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  • New York: If electric vehicles can make it here...

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 10:57 AM by Jim Motavalli

    California is still the undisputed leader when it comes to rolling out electric cars, with 40 percent of the vehicles nationwide. But despite cold weather, New York is very up-and-coming, thanks to aggressive government programs and public support.

  • Automakers may kill AM and FM radio in two years

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 7:08 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Kids are tuning in to Pandora and Spotify, the marketers say, so terrestrial radio could disappear from the automaker arsenal.

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  • 10.5 billion public transportation trips taken in 2012

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 2:12 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    For the seventh year in a row, American commuters took more than 10 billion trips using public transportation.

  • Greenest car runs on air

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 10:49 AM

    Inventor Peter Dearman has created a homemade car that produces no emissions.

  • Electrifying! Gyro-balanced commuter cars

    Fri, Mar 08, 2013 9:45 AM by Jim Motavalli

    For commuting, how about plugging in Lit Motors' gyro-balanced enclosed motorcycle? At the other extreme, Amp's big delivery vans are battery-powered, too.

  • Warren Buffett's BNSF to test natural gas-powered trains

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 10:52 AM by John Platt

    Meanwhile, increasing domestic oil production (and shipping it by rail) is expected to spur the billionaire's profits.

  • TSA to start allowing small knives on planes

    Wed, Mar 06, 2013 12:12 PM by John Platt

    Campers, hikers and crafters could benefit from the new policy, which goes into effect April 25.

  • Politician apologizes for saying bike riders pollute the environment

    Wed, Mar 06, 2013 10:44 AM by John Platt

    Cyclists have 'increased heart rate and respiration,' resulting in more CO2 emissions, said state Rep. Ed Orcutt.

  • TSA to allow small knives on planes

    Wed, Mar 06, 2013 9:17 AM

    Video: In an effort to free screeners from searching for small knives and other carry-on items that they cannot bring on a plane, the TSA is changing its rules regarding certain knives, which has flight attendants concerned.

  • Never scrape again: Windshield coating repels frost

    Tue, Mar 05, 2013 2:45 PM by Charles Q. Choi, TechNewsDaily

    The coating's hydrophilic ingredients absorb moisture, trapping it and keeping it from easily forming ice crystals.

  • Static may have caused Hindenburg disaster

    Tue, Mar 05, 2013 1:05 PM by John Platt

    A team of experts say the deadly explosion was caused by a buildup of static electricity after flying through a thunderstorm.

  • Buck Rogers in 2013: Carbon-neutral e-gas cars and hydraulic hybrids

    Mon, Mar 04, 2013 2:16 PM by Jim Motavalli

    These vehicles aren't science fiction — they're coming soon from Audi and French giant PSA. (Rocket cars and jet packs are next.)

  • Crude oil prices have dropped, so why is gasoline still so expensive?

    Mon, Feb 25, 2013 2:51 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Consumers are paying an average of $3.78 per gallon, which is some kind of record for this time of year. If there's plenty of product on the market, and oil futures can go into a big sell-off, gas prices should be falling. Here's some likely reasons they aren't.

  • TSA detains 3-year-old in wheelchair

    Fri, Feb 22, 2013 9:36 AM

    Video: A family on the way to Disney World was shocked when their daughter was screened.

  • A greener Mexico City tries eco-transit

    Thu, Feb 21, 2013 3:16 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Mexico's capital got tired of being the poster child for urban pollution and congestion. And it's done amazingly well cleaning up its act.

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