Lusting after the Fisker Karma

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Early 2008 the Fisker Karma hybrid premium sports sedan appeared on the green car scene. Now the Fisker Karma is already sold out at $80,000 a piece for the rest of the year. Our friends over at Digital Trends still like to dream about it. On the other hand the new Cash for Clunkers program will pay you $4,500 if you buy a new car with under 18 miles per gallon. Free cash from the government has been seen to mess with peoples brains in Germany. Throwing away perfectly good cars just to get free cash from the government to buy a new car, which costs more than they can afford.

Quote:"I'm in the market for a new car, and I'm struggling with what to buy. Currently, I have a 2003 Infinite FX45, which I love, but it is starting to feel its age. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:34:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Congress Passes Cash for Clunkers

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Congress has passed the Automotive Stimulus bill "Cash for Clunkers" and is a plan aimed at stimulating car purchases in America. The program provides $4,500 in credit to owners who trade in a current car for a more fuel-efficient and environmentally vehicle.

The program will provide the $4,500 to owners whose current car gets less than 18mpg and if they buy a car with more than 10mpg improvement in mileage over their previous vehicle. If a buyer chooses a car with 4mpg more in economy than their current car, they can get $3,500 in credit. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Extreme Sports Car Maker Koenigsegg buys SAAB from GM

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Swedish Sports Car maker Koenigsegg is known for their 1,000hp beasts that sell beyond a million Euro. The small company is making a big and risky step now buying ailing SAAB from GM.
It is not known what a Koenigsegg - Saab marriage will look like. I do not expect to see 1,000hp Saab cars. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:32:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AT&T Launches CruiseCast

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Anyone with kids will tell you that taking a long road trip can be like descending into hell. The kids are good for about an hour then they flip out and the rest of the trip is a nightmare for most parents. One way to keep kids happy is with a DVD movie or other game.

The problem for really long road trips is that the kids get bored watching Nemo for the hundredth time. AT&T has announced that its CruiseCast mobile satellite TV service has now launched. The service streams the same TV that you can watch at home to your car. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:34:25 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Ford Offers New Sync Application for Download

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Ford has announced a new Sync application that is available as a free download for owners of any 2010 Ford vehicle equipped with Sync. To get the free application owners need to go to the Syncmyride.com website and download the TDI application.

TDI stands for Traffic, Directions, and Information. The app connects the drivers Bluetooth cell phone to Ford's Delivery Service Network for voice prompted turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic control and other information like sports and weather forecasts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tesla Motors gets new Investor with German Daimler

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

The coolest electric car maker Tesla Motors gets a new investor with German car maker Daimler. Daimler takes 10% of Tesla Motors.
Daimler paid a double digit million dollar sum for the 10% in Tesla.
The companies plan to work together on the Smart electric car and future electric cars. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2009 07:54:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Better Place Battery Switch is how you are going to gas up in the Future

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Better Place unveiled its battery swap system for electric cars today in Japan. The video below shows how you will be recharging your electric car in the future.
Better Place is a hot Silicon Valley startup led by Shai Agassi that wants to build the infrastructure for electric cars.
The Better Place battery swap system is still a work in progress but can exchange an empty with new battery within 40 seconds. This would be less time than it takes to fill a tank with gas. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 10:32:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche and Volkswagen to Merge

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

The battle between Volkswagen and Porsche is apparently over. The companies have agree to merge and create a new integrated car company.
The dominating family owners Porsche und Piech have apparently found a basis to work together instead of buying each other.

The bigger question is if Porsche fans can take even more Volkswagen in their Porsche car. A Porsche is a highly emotional car and already shares lots of technology with Volkswagen cars and Audi cars. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 May 2009 12:46:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Porsche Panamera Take Elevator Ride 94 Stories

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

I'm not sure what would be more perplexing when the door for an elevator going to the 94th story of the Shanghai World Financial Center opens -- seeing an ax wielding murderer step out or a Porsche Panamera sitting upright. Porsche decided to hold a press conference for the car 1,394 feet up on the 94th floor of the venue.

The building owners no doubt looked at them oddly when they first said what the plan was. To get the large Porsche up the elevator required some specialized ramps, bravery, and a really strong cargo elevator. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:38:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Danny MacAskill Street Trial Biking Video is a Must See

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

This story is slightely off topic, but I have been mountain biking for decades and what 23-year-old street trials biker Danny MacAskill is doing with his bike is really inspiring. Watch the must see video below.

Danny MacAskill published a cool new video that shows him biking around Edinburgh, Scottland. Besides jumping and driving on fences, he jumps roofs and does a backflip riding up a tree (my favorite stunt). The video already got over 680,000 views within 3 days on Youtube. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Warren Buffett invests in Chinese Electric Car Maker BYD

Topic: Cars & Vehicles

Ueber Investor Warren Buffett goes green by investing in Chinese BYD, a dynamic company making products from cell phone batteries to electric cars.
BYD is set to introduce two full electric cars later this year with the BYD E3 and BYD E6 in China.
BYD is already selling a plug-in hybrid dubbed F3DM. Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr