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Fuel Efficiency Adviser

A typical car's trip computer shows information like average miles per gallon, range to empty, and distance traveled, but if you want to know more about your car's performance--a lot more--then the Fuel Efficiency Adviser deserves a place on your dashboard. Billed as a device to help you drive more...

Tags: Investment, Fuel Efficiency Adviser, Fuel Efficiency, advisor, car

Product reviews 2009-06-11

Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiency

Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiencyOh absolutely!Of course you won't mind when other countries take exactly the same view and don't import without really high tariffs goods from the US will you? ;)RE: Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiencywhat the government needs to do is put a stop...

Tags: Free trade, Chapter 11, fuel efficiency, worker, UAW

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

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2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

2010 Infiniti QX56

Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...

Tags: Infiniti QX56

Product reviews 2009-10-30

News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Twitter Inc., Net Neutrality, VMware Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Software As A Service (SaaS), Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Fuel efficient cars? Hyrbids run over competition.

Among 2010 model cars available in the U.S. the EPA says nine of the ten best for fuel efficiency are hybrids. Only the Smart Car from Daimler, with really just a two-person capacity, made it into the top ten. Prius again led the fleet. Others in top...

Tags: Car, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-15

GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000

it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...

Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Soak the rich? Ban the Beamer?

Pity the poor Porsche driver who looks forward to a new model every 150K miles. The next new Porsche may really cost him. That's because the new EPA fuel efficiency standards could levy serious fines for non-compliance cars, not the tiny parking ticket-sized fines of the past. ...

Tags: Car, Porsche AG, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-03

Is browser speed now an irrelevant metric? No!

Do you mean Chrome 3?There's a few references to Chrome 4, but the article started out with reference to Chrome 3?Where are your facts?I have no doubt Chrome 3 is faster than Chrome 2, but in comparison to other browsers, you need to give us better information than "noticeable difference[s]".I...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe

Photo gallery:2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 CoupeDespite rough economic times and a focus on carbon footprints, the automotive industry has shown great vitality in the latter half of this decade, looking beyond the boring model updates of the past to deliver truly exciting new cars. That trend is clearly in evidence at...

Tags: coupe, Mercedes-Benz, E550 Coupe, sedan

Product reviews 2009-09-08

eBay names Sun veteran head of data center strategy

EBay has appointed Dean Nelson, a Sun Microsystems veteran, to be in charge of its data center strategy. Nelson will be senior director of global data center strategy, architecture and operations. Nelson is founder of Data Center Pulse, a non-profit data center industry group. ...

Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., eBay Inc., Dean Nelson, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

WorX New (Mobile)

Mobile Worksheet Management System The WorX worksheet management system is based on the MobiAccess tm framework. Simplify your workflow, automate your workforce, coordinate your resources in a better way. Efficient task management, optimised resource management. Time and fuel savings - Rational route planning Instant response, minimal room for error -...

Tags: Mobile, Mobile Device, WorX, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Software-Plus-Services Helps Antarctica-Based Research Station Keep Life-Support Systems Running at All Times

Power, heating and clean water are essential in Antarctica, where temperatures can fall below - 50 degrees Celsius. In these extreme conditions, new software is helping keep scientists safe and reduce costs. Antarctica New Zealand deployed SmartAsset software from The Online Workshop to support maintenance and asset management at its...

Tags: Antarctica, Asset, Software, Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Management

Case studies 2009-09-01

2010 Lexus HS250h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus HS250hWhen we were introduced to Lexus' new hybrid, we were assured that the HS250h was more than just a Toyota Prius with premium price tag. For starters, this new dedicated hybrid luxury model features a larger 2.4-liter gasoline engine. Although the two hybrids have identical wheelbases, the...

Tags: Eco Mode, Normal-Mode, Lexus HS250h, Lexus, Lexus HS, gasoline engine

Product reviews 2009-08-28

Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way

now this is cooloil is a great portable energy source. I'm all for making it as cheap and abundant as possible.RE: Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way1. Dr. Trent should re-read the NREL 1998 report on its 20 years of research into algae as a fuel source...

Tags: Food & Beverage, NASA, food

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Most Americans support energy infrastructure overhaul

Energy overhaul is not the issueThe issue is ENERGY EFFICIENCY.Products from 30 years ago specially cars were more energy efficient than todays.What is the point of changing technologies, if that technology is less efficient that what we have today.One example: Biofuels. Not only are we destroying organic material to burn...

Tags: smart grid, energy usage, grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-16

Auto marketing wars: Nissan claims over 300 MPG

only if this happened a long time agowe wont have depended on foreign oil so much.. but better late than never...How many of those 230/300 MPG miles?How many of those 230/300 MPG miles were spent coasting downhill, driving at 25 MPH on a test track or other unreal world, hypermiling...

Tags: marketing, MPG, car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Will more expensive gasoline be the salvation of General Motors?

GM's now saying the fuel efficiency for their plug-in volt will be the equivalent of 230 MPG in city driving. If the EPA concurs that would make the 2010 Volt the first mass-produced car to top the triple-digit MPG barrier. Volt. This preliminary 230...

Tags: Car, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Motors Corp., Volt, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Vehicle Manager Home Edition 2.0.1079 (Windows)

A disciplined approach to service and maintenance is critical to keep your vehicle or equipment in top condition and maintain it's resale value.Track your vehicle's fuel efficiency.When you fill up your tank, keep your receipt and then enter the usage data into Vehicle Manager. Your fuel efficiency will be calculated,...

Tags: Vehicle, Kaizen Software Solutions, Manager Home, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-11

IBM: give us one great idea

IBM is partnering with some other folks to find the best new idea for improving the world's rail transit. The congestion problem is only getting worse as urban populations grow: In 1950 there were 8 global mega-cities those with populations of five million or more. In 2001, that...

Tags: Congestion, IBM Corp., Congestion Problem, Transportation, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-09