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- 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...
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- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- 2010 Scion xB
- Photo gallery:2010 Scion xBWith funky styling and a reputation built around the tuner crowd and the sound-off set, the Scion xB almost single-handedly established the market for little boxy city cars in the North American market. However, the current generation xB faces stiff competition from the likes of the even-quirkier...
- Tags: Performance management, Scion xB
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- 2010 Acura RDX
- Photo gallery:2010 Acura RDXAs we raced the 2010 Acura RDX along winding mountain roads, feeling out corners carefully so as not to send this small SUV tumbling, we wished the turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive system were in a completely different car. Throw this running gear into a small coupe, ditch...
- Tags: power train, RDX, Acura, turbo, car, Acura RDX
- Product reviews 2009-10-23
- 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
- Nissan to recycle batteries from electric cars
- E-pollution this blog.This is an IT tech site. Just a reminder.Actually, no ...... it's a tech site, period. What do gadgets have to do with IT? What do cameras have to do with IT? It rather unfortunate that you can't find, or don't have, anything...
- Tags: battery, car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., electric car, IT Tech
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Nissan to recycle batteries from electric cars
- Nissan will work with Sumitomo to recycle batteries from Nissan brand electric cars. They say this will allow them to lower the price on their plug-ins. A new venture will be formed to recycle the lithium-ion batteries. In the hybrid and electric car field Nissan is hustling...
- Tags: Car, Electric Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Battery, Plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Prius, FORD GOES ELECTRIC Ford Motor, Engineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Carwatchers watching Tokyo
- Arguably the Tokyo Auto Show is now more important than the one that opens the calendar year in Detroit. And the show in Tokyo opens officially on October 21, so that means all the competitors are busy seeding the blogosphere with their hints and leaks and hype. There...
- Tags: Mitsubishi Corp., Subaru, Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Plug-in, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-17
- 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
- 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster
- Photo gallery:2010 Nissan 370Z RoadsterWhen we reviewed the new Nissan 370Z Coupe last year, we applauded the company for doing a sports car model update right. Rather than bloating out the car, Nissan reduced size and weight, at the same time putting in a bigger engine. But the roadster version...
- Tags: Digital music, cabin tech, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Nissan 370Z, car, sports car, Nissan 370Z Roadster
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster photos
- Even with a convertible top, Nissan's 370Z is an impressive sports car. A tight suspension and strong powertrain mean huge fun in the corners. A full cabin tech suite doesn't hurt, either. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-14
- 2009 Nissan 370Z Nismo photos
- Nissan's tuning arm, Nismo, fitted the 370Z with a stiffer suspension, new wheels, and a body kit. Engine tuning squeezes out a little more horsepower and torque, but are these upgrades worth it? by CNET News.com
- Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-09-22
- 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster photos
- Nissan makes a convertible version of its 370Z available for the 2010 model year. This car is lighter and smaller than its predecessor, yet has a bigger engine and more power. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-09-21
- VCs find living dinosaurs...in Detroit
- Not to defend detroit but......but you can't possibly believe that the companies you list are real contenders in the US market. Tesla? Come on. Have you looked at the prices they list on their web site? Their cheapest car starts at $50 grand. Anyone looking for...
- Tags: OK IT, global warming, Tesla
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- Small signs of a health care deal forming
- what deal?The New York Times is the least reliable source of information.If you want signs of a deal in the making just watch the conservatives talk shows: O'Reilly, Beck, Hannity, etc as real Americans do.They would tell us if there are any talks about it. RE: Small signs of a...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Honda, slow out of the electric starting gate
- Honda will have an electric car in the American market...in 2015. That's about five years after GM launches its Volt next year. The prototype of the Honda electric plug-in will be seen for the first time at the Tokyo auto show in October. Honda will be way...
- Tags: Honda Motor Co., Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Electrics from Japanese carmakers
- Honda is the latest Japanese carmaker to promise electric cars for the American market. No launch date given. Here's the rundown so far: Nissan will release its Leaf here next year. Mitsubishi released its i-MiEV earlier this year. Toyota will have its first electric in 2012. ...
- Tags: Automobile Company, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-23
- Nissan GT-R gets firefighting abilities -- photos
- What happens when you mix a fire engine with a 193 mph supercar co-designed by the makers of Gran Turismo? The fastest, coolest emergency vehicle in the world. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Photograph, Nissan GT-R, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-08-17
- Electric cars and "MPG"
- Here's a look at the issues involve dintrying to find a useful metric to measure energy consumption by the next generation of plug-in cars. I've blogged about the recent rival claims by GM and Nissan for their rival electrics, due out in the next two years. GM is...
- Tags: Car, Electric Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., General Motors Corp., Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-16
- 230 MPG. 367 MPG. Pick a number and market it! Doubts are voiced.
- It all began this week when General Motors claimed a 230MPG rating for its still unreleased elecltric Volt. Then Nissan claimed a 367 MPG for its unreleased Leaf. And that car won't even have a gas tank! So are the auto makers basing their claims on the...
- Tags: Mile, General Motors Corp., Volt, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Manufacturing, Internet, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- 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
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