Beijing OKs electric bicycles to ease city traffic (AngolaPress) BEIJING,

Beijing OKs electric bicycles to ease city traffic (AngolaPress)
BEIJING, 01/01 - The Chinese capital removes ban on electric bicycles from the beginning of 2006 to ease city traffic, which becomes increasingly congested due to fast rising numbers of cars on the road.

Exploring Utah: A population boom in Utah's Dixie (Salt Lake Tribune)
Nowadays, Winell Bracken sometimes waits for a half-dozen cars to pass before she can pull onto Main Street. Just one more sign that life will never be the same in the small farming community of Enterprise.

Shooting for the (really) small screen (South Bend Tribune)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Bigger houses, bigger cars, bigger portions at the local fast food joint. In America, the guiding maxim is to think big. Really big. An Ithaca College dean is encouraging students to instead think small. And she's offering a $5,000 prize to do it.

Tax Breaks For Green Cars (WCCO)
(AP) 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 most improvement in fuel efficiency scoring the biggest tax breaks for their new owners.