true that Blank, who grew up in Santa Cruz, has a made career out of “art cars,” that is, cars that have been transformed into rolling works of FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON — Consumers could get up to $4,500 each to help replace old gas-guzzling cars — as long as they turn in their old ones — under a plan that’s gained strong support from the White House and leaders of Congress. The “cash for clunkers FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Woman thrown from van, struck by two cars remains critical - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

May 14th, 2009

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials identified the victim as Melody C. Mitchell, who was taken to Froedtert after Sunday’s crash on I-43, just south of W. North Ave. Mitchell was driving south on I-43 in a Chevrolet Astro van when she hit a concrete FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Strange things are happening in Japan’s domestic auto market. Despite a glut of models and Japan’s economic recovery, regular car sales are still slumping—down 6.2% in October, the sixteenth consecutive year-on-year monthly decline. But perhaps FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON — Consumers could get up to $4,500 each to help replace old gas-guzzling cars — as long as they turn in their old ones — under a plan that’s gained strong support from the White House and leaders of Congress. The “cash for clunkers FirstChoiceAutoFinder

(From The Associated Press and Gannett News Service) General Motors Corp. plans to begin exports of vehicles made in China to the United States within two years, ramping up sales to more than 50,000 by 2014, according to reports FirstChoiceAutoFinder

PEOPLE are dumping their cars along a residential street to go on holiday for two weeks. The problem has become so bad that those living on the street are unable to have visitors because other people are leaving their cars on the road all day. Ted FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars (FOX 12 Idaho)

April 6th, 2009

A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars (FOX 12 Idaho)
Associated Press - April 6, 2009 9:53 AM ET AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler says a Massachusetts-based company will supply the batteries for the automaker’s first-generation electric cars…

Too Many Cars, and They’re Not on the Road (Washington Post)
The sea of new cars, 57,000 of them, stretches for acres along the Port of Baltimore. They are imports just in from foreign shores and exports waiting to ship out — Chryslers and Subarus, Fords and Hyundais, Mercedeses and Kias. But the customers who once bought them by the millions have largely vanished, and so the cars continue to pile up, so many that some are now stored at nearby …

A123 to make batteries for Chrysler electric cars (AP via Yahoo! News)
Chrysler says a Massachusetts-based company will supply the batteries for the automaker’s first-generation electric cars scheduled to go on sale next year.

Viruses could power cars (San Diego 6)
U.S. experts are using viruses to help build batteries that could one day power cars and electronic devices.

Residents Block Google StreetView Cars from Filming UK Community (Search Engine Journal)
Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Residents Block Google StreetView Cars from Filming UK Community Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal. Residents Block Google StreetView Cars from Filming UK Community Google’s StreetView project is no stranger to controversy and privacy concerns, and the company has many times crossed on the edge of trespassing and …

Cars collide on Spring Street (Morning Times)
Two cars were involved in a car accident at the Dandy Mini-Mart on Spring Street Tuesday evening. Pictured at the entrance/exit to the parking lot is a black Ford Focus which suffered extensive front-end damage as a result of the collision. Responding were the Sayre Borough police and fire departments, and Greater Valley EMS.

Pocketbooks stolen from three cars parked in Hingham (The Patriot Ledger)
Police are cautioning drivers not to leave valuables in their parked cars following a string of thefts.

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Magid: Now you can browse as well as cruise in some Ford trucks and - Silicon Valley

April 6th, 2009

Ford Motor and Opera Software have announced a collaboration to add Web browsing to the Internet-enabled in-dash computers that Ford is installing in some of its trucks and vans. The built-in Ford Work Solutions computer, which is being marketed to FirstChoiceAutoFinder

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier Resort has filed financial statements with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that lists assets ranging from its real estate in the Allegheny Mountains to art works, kitchen equipment, two fire trucks and 22 horses. The FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Lawmakers tackle overtime. truck speeds and other issues - Pantagraph

March 26th, 2009

Lawmakers tackle overtime. truck speeds and other issues - Pantagraph
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate approved a plan Thursday aimed at ending the practice of forcing state employees to work overtime because of staffing shortfalls. Estimates show overtime costs in Illinois have risen from about $12 million in 2002

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - In Jet City, Allegations of Fast Deals and Fast Cars - Wall Street Journal

March 26th, 2009

The latest in the onslaught of local prosecutions of mortgage fraud today comes from Seattle where a grand jury has returned a 40-count indictment against seven people alleging they conspired to commit mortgage, bank and wire fraud totaling more than FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Trolley car tracks dating back to the turn of the 20th century are being cut and removed from the corner of North Main and Walnut streets as workers prepare the roadways for resurfacing. According to Fall River Historical Society documents, the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration plans to raise fuel efficiency standards to 27.3 miles per gallon for new cars and trucks in the 2011 model year. That will be the first increase in passenger car standards in more than two decades. An FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The economic downturn hasn’t affected plans for Jordan Smith’s forthcoming 17th birthday one iota. Despite being a plain old carpentry student, the teenager is anticipating a lavish celebration in May, with his doting mother Suzanne Dickenson proudly FirstChoiceAutoFinder

The head of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has apologized to his school’s parents and criticized the city police for the way they conducted a sweep for drugs there last week. In response, the police said they believe some students learned about the on FirstChoiceAutoFinder

A train derailed Wednesday morning in the Clarksville- Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, sending 15 cars off the track with 12 landing on their sides. The train included three empty tankers, two of which derailed, said Noel Rush, vice FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Railroad cars derail inside Business Park - Nashville Tennessean

March 26th, 2009

Railroad cars derail inside Business Park - Nashville Tennessean
A train derailed Wednesday morning in the Clarksville- Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, sending 15 cars off the track with 12 landing on their sides. The train included three empty tankers, two of which derailed, said Noel Rush, vice

In Jet City, Allegations of Fast Deals and Fast Cars - Wall Street Journal
The latest in the onslaught of local prosecutions of mortgage fraud today comes from Seattle where a grand jury has returned a 40-count indictment against seven people alleging they conspired to commit mortgage, bank and wire fraud totaling more than

Lewis Hamilton’s hopes dealt a blow as rivals’ cars get the all-clear - Guardian Unlimited
Lewis Hamilton ’s championship aspirations received a potentially serious setback today when race stewards threw out an appeal over the controversial diffusers used by three of McLaren ’s rival teams, including the pace-setting Brawn -Mercedes, ahead

Source: New cars and trucks will need to reach 27.3 miles per gallon - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration plans to raise fuel efficiency standards to 27.3 miles per gallon for new cars and trucks in the 2011 model year. That will be the first increase in passenger car standards in more than two decades. An

Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc. is Appointed as One of South - Businesswire.com
PALM BEACH, Fla.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Palm Beach Motor Cars Limited, Inc . (PBMC) has been appointed as one of the first Fisker Automotive retailers in America. For 2009, PBMC celebrates its 30th anniversary as a family-owned, award-winning retailer

Two cars he’s too young to drive, a jetski, and £20,000 blown on his - Daily Mail
The economic downturn hasn’t affected plans for Jordan Smith’s forthcoming 17th birthday one iota. Despite being a plain old carpentry student, the teenager is anticipating a lavish celebration in May, with his doting mother Suzanne Dickenson proudly

Suffolk police suggest NSA students knew of drug sweep - HamptonRoads.com
The head of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has apologized to his school’s parents and criticized the city police for the way they conducted a sweep for drugs there last week. In response, the police said they believe some students learned about the on

Texas Senate approves bill allowing workers to store guns in cars even - Minneapolis Star Tribune
AUSTIN, Texas - Texans who love guns and pickup trucks with equal fervor could soon have the right to keep them together all the way into the company parking garage. The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to legislation Wednesday that would allow

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - U.S. Department of Energy Says Wide Single Truck Tires Trim Fuel Costs - Biloxi Sun Herald

March 24th, 2009

U.S. Department of Energy Says Wide Single Truck Tires Trim Fuel Costs - Biloxi Sun Herald
Oak Ridge National Lab’s four-year study compares Michelin(R) X One(R) tires to duals GREENVILLE, S.C., March 24 /PRNewswire/ — A 383-page report made available last week by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory confirms that wide

Study: Ozone contributes to more deaths - U-Wire.com
A recent study, which followed roughly 450,000 Americans in 96 metropolitan areas for two decades, released information that ground-level ozone has become increasingly harmful. Ground-level ozone makes asthma worse and according to the study, ozone