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Instagram Your Best ‘Untamed Americas’ Shot to Win a Prize Pack from National Geographic and Jaunted

C’mon—everybody knows that some of the coolest contests out there these days are on Instagram, the photo-sharing mobile app, and now we’re thrilled to join ‘em. In partnership with the National Geographic Channel to celebrate their coming epic 4-…

iPad Comes Standard With 2013 Cadillac XTS

The XTS is arguably the most important vehicle launch from Cadillac in the last few years, and to help owners get acclimated to its features – including the all-new CUE infotainment system – Caddy is providing owners of the 2013 model with an Apple iPad.

Ford explains lack of hybrid, plug-in pickup trucks

The costs of hybrid trucks are just too heavy
Ford has owned the title to the best selling vehicle in America, well, almost forever. While that’s great for this American company, it’s terrible for US fleet fuel economy. If Ford’s top selling F150 Series came in a hybrid or plug-in option, on the other hand, it [...]

The collapsing prices in Irvine condos – two zip codes see year over year price drops of 40 percent. Shadow inventory in Irvine is bigger than non-distressed MLS inventory.

The condo market in mid-tier locations is in the middle of a major correction.  It is surprising to see the velocity of how quickly prices are falling in some of these condo markets.  Today we will look at Irvine and their condo market since it provi…

Study – No plug-in car game changers through 2020

And plug-in hype could even stunt development
Earlier today I read about a study that claimed that lithium-ion battery prices had declined from $800 kWh last year to $689 this year because “production capacity exceeded demand”. So, if demand had met expectations, prices would have been $800 kWh?
If true, that matches up pretty well with a [...]

Behind the Wheel of Ford’s First Electric Vehicle

Ford is at the onset of a massive push towards electrification. The Blue Oval estimates that between 10 and 25 percent of its products will be “electrified” by 2020, with a mix of traditional hybrids and plug-in versions joining a brace of new EVs. And its first all-electro-powered product is this: the 2013 Ford Focus [...]

Mercedes Formula One Team Latest To Creatively Exploit The Rules

The 2012 Formula One season is well underway and so is the technological rule-stretching soap opera that goes with top-tier racing. This year new rules dictated some interesting changes to the way many of the cars look, including the drooped nose seen on many teams (Mercedes above). But as is often the case, it’s what [...]

Team Americas: Boeing and Embraer Join Forces To Develop New Technologies

Boeing and Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer will begin working together to develop ideas and technology to enhance operations, safety and productivity. Currently the two companies are working together to develop aviation biofuels and extending its partnership is a good fit as competition between the two companies is next to nil. After all, Embraer’s largest airliners [...]

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