So you want a new car, SUV or truck, but can't afford one. So buy a used one. But which are the best for value, quality and reliability, including off-road? That's a question car shopping and research site CarGurus.com answers with its first Best Used Car Awards. As with new car awards, the top-rated used cars are based on projections of long-term value, including maintenance and repair costs, … [Read more...]
Free NASA Mars Exploration Posters, Games
Is there a future astronaut in your life? Or have you overdosed on the Hollywood version of space and want a reality check? Then download FREE posters, calendars, games and more from the NASA Mars Space Exploration Program. It's all pretty cool stuff, and all FREE. NASA Mars Discoveries The first NASA Mars missions were flybys, designed to take as many photos as possible. Then, between … [Read more...]
BMW Adds EV Chargers in National Parks
BMW is charging up US national parks, landmarks and historic sites with up to 100 electric vehicle stations. Appropriately, the first is at Thomas Edison National Historic Park, the laboratory and home of of the man most associated with electricity. BMW has partnered with the National Park Foundation, National Park Service and Department of Energy to make electric vehicles a feasible option for … [Read more...]
Best 2017 cars under $30,000: Hyundai Ioniq
It’s not often a car maker launches three eco-friendly new models at the same time. Hyundai has done just with the all-new Ioniq sedan, available as an electric, full hybrid, or plug-in hybrid. All three get the best fuel economy in their class, and all three are priced between $22,200 and $29,500, making them a best car buy for 2017. It's also the first time I know of that that a company … [Read more...]
Your Travel Rights: Airline Overbooking
Millions of people around the world have seen the brutal video and photos of a man dragged off a flight, kicking, screaming and knocked unconscious, because United Airlines wanted his seat for an employee. Do you have rights when airlines overbook flights and bump you? It depends. United's shameful treatment of a paying customer set off a social media storm, including Twitter hashtag … [Read more...]
Pursuit-Rated Ford Hybrid Police Car Debuts
The first pursuit-rated hybrid police car will help police catch the bad guys while it helps save taxpayers thousands in fuel costs, not to mention the environment. Ford is launching this dynamic new vehicle as part of its $4.5 billion investment in electric and hybrid vehicles. In the next five years, Ford is introducing 13 new electric vehicles around the world, including F-150 Hybrid, … [Read more...]
Enter to Win: VIP Vacations
Want to be treated like a VIP in Las Vegas, in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, or play in a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe? And not pay for it? Then enter to win Caesars Entertainment's "Experience The Empire" Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of seven exclusive VIP vacations. Enter through June 25, 2017 to win unprecedented access to some of the … [Read more...]
Celebrate our National Parks with Beer
Our National Parks are a national treasure. Celebrate them all during National Parks Week, April 15 to 23, with FREE admission on the two weekends and enjoy some of more than 84 million acres of scenery and 27,000 historic structures, from the Statue of Liberty to Yellowstone. Public lands are facing a tough four years, with proposed budget cuts and other White House and Congressional initiatives … [Read more...]
How to avoid pothole damage to your car
April showers bring May flowers. And potholes. It's a spring thing, and damage to your vehicle from banging into a road crater can cost you repair bills from an average $300 to more than $1,000. These tips from Michelin will help you ride safe and save yourself from the frustration and cost of pothole repairs, or worse - an accident caused by a blowout from a pothole: Maintain Proper Tire … [Read more...]
World’s first solar-powered road
The world's first solar-powered road has opened in a small village in Normandy, France. It's paved with more than 30,000 square feet of solar panels which are specially re-inforced to take the weight of cars and trucks, including big rigs. The one-kilometer solar road cost the French Ministry of the Environment $5.2 million (€5 million). That's super-expensive for less than one mile of highway … [Read more...]
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