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Think Safety: Tech Gadgets for Your Car
Here's a roundup of car-oriented tools that deserve your serious consideration.
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Manual Vs. Automatic Transmissions
New developments in manual transmissions offer more options for drivers, including a hybrid that provides both automatic and manual shifting.
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Electric Cars: Is the Time Finally Right?
For most motorists — such as commuters who drive 40 miles or less per day to work, households with multiple vehicles and urban dwellers who rarely take long trips — an electric vehicle (EV) makes a lot...
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A New Twist on Electric Vehicles: Battery Rentals
Start-up Project Better Place plans to establish a network of charging spots and battery exchange stations where workers will replace spent batteries in hybrid electric vehicles.
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High-Performance Halogen Headlights
Replacing your existing halogen headlight bulbs with high-performance replacement bulbs can increase night visibility and safety.
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Continuously Variable Transmissions: the Next Generation
Cars equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) offer better fuel efficiency, a smoother ride and better acceleration from smaller engines.
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Active Cruise Control: A Smart, Safe Choice
Active Cruise Control (ACC), also known as adaptive or intelligent cruise control, systems use either radar or a light beam, along with software, to maintain a preset speed in relation to traffic and...
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The Rise of the Digital Dummy
Virtual models of humans are being used to improve auto designs and test auto safety features. The combination of ever-more complex computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulations, new high-performance...
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Running on Biodiesel: What You Need to Know
One alternate source of fuel that has captured the public's attention is biodiesel. With biodiesel, you can save money, support the U.S. economy and reduce your carbon footprint. With this new...
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New York Auto Show: The Power of Green
Billed as an ode to performance cars, the early spring New York show was also an environmental statement. Many of the cars getting world debuts in New York were performance minded but they were...
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Your Car's Wireless Network: Not Just for Phones Any More
Today's cars that can "talk" back and forth with wireless devices offer safer, higher-quality, hands-free, voice-controlled operation, at a fraction of the cost of earlier technologies.
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Navigation in the Palm of your Hand
Why buy an in-car navigation system? Your cell phone may have everything you need. Better yet, you pay only when you use it and it updates itself automatically.
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Not Your Father's Truck
New trucks keep their macho image while adding driver conveniences, better entertainment systems, improved navigation and additional safety features.
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Get Prepared for National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, and these online resources provide driving safety tips and a wealth of state-by-state information about the legality of using new technologies in your car.
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Child-Proofing Your Car
New technology is making its way into car seats and air bag systems to better protect child riders.
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RV Accoutrements Go Upscale
Today’s high-end RV coaches can often be described as mansions on wheels. There’s no limit to what manufacturers can pack into an RV. Here are some items RV owners are adding to their luxury RVs.
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Safe Convertibles: The Next Generation
For as long as convertibles have existed, the safety of the occupants, particularly in a rollover, has been a concern. Enthusiastic buyers are pushing manufacturers to come up with new designs all the...
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Intelligent Vehicles: Raising Your Car’s IQ
The U.S. DOT wants to bring driver assistance systems to market that would provide better hazard information from multiple sensors (forward collision warning, lane departure warning, lane change...
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The Greening of Ethanol
Recent developments indicate that ethanol, the most available alternative to gasoline, can overcome some of its drawbacks and production challenges. But first, for those trying to keep their biofuels...
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Blind Spots and Lane Changes
How can blind spots and lane drifting be overcome? Automotive engineers have been hard at work on both problems, with technology that can warn you if the lane beside you is occupied or if you're...
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