Car Buying
Toyota Goes Greener on 2010
With the gasoline price getting higher and global warming graver, Toyota will be launching a plug-in hybrid that uses next-generation lithium-ion batteries in USA, Japan, and Europe on 2010 as a part of the company’s extensive strategy to be green.
Plug-in hybrids can recharge their batteries through household outlets, run longer as electric cars when [...]
A Smarter Drive with 2008 Smart Fortwo
Smart cars have been occupying European cities and highways since 1998 and now the small but zippy Smart Fortwo with its U.S friendly design has found its way to the American automotive market.
The trendy and economic two-seater car from Smart USA is the smallest vehicle available for American drivers and focuses on city driving where [...]
Bad Publicity for Toyota Tacoma
Reports say that 431 customers all over the country have reported involuntary or abrupt acceleration in their Toyota Tacoma pickups, which resulted to 12 injuries and 51 crashes. However, the automaker claims that there are no flaws and drawbacks in the trucks and that reports were just stirred by publicity.
Besides, the vehicles have a [...]
The Importance of Green Rating in Cars
Automobiles are one of the many contributors to the degradation of our environment. Since vehicles spend so much time on the road, car pollution which has enormous effects to the ecology usually happen while vehicles are on the run.
Nowadays, the ecology has become a big concern by many including all the leading manufacturers of various [...]
Owning a Car is Getting More Expensive
It’s not just the price of gas but the whole thing about driving a car is getting more and more expensive. A travel agency estimates the average price of managing and operating a car in 2008 will be $298 more than $7,823 the previous year. Gasoline still answers for 30 percent of the cost while [...]
28May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued