Villages residents have watched golf cars evolve over five decades

Villages residents have watched golf cars evolve over five decades (Villages Daily Sun)
THE VILLAGES - When Ken Zalecki first started playing golf in the 1970s, he used a pull cart to haul his gear around the course. Although motorized golf carts had been around since the 1950s, Zalecki preferred something quieter and perhaps safer, he said.

Hybrid Car Buyers to Receive Tax Credits (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
Washington (AP) - Hybrid cars are a good bet for tax breaks in 2006. The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric vehicles, with those showing the most improvement in fuel efficiency securing bigger tax breaks for their new owners.The breaks will come in the form of tax credits, and they range from $3,150 for buyers of the Toyota Prius to $250 for Chevrolet's

Lucky Cab Co. takes hybrid cars on a test drive (Las Vegas Sun)
Jason Awad has never shied away from trying something new. The owner of Lucky Cab Co. bucked the taxi tradition of larger cars a few years ago when he began adding small Chevrolet Impalas and eventually even smaller Toyota Camrys to his fleet of 120 automobiles.

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

Green Goes To The Green (CBS News)
The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric hybrid vehicles, with those showing the most improvement in fuel efficiency scoring the biggest tax breaks for their new owners.

MIT rethinks the city car (Autoblog)
Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrids/Alternative Among other things, the MIT Media Lab "Smart Cities" project has been working on new concepts for city cars, going far beyond cars that are simply smaller, such as the stackable, shared-car concept shown above in the course prospectus. The project, which has been in progress since 2003, is sponsored by General Motors, which is planning

Hybrid Car Buyers to Receive Tax Breaks (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hybrid cars are a good bet for tax breaks in 2006. The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric vehicles, with those showing the most improvement in fuel efficiency securing bigger tax breaks for their new owners.

Tax breaks await buyers of hybrid vehicles in early 2006 (Monterey County Herald)
WASHINGTON - Hybrid cars are a good bet for tax breaks in 2006. The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric vehicles, with those showing the biggest improvements in fuel efficiency getting the bigger tax breaks.

Top Electronics Show Offers Cars, Sex, Software (RedNova) By Philipp

Top Electronics Show Offers Cars, Sex, Software (RedNova)
By Philipp Gollner and Eric AuchardSAN FRANCISCO -- A dozen industries will cram into the annual consumer electronics jamboree in Las Vegas next week to clamor for attention in the equally crowded digital media market.With entertainment being cut loose from the living room as never before, the challenge is to offer the products and software that consumers will want as the next badge of cool --

Lucky Cab Co. takes hybrid cars on a test drive (Las Vegas Sun)
Jason Awad has never shied away from trying something new. The owner of Lucky Cab Co. bucked the taxi tradition of larger cars a few years ago when he began adding small Chevrolet Impalas and eventually even smaller Toyota Camrys to his fleet of 120 automobiles.

Tax breaks await buyers of hybrid vehicles in early 2006 (Monterey County Herald)
WASHINGTON - Hybrid cars are a good bet for tax breaks in 2006. The new year will bring more savings for buyers of at least 13 gas-electric vehicles, with those showing the biggest improvements in fuel efficiency getting the bigger tax breaks.

Hybrid cars race ahead in 2005 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Helped by sky-high fuel prices and celebrity endorsement, US sales of hybrid cars more than doubled in 2005, but Japanese rather than home-grown auto makers are cashing in on the boom.

1990 Ford Crown Victoria LX from North America (Carsurvey.org)
What things have gone wrong with the car? Electric power door locks all failed, one by one. Electric power windows failed, one by one. Each is expensive! $100 used, or $250 new!!!

2006 NAIAS CoverageThe Official Web Site of the North American

2006 NAIAS Coverage
The Official Web Site of the North American International Auto Show.
Editors of MSN Autos

Investors sound out vintage guitars (Inside Bay Area)
IF YOU'VE ever noticed your jaw drop while listening to a guitar solo by the likes of B.B. King or Stevie Ray Vaughan, you surely can appreciate the value of a guitar.

Electric Price Increases Arriving (R News)
Some upstate New York residents will see an increase in their electricity bills. The state Public Service Commission approved National Grid's request to implement rate increases of 3.4 percent in April, 2006, to 1.6 percent in January, 2007.

Top electronics show offers cars, sex, software (RedNova)
By Philipp Gollner and Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A dozen industries will cram into the annual consumer electronics jamboree in Las Vegas next week to clamor for attention in the equally crowded digital media market. With entertainment being cut loose from the living room as never before, the challenge is to offer the products and software that consumers will want as the next badge of

Yaris pleasant enough to drive (USA Today)
Yaris is a small, economy car that will replace the unloved Echo in Toyota's U.S. lineup this spring, and while it is pleasant enough behind the wheel, Yaris seems to fall short of Toyota's promise of a premium vehicle at a bargain price.

Lucky Cab Co. takes hybrid cars on a test drive

Lucky Cab Co. takes hybrid cars on a test drive (Las Vegas Sun)
Jason Awad has never shied away from trying something new. The owner of Lucky Cab Co. bucked the taxi tradition of larger cars a few years ago when he began adding small Chevrolet Impalas and eventually even smaller Toyota Camrys to his fleet of 120 automobiles.

Subcompact demand tips scales in Japan's favor (Miami Herald)
After piling into minivans, sport-utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market -- itty-bitty economy cars.

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

Hybrid cars race ahead in 2005 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Helped by sky-high fuel prices and celebrity endorsement, US sales of hybrid cars more than doubled in 2005, but Japanese rather than home-grown auto makers are cashing in on the boom.

Safety Tips from the Local Emergency Planning Committee: Carbon Monoxide Hazards Increase During Winter Months (Oswego Daily News)
OSWEGO, NY During the cold and snowy weather, homes are tightly sealed, furnaces are running to capacity, and cars are warming up in garages and driveways. While these habits add to our comfort during the winter months, they can also increase the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Top electronics show offers cars, sex, software (Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A dozen industries will cram into the annual consumer electronics jamboree in Las Vegas next week to clamour for attention in the equally crowded digital media market.

The Truth About Fuel Economy Ratings
If your new car's actual fuel mileage does not match the fuel economy numbers on the window sticker, it's not necessarily your car's fault.
Ann Job

Electric Price Increases Arriving (R News)
Some upstate New York residents will see an increase in their electricity bills. The state Public Service Commission approved National Grid's request to implement rate increases of 3.4 percent in April, 2006, to 1.6 percent in January, 2007.

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
Perry Stern

Top electronics show offers cars, sex, software (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A dozen industries will cram into the annual consumer electronics jamboree in Las Vegas next week to clamor for attention in the equally crowded digital media market.

Safety Tips from the Local Emergency Planning Committee: Carbon Monoxide

Safety Tips from the Local Emergency Planning Committee: Carbon Monoxide Hazards Increase During Winter Months (Oswego Daily News)
OSWEGO, NY During the cold and snowy weather, homes are tightly sealed, furnaces are running to capacity, and cars are warming up in garages and driveways. While these habits add to our comfort during the winter months, they can also increase the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Woodworkers built more than 750 toys for Harbor youngsters (The

Woodworkers built more than 750 toys for Harbor youngsters (The Daily World)
G.H. Fine Woodworking Guild photo Members of the Grays Harbor Fine Woodworking Guild produced more than 750 toys for deserving children on the Twin Harbors. In the foreground, from left, Mike Ajax, Mike Murphy and Lew Lord assemble wooden cars, while Harry Roumell routs and sands in the background.

Small autos are making big splash (The Indianapolis Star)
WASHINGTON -- After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and pickups, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market -- itty-bitty economy cars.

European satellite navigation test probe launched (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Europe has launched the first test satellite of its Galileo navigation system, designed to rival the reigning US system and put positioning by satellite into civilian hands.

S-class hybrids - luxury goes green (Independent Online)
Mercedes-Benz is testing two hybrid concept cars based on the S-class chassis, combining optimised petrol and diesel engines with a hybrid system and the latest methods of exhaust gas purification.

Hybrid Cars (WOWT-TV Omaha)
With so many people looking for alternate ways to ease their pain at the gas pump, some may get a little help at tax time. Larry Yilk, of Bellevue, is looking for a new car and he says the price of gas is a major concern.

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

BMW 3-Series a hit, Nissan Titan a flop in 2005 (Business Day)
One thing becomes clear in any appraisal of the past year's automotive offerings: any US, European and Asian carmaker can make great cars as well as dogs. Obviously vehicles have to be profitable.

Woodworkers built more than 750 toys for Harbor youngsters (The

Woodworkers built more than 750 toys for Harbor youngsters (The Daily World)
G.H. Fine Woodworking Guild photo Members of the Grays Harbor Fine Woodworking Guild produced more than 750 toys for deserving children on the Twin Harbors. In the foreground, from left, Mike Ajax, Mike Murphy and Lew Lord assemble wooden cars, while Harry Roumell routs and sands in the background.

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

More tiny cars enter market (Honolulu Advertiser)
WASHINGTON After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market itty-bitty economy cars.

General Motors hybrid plans (Autoblog)
Filed under: Trends , Hybrids/Alternative News that GM is building hybrid-powered vehicles has been available for some time now. But what exactly is the world s largest automaker doing? Automotive News spoke with Larry Nitz , the executive director to GM's global hybrid powertrains. Mr. Nitz fielded questions about how GM had learned from the now defunct electric vehicle (EV) program;

Hard-core shoppers back for bargains (The Morning Call)
'Twas the day after Christmas, and half-price beef sticks were selling like hot cakes, remote-controlled cars were flying off the shelves and a box of 100 mini lights was just 63 cents.

'Disaster tourism' edges into view (CNN.com)
HAZARD, Kentucky (AP) -- For Lyle Snider, the view from Kentucky 80 is breathtaking, but not in a good way.

BMW 3-Series a hit, Nissan Titan a flop in 2005 (Business Day)
One thing becomes clear in any appraisal of the past year's automotive offerings: any US, European and Asian carmaker can make great cars as well as dogs. Obviously vehicles have to be profitable.

Steve Kichen On The Automotive Industry (Forbes) The truck business

Steve Kichen On The Automotive Industry (Forbes)
The truck business is not dead.

Workers respond to e-hearing (The Tribune Chronicle)
Delphi Packard Electric employees from Trumbull and Mahoning counties have filed nearly 80 percent of all the responses to the e-hearing being sponsored by a number of democratic elected officials.

Drivers hot for carpool decals (The Sacramento Bee)
They are popping up in carpool lanes from Los Angeles to Sacramento - high-mileage hybrid cars sporting jaunty yellow decals on their haunches.

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

Small autos are making big splash (The Indianapolis Star)
WASHINGTON -- After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and pickups, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market -- itty-bitty economy cars.

Scotland's news year in review (BBC News) The BBC Scotland

Scotland's news year in review (BBC News)
The BBC Scotland news website looks back at events which hit the headlines in 2005.

Detroit's 'Big Three' Automakers Launch New Incentive Programs
General Motors, Chrysler and Ford announce new programs in efforts to boost slackening year-end sales.
Perry Stern

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

Tickets please! Next stop, Wonderland at HO scale (NorthJersey.com)
FLEMINGTON - Bruce Zaccagnino's electric train is not the kind you would find under the Christmas tree. And if you did ... you wouldn't find the Christmas tree.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern

Good sales in Singapore (Bangkok Post)
AUTOMOBILES :Thailand has become the second-largest supplier of cars to Singapore, accounting for one in four new units sold this year, distributors say.

More tiny cars enter market (Honolulu Advertiser)
WASHINGTON After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market itty-bitty economy cars.

In the Carolinas (Myrtle Beach Online) Following this month's ice

In the Carolinas (Myrtle Beach Online)
Following this month's ice storm that cut power to more than 350,000 Upstate residents and businesses, the mayor of Greenville says he wants Duke Power Co. to put his city's most vulnerable electric lines underground.

Workers respond to e-hearing (The Tribune Chronicle)
Delphi Packard Electric employees from Trumbull and Mahoning counties have filed nearly 80 percent of all the responses to the e-hearing being sponsored by a number of democratic elected officials.

Top Test Drives 2005 (Forbes)
The hottest vehicles we had the privilege of driving this year.

Flood Damage: Don't Get Soaked When Buying a Used Car
Carfax provides guidance and tips to help you spot vehicles with potential water damage.
Editors of MSN Autos

PREI buys $150M stake in CARS (DailyRecord.com) Prudential Real

PREI buys $150M stake in CARS (DailyRecord.com)
Prudential Real Estate Investors, based in Parsippany, has acquired a $150 million preferred equity interest in Capital Automotive. The deal is part of a merger between CARS of McLean, Va., and entities advised by DRA Advisors.

More tiny cars enter market (Honolulu Advertiser)
WASHINGTON After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market itty-bitty economy cars.

Honda Will Cut Excess Price of Civic Hybrids to Bolster Sales (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., the world's second- largest maker of gas-electric cars, said it will cut the excess cost of so-called hybrid system on the Civic by a third within 5 years, as it phases out the gasoline-powered version in some markets including Japan.

Hybrid buyers wait for tax break (Honolulu Advertiser)
About 30 soon-to-be Toyota Prius owners on O'ahu are leaving their hard-to-get hybrid cars on dealers' lots through December so they can qualify for 2006 tax breaks.

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
Perry Stern

Tickets please! Next stop, Wonderland at HO scale (NorthJersey.com)
FLEMINGTON - Bruce Zaccagnino's electric train is not the kind you would find under the Christmas tree. And if you did ... you wouldn't find the Christmas tree.

Moment of Truth for Media Chief (Los Angeles Times) Despite

Moment of Truth for Media Chief (Los Angeles Times)
Despite making his newspaper chain highly profitable, Tony Ridder may see his family-built company dismantled.

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

The joys of holiday celebration (Boston Globe)
At sundown today, Susan Simon Glassberg will stand next to a 6-foot electric menorah outside the Boxford Community Center. She'll flip a switch, and with the first light of Hanukkah illuminating the patch of land that's shared with a Christmas tree, will recite the same blessings Jews have said for more than 2,000 years.

Winter Driving Tips From the Experts
Winter conditions can be challenging for drivers of all skill levels. The editor of Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada offers sound advice from the Great White North.
Marc Lachapelle, with Gerry Malloy for Sympatico / MSN Autos Canada

In the Carolinas (Myrtle Beach Online)
Following this month's ice storm that cut power to more than 350,000 Upstate residents and businesses, the mayor of Greenville says he wants Duke Power Co. to put his city's most vulnerable electric lines underground.

Hybrid buyers wait for tax break (Honolulu Advertiser)
About 30 soon-to-be Toyota Prius owners on O'ahu are leaving their hard-to-get hybrid cars on dealers' lots through December so they can qualify for 2006 tax breaks.

Cars Of The Stars (Forbes)
Think celebrities only ride around in limos? Guess again. See your favorites stars' favorite cars.

More tiny cars enter market (Honolulu Advertiser)
WASHINGTON After piling into minivans, sport utility vehicles and even pickup trucks, Japanese automakers are crowding into yet another corner of the U.S. market itty-bitty economy cars.