motor vehicles

motor cycle museum

all the information u ever wanted about the humble origins of the motorcycle,u can get at www.motorcyclemuseum.org. the website has pictures and related history about motorcycles from as far back as...

Sales of new autos slipped in June as buyers shied away from vans, SUVs

The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says sales of new motor vehicles slipped to 143,270 units in June, down 1.0 per cent from May as buyers shied away from gas guzzlers.

NYC Streets Bar Cars

Motor vehicles were barred from certain New York City streets yesterday, in its effort to launch Summer Streets, reported the New York Times. The event is now being tested for public reactions....

Heavenly Bliss at the DMV

It's hard to believe, but there is bliss at the Department of Motor Vehicles. What a difference a couple thousand miles makes!My daughter is in the process of moving to California to go to college....

Heavenly Bliss at the DMV

It's hard to believe, but there is bliss at the Department of Motor Vehicles. What a difference a couple thousand miles makes!My daughter is in the process of moving to California to go to college....

Oil prices, autos, and the U.S. economy

It's instructive to compare what's currently happening to the auto sector and the U.S. economy with what we saw in the wake of the 1990 oil shock.Sales of light trucks manufactured in North America,...

What did they recall today?

Keep up with the matter at Recall.gov. While not a fun sport, it is an active one. They list product recalls in seven categories:1. Consumer Products (in general). 2. Motor vehicles. 3....

Satire: Area Cyclist Agrees to Share the Road

One local cyclist agrees to change his biking habits. Local cycling enthusiast Randall B. Pieder shocked family and friends at his surprise 30th birthday party when he reluctantly agreed to share...

The oil shock of 2008

Time to reassess the potential for recent oil price increases to contribute to an economic downturn.The sharp spikes in oil prices associated with the 1973-74 oil embargo, the 1978 Iranian...

Making fuel out of air and sunshine

Plants do it. Why not you?In principle it would be possible to combine carbon dioxide from the air with water to create hydrocarbons that could be used to power motor vehicles. Of course it takes...

Biofuel production is ‘criminal path’ leading to global food crisis – UN expert

Biofuel production is ‘criminal path’ leading to global food crisis – UN expert28 April 2008 – The United States and the European Union have taken a “criminal path” by contributing to an explosive...