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Digital Librarian: CarsDigital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the WebDigital Librarian is maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New YorkCars and other VehiclesCollectible Cars  - New York Times, January 18, 2007See Also: Car Museums | Directories - NewspapersAAA Foundation for Traffic SafetyAAA Mid-AtlanticAbracat - Searchable database of classified ads of over 700 newspaper affiliates. You can search by zipcode or in indvidual newspapers.American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - You can access their most recent Green Book online for a fee.Air Bag Information - National Highway Traffic and Safety AdministrationAirstream - Their new BaseCamp model is an ultra-light multi-purpose tent-trailer hybrid. "This stylish trailer, designed to be both low cost and flexible, was the brainchild of NDA (Nissan Design America) aces Bryan Thompson and Steve Moneypenny, who envisioned a travel vehicle that was a springboard for outdoor adventures rather than a living room on wheels." Airstream expects the price "to remain under $20,000" (list price is actually $22,995.00). Airstream provides photos of the interior, floorplan, specification and pricing. See also Vintage Airstream Podcast, Episode 7, Basecamp, December 8, 2005. Colin Hyde and Rob Baker (50:54). Basecamp is discussed 13 minutes into the podcast. At the end of the podcast, there is an interview with Jini Keasling, Airstream's marketing designer for the BaseCamp trailer. Closest dealer to the Central New York area isDJ RV Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. In addition, see On the Road: Rounding Home Base by Dick Teresi, Forbes Life, April 24, 2006. "The plan, according to Tim Champ, Airstream’s director of marketing and brand development, was to maintain the iconic Airstream exterior design while modernizing the functional interior to appeal to the consumer who, design-wise, gravitates toward iPods, Mac laptops and Mini Coopers."Alfa RomeoAlternative Car and Transportation Expo (Alt Car Expo) - Held in Santa Monica on December 9-10, 2006. James Woolsey, former CIA chief , was a keynote speaker. Electrum Spyder, made by the Universal Electric Vehicle Corp, was unveiled. See entry for Universial Electric Vehicle Corp. below.Alternative Fuels Data Center - U. S. Department of EnergyAntique Automobile Club of America (AACA)Antique Automobile Club of America Museum - Hershey, PennsylvaniaAntique Automobile Club of America Library & Research Center - Provides access to online catalog.Arlen Ness Motorcycles - San Leandro, CaliforniaArt of the Motorcycle - Guggenheim Museum, June 26 - September 20, 1998.Artcar Fest - San Francisco. "West Coast's Largest Gathering of Art Cars."AudiAustralian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)Auto Express - "From Britain's leading motoring magazine"Auto-By-Tel - Quotes to buy or leaseAutoAdvisor - Buyer's serviceAuto Bild - German car news. Use Google to Translate into EnglishAutocarAuto ChannelAutoFacts - "Provides automotive databases and reports, forecasts, competitive analyses, strategic planning, market research, systems and management consulting. Regional coverage includes North America, South America, West Europe, East Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa/Middle East."Automobile MagazineAutomobiles - New York Times; free registrationAutomotive Engineering International MagazineAutomotive Lease Guide - Find resale ranking in their Residual Value Awards.Automotive Museums Out Where the Deer and the Antelope Play - Michelle Krebs, New York Times, October 29, 2006. Also by Krebs: Car Museums From the Heart of Dixie to the Texas Panhandle October 15, 2006; Midwest Museums for Every Car Lover, September 17, 2006; On the Auto Industry’s Home Turf, Museums With Broad Appeal [Ohio & Michigan], September 3, 2006; New England in the Fall: A Perfect Time to Take in the Auto Museums, August 27, 2006; and Driving Back in Time: Auto Exhibits in the Mid-Atlantic States, August 20, 2006.Automotive Research Center - "University-based U.S. Army Center of Excellence for advancing technology for high fidelity simulation of military and civilian ground vehicles."AutoNationAutoSite - New and used car information. Offers a calculator that compares the costs of buying versus leasing.AutoTrader - Used carsAutoWeb - Online car buying serviceAutoWeek OnlineBeaulieu - National Motor Museum and Palace House, family home of Lord and Lady Montagu, at Beaulieu, situated in the heart of the New Forest in Southern England.Benson Ford Research Center - Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. "Henry Ford's online catalog now includes all of the books, approximately 30% of the trade catalog collection and a growing number of manuscript and archival collections." [January 2007]Beyond the Basics - An Automotive Encyclopedia - AutositeBMW AG - International site. There's also BMW of North America. Road Testing BMW's Hydrogen 7 - By Bruce Gain, Wired, 13 November 2006X6 - SUV coupe crossover hybridBMC Car ClubsBodleian Library / Toyota City Imaging Project - Collection of motoring and transport images from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera; database can be searchable by keyword or by browsing through images categorized by type of transport, including Motor Cars.Bridge Auto Review - Mark Drouillard and Kevin KellyBrightcove - "Brightcove is the market-leading Internet video partner for international news and entertainment businesses, including British Sky Broadcasting, CBS Corporation, Discovery Communications Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Fox Entertainment Group, MTV Networks, National Geographic, The New York Times Company, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Time, Inc., Time Life, Warner Music Group, and Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive." This is a rich resource for automotive news.Plug-In Partners: Plug-in HybridsBritish Car Mailing ListsBritish Saloon Car Club of Canada - Lesser known British carsBugattiBusiness Standard MotoringBusiness Week: HybridsCadillacCalifornia Cars Initiative for Plug-In HybridsCalifornia Fuel Cell PartnershipCalling All CarsCalloway Cars - "Powerfully engineered automobiles" by Ely Reeves Callaway IIICanadian DriverCar & Driver - Site includes a Buyer's Guide, a Tech Glossary, and an archive of selected articles from August 1995 to current.Car Buying Tips - By Jeff Ostroff, who also has a page on How to Lease a New Car.Car Connection - Published and edited by Paul A. EisensteinCar Finance - A subsidiary of NationsBank Corporation, you can apply for a car loan onlineCar Show News & Classic Auto EventsCarfax - Vehicle history reportsCarParts - Car and truck partsCarPrices - Prices on new and used vehiclesThe Cars - Brigham Young University exhibition on design and American automobiles. With links to other resources.Car of the Year - European Car of the Year (COTY) Awards. The winner for 2005 was the Toyota Prius. There is an archive of PreviousWinners.Car Talk - NPR's Ray and Tom Magliozzi. You can listen online (browse shows)HybridsCars.com - New & used car pricing, reviews and buying informationCenter for Augo SafetyChrysler - With information on the PTCruiser.Concours d'Elegance - Classic Car expositions. See Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern United States, Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance, Palo Alto Concours D'Elegance, Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance, Concours d'Elegance at Cranbrook, Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Hilton Head Island Concours d'EleganceClean Car Campaign - See also Canada's Drive CleanCleanCars TVClimate Change and Energy Security: Perspectives from the Automobile Industry - Hearing, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, March 14, 2007. With Webcast.Commuter Cars - Maker of the Tango, a two-seater electric carConsumer Reports Online - Much of the site is available to subscribers only. You can subscribe for $2.95 per month or $24.00 for a full year (or $19 if you're a Consumer Reports magazine subscriber). There is aCars & Trucks section.Consumers Car Club - Finds the best dealsCourt Roils Auto-Rules Debate: Vermont Wins Right To Limit Emissions; Nationwide Ripples - By Mike Spector and Jeffrey Ball, Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2007. "More broadly, the ruling is likely to increase pressure on Congress to toughen federal fuel-efficiency rules, known as the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards -- and to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from sectors beyond autos."Cummins Engine Company - Manufacturers of the diesel engine for the Dodge Ram trucks.CycleBuy - "Offers current, accurate, dealer cost information for popular new motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, and snowmobiles sold in the United States. By knowing what a dealer pays for a new machine, a smart buyer can often save hundreds or even thousands of dollars when buying a new bike, quad, or Jet Ski."DaimlerChryslerDavis Registry - "Worldwide clearinghouse for information regarding the three-wheeled Davis automobile." Detroit News Online - Their Auto section is a good resource for news stories on the auto industry.Digital Librarian: Car Museums - Antique car museums in the United States and Canada.Dodge Ram HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle)Dream Machines: A look inside the newest hi-tech cars - Time DigitalEdsel & Eleanor Ford House - Grosse Pointe Shores, MichiganEdmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides - Excellent starting point, site provides reviews and prices for new and used cars.Electric Vehicle Association of the AmericasEPA 2006 Fuel Economy Guide: Fuel Economy Leaders: 2006 Model Year European New Car Assessment ProgrammeEV WorldEV1 - Electric vehicle site from General MotorsFamily CarFarewell, Octane. Hello, Volt! - Rich Beattie, New York Times, September 2, 2005. Information on how to convert your car to an electric vehicle. Mentioned in the article: Electric Vehicles of America in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Electric Auto Association and Electro Automotive in Felton, California.FerrariFerrari North AmericaFiatFisker Automotive - "Environmentally friendly, premium cars featuring plug-in hybrid technology." See:Fit for a Prince: The Fisker Karma Hybrid by Norihiko Shirouzu, Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2008. "The four-door sports sedan is a so-called plug-in hybrid and is capable of going 50 miles on electricity before a small gasoline engine kicks in to generate electricity to charge a lithium-ion battery pack on board....The Karma is both environmentally responsible and capable of going 125 miles an hour consistently. It can hit a speed of 60 miles an hour in 5.8 seconds — equivalent of the performance of a gasoline powered V8 sports sedan."Electric-Car Firms Get Star Investors - By Norihiko Shirouzu and Rebecca Buckman, Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2008.Forbes Lifestyles: Vehicles - See Pump Busters 2004 by Dan Lienert.Ford - In Ford Direct users can configure a new vehicle, apply for credit and find a local dealer for a price quote. Ford FusionProdigy - Hybrid electric family car able to achieve more than 70 miles per gallon fuel economy and the Ford EscapeFormula Sun Grand Prix - Solar car raceFuel Cell Today - See also Ballard Power SystemsFuel Economy - Department of Energy/Environmental Protection Agency site compares the fuel economy of selected vehicles. You can search for high fuel economy vehicles by market segment, size class or manufacturer. The overall winner for the fifth straight year is the gasoline/electric hybrid Honda Insight. Gas Buddy - "Network of more than 173 gas price information web sites."General Motors - Trax, Beat, and Groove, three small concept cars, were introduced at the New York Auto Show in March 2007. They may be available in 2010.GM VoltFuel cell technologyGlobe & Mail Auto - TorontoGreen Car Congress - Mike MillikinGreen Car Journal - Edited and published by Ron Cogan.Green Vehicle Guide - United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guide to the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicles.Guide Auto - "Essais routiers autos, blog automobile et guide d’achat". Le Guide de L'Auto is an annual Quebec auto guide edited by Denis Duquet and Gabriel Gélinas.Harley-DavidsonHemmings Motor News - "Antique, classic, vintage and special interest auto marketplace comprised almost exclusively of advertising catering to car collectors and restorers"Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village - Dearborn, MichiganHondaHonda CR-V - Received top rating in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests.AcuraInsight - Winner of the Sierra Club's Excellence in Engineering Award. Honda Civic GX NGV - Natural gas powered carHonda FitHonda FCX - Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV)Horseless Carriage Club of AmericaHummerHybrid Buyer's Guide 2005 - Dan Lienert, ForbesHybrid Cars - See their Guide to Maximizing Mileage in Toyota PriusHybrid Owners of America - "Organization created to organize and advocate for the interests of the more than half a million Americans who already own hybrid gas-electric cars and other highly fuel-efficient vehicles."Hydrogen vehicles (concept vehicles and prototypes) - Mercedes-Benz F600 Hygenius, GM Sequel, Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE, Suzuki Ionis, Honda FCX, Toyota Fine-X, Morgan Motor LIFECar, Ford Focus FCV.HyundaiTucsonInfinitiInsurance Institute for Highway Safety - Crash test results. See 2007 Top Safety Pick award winners and Status Report, Vol. 41, No. 9, November 21, 2006.Insurance News Network: Automotive Insurance - Providescar safety information including crash test results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.IntelliChoice - New car information, used car prices, rebates & incentives.International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins GlenInternational Human Powered Vehicle Association - With information on the Raven Project.International Motor Show - Frankfurt - Also known as the Frankfurt Motor Show, it is held bi-annually in September. (Internationale Automobil Ausstellung für Personenkraftwagen in Frankfurt am Main)IsuzuJaguarJ.D. Power and Associates - Automotive market researchersJeep UnpavedKelley Blue Book Used Car Bluebook Values & New Car Pricing - Provides dealer invoice and retail prices for car and options.Kia - See You’re Hired. Now Turn Humdrum Into Must-Have by Phil Patton, New York Times, October 24, 2007. "Competitive, inventive and analytic, Mr. Schreyer, 54, surprised the automotive world by moving to Kia as its chief design officer last fall, the equivalent of a big-time athlete opting for the expansion team."SportageLamborghiniLanciaLand RoverLeaseSource - Provides information on auto leasingLemon Car Page - T. Michael FlinnLexus - See Lexus RX 400h HybridLookSmart's FindArticles - A search for Prius locates 566 articles including Hybrid driven: Toyota aims the 2004 Prius at a mass-market audience and gives us a glimpse of things to come by John Peter, Automotive Industries, Oct, 2003 and Mileage Matters - 2004 Toyota Prius by Tom Murphy, Ward's Auto World, Nov 1, 2003.LotusLynx Motors International - UKMaseratiMazdaMercedes-Benz - Germany. Also available in English. Their E320 Bluetec is the winner of the 2007 World Green Car Award, selected by over 40 automotive journalists as the cleanest diesel vehicle in the world.MG Car Enthusiasts ClubMichelinMini USA - Mini CooperMitsubishiMitsubishi - JapanMondial de l’Automobile - Official site of the Paris Motor Show, held biannually at the Paris Expo, Porte de VersaillesMoto Guzzi - ItalyMotorweek - "Television's original automotive magazine" created by John Davis.Motor Trend - Their Car of the Year Awards include the Chrysler 300(2005) and the Toyota Prius (2004)MSN Auto - Microsoft's online car buying service offers product reviews, prices, and information on leasing options and rebates. A highlight of the site is the Surround Video Gallery which gives 360-degree rotating views of car interiors and exteriors. See also MSN Cars UKMuseum of Modern Art (MOMA) - New York. You can search the Collection and Dadabase, the online catalog of the Museum of Modern Art Library, Archives and Study Centers. Among the Past Exhibitions are Different Roads: Automobiles for the Next Century (1999), which "includes nine innovative automobiles designed to confront the growing social, economic, and environmental conditions facing the consumer and the automotive industry in the beginning of the twenty-first century" and AUTObodies: speed, sport, transport (2002).NADA Appraisal Guides - National Automobile Dealers Association used vehicle value and appraisal guides for cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, motor homes, trailers, campers, and personal watercraft. Provides retail consumer values (selling prices), trade-in and loan values for subscribers only.NAPA Home Page - National Automotive Parts AssociationNASCAR OnlineNational Safety Council - With a National Safety Council Training Agency Directory where you can search for Defensive Driving Courses and a Fact Sheet Library.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Includes recall and complaint databases. SaferCar.gov has crash test and rollover ratings from 1990 to the present.National Transportation Library - U.S. Department of TransportationGovernor Announces First Plug-In Hybrid Added to State Fleet - Press Release, December 20, 2006. "Governor George E. Pataki today showcased a new plug-in hybrid car that is being added to New York State’s vehicle fleet, another step toward reducing our dependence on imported energy and protecting our environment. Earlier this year, the Governor announced a $10 million program to convert the 574 hybrid vehicles in the State fleet to be plug-in hybrids, which can achieve significantly higher mileage with lower emissions of harmful pollutants." New York International Auto ShowNew York Times: AutomobilesNissan USAAltimaVerfsaNitto TireNorth American International Auto ShowNorth American Singer Owners' ClubNPR - A search for Prius retrieves 'Consumer Reports' Gives Hybrid Car Its Top Rating, Morning Edition, April 4, 2005 and Conversion Kit Allows Hybrid to Go Gas Free, Talk of the Nation, April 22, 2005.Onstar - GM is equipping its vehicles with a subscription package of services designed to provide personal assistance while traveling. It provides emergency assistance, remote diagnostics, directions, information on restaurants and lodging. Other options include a wireless phone service, a 'virtual advisor' and e-mail.OZOcar - "Eco-luxury" car service in Manhattan started by Jordan Harris (creator of the Green Car to the Red Carpet concept)and Roo Rogers. Fleet consists of hybrid vehicles (Priuses and Lexuses) equipped with an Apple iBook, high-speed Internet connection, and satellite radio. According to one web site (Electrifyingtimes) the "hourly rate within Manhattan is $45, which is also the fare from the city to La Guardia Airport. Manhattan to JFK or Newark is priced at $60."Panda - Fiat. Designed by Alessi.Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) - "Partnership between the United States Government and the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) which representsDaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors. The goal of PNGV is to develop technology that can be used to create environmentally friendly vehicles that can achieve up to triple the fuel efficiency of today's vehicles with very low emissions without sacrificing affordability, performance or safety."Penske Automotive Group - Their Smart USA division distributes the smart fortwo, and is now taking reservations for the 2008 model, expected to arrive in January 2008.PeugeotPlugInAmerica - "advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs powered by cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment."Popular Mechanics - Jim Dunne is the Detroit Editor.Popular Mechanics: Automotive NewsPopular Science MagazinePorscheCayenne - Sport utility vehicle powered by hybrid technology is being developed by Porsche with Volkswagen AG and Audi AG,PriusToyota Looks Ahead As Prius Hybrid Hits 10 - By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press, 10/30/2007. "In an interview, [Takeshi] Uchiyamada recalled the exhaustion, the loneliness and the gambles as his team debunked Toyota's image as a safe and boring imitator of rivals' successes."PriusOnlineYahoo! Groups: PriusVFAQ PriusIRS Clean-Fuel Vehicle DeductionNew York State Form IT-253: 2004, Alternative Fuels Credit, IT253RVs (Recreational Vehicles) - RV Search, Fleetwood, Monaco, Thor, Winnebago,Rear View Mirror: Automobile Images and American Identities - UCR California Museum of Photography exhibition has five online essays as well as photographs by Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Will Connell, Robert Flick, Herbert Quick, Ed Ruscha and Margaret Bourke-White.RenaultReview of the Research Program of the Partnership for aNew Generation of Vehicles: Seventh Report (2001) - Full-text and searchable from the National Academy Press.Road and Track MagazineRoad and Travel Magazine - "Comprehensive online magazine providing content and resources from which consumers can make informed and intelligent decisions regarding their automotive, travel and safety needs."Road Safety Information Index - This site from Transport Canada has a Vehicle Recalls section with a searchable database. Vehicles covered include cars, boat trailers, all terrain vehicles (atvs), motor homes, motorcycles, jet skis and snow mobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also has a Recall Database and other information on Recalls.Robb Report Collection Goes Green As Special “Green Machines” Issue Spotlights The Future Of Alternative Fuels - April, 2007. "Robb Report Collection offers a compendium of fast, alternative fuel vehicles—from hybrid-powered sports and luxury cars that substantially reduce carbon output, to hydrogen concepts and powerful prototypes that promise to eliminate emissions altogether,” said Gregory Anderson, Senior Automotive Editor of Robb Report, adding that because no other consumer car magazine has devoted such detailed attention to the topic, “this issue serves as a green guide to the future of fuel, a trend that will likely be led by the upper end of the market.” Rocky Mountain InstituteRecent Advanced Automotive NewsTransportationTransportation Links.Rolls-Royce Owners' ClubRomance: Car trips in the nineteen-thirties took you to some unexpected places - By Roger Angell, New Yorker, May 26, 2003. "Driving, for all its drags and trouble, puts us together—I’m amazed that its immense advertising never quite gets this right—and on some trips delivers a complicated fresh sense of ourselves."Saab Cars USASaab BioPower Hybrid ConceptSaab 9-3 - Received top rating in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests.SaturnSaturn Aura - Voted the North American Car of the Year in 2007.See Clean or Efficient? An Engine Goes for ‘Both of the Above’ by Lindsay Brooke, New York Times, August 19, 2007. “With minimal changes to the engine hardware, H.C.C.I. [homogenous charge compression ignition] gasoline engines should be able to produce diesel-like efficiencies while simultaneously lowering emissions.” 2007 Saturn Aura: Aura, a New Age of Saturn - By Peter Passell, New York Times, November 5, 2006. "The bosses at General Motors have given Saturn a midsize sedan with the looks, brawn and sticker price to compete with the latest entries from Asia."ScionSEMA ShowSmart Cars - Made by DaimlerChrysler. To be sold in the U.S. starting early in 2008. See:Inspiring envy with the 'anti SUV' - NBC Nighly News: Our Planet, January 27, 2007.DaimlerChrysler to sell Smart car in US, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 28, 2006.Smart Car a Shred Move? Penske Takes a Flier on Distributing DaimlerChrysler's Tiny Vehicle - By John D. Stoll, Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2007.Penske Automotive Group - Their Smart USA division distributes the smart fortwo, and is now taking reservations for the 2008 model, expected to arrive in January 2008.Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Sponsors Collegiate Design Series including the Formula SAE and the Mini Baja.Society of Automotive HistoriansSpeedtrap ExchangeSports Car Club of AmericaStationwagon.com - Steve Manning's site provides information about station wagons, new and old. Similar resources include Land Yacht Marina, National Woodie Club and Marina's Station Wagon.Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search - Manufacturing is 2000-3999. The SIC for Cummins Inc., for example, is 3510. See also Search Edgar. NAICS, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.SubaruForesterImprezaLegacyTribecaTED Ideas worth spreading - See the TEDTalks podcasts for April 2007: "Great cars are Art" (free registration). "American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an engaging account of the BMW Group's Deep Blue project, intended to create the SUV of the future."Tesla Motors - Founded in 2003 in by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. "Our vision was a car that was energy efficient but also good looking and fun to drive." The company is located in San Carlos, California and plans to start selling its electric Tesla Roadster in 2007. See Tesla Motors Powers Up: Electric sports car startup gets $40M, Red Herring, June 19, 2006.Tire Rack - "Stocks one of the largest selections of high quality wheels available anywhere."Tokyo Motor Show - Chiba. Held every other year in the late Fall. Other shows are held in Frankfurt, Shanghai, New York and Geneva.ToyotaCamryHighlanderPriusRAV4Yaris - Small, economy car TrafficTraffic Web Cams - Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). See also Real-Time Traffic CamerasWNBC Live Traffic Reports - Metropolitan NY/NJ areaNational Traffic and Road Closure Information - Federal Highway AdministrationNew York Traffic Information - Federal Highway AdministrationTraffic.comTravel Advisory News NetworkYahoo TrafficIteris - Real time traffic maps.Transportation Energy Data BookUnion of Concerned Scientists Clean Vehicles ProgramUniversal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Corp. - Creators of the Electrum Spyder "an exciting 2 passenger convertible all electric freeway flier that will be available in limited production. Powered by a 300 vdc system, the Spyder provides an effective range of up to 150 miles on a full charge using nickel zinc batteries, standard in all of our vehicles."USA Today: CarsU.S. Council for Automotive ResearchUtah's Bonneville Salt Flats - Marriott Library, University of UtahVehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program - April 29, 2005 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress (GAO-05-370). Available in full text.Visionary VehiclesVolkswagenEosJettaPolo BlueMotion - Volkswagen Polo BluMotion Named a Finalist for World Green Car of the Year Volvo - See also Volvo North AmericaWall Street Journal - More and more stories are becoming available without a subscription. Use the Resource Center Search Page or Google to locate stories. Search for articles by John D. Stoll, Joseph B. WhiteWall Street Journal: AutosWall Street Journal Auto Show TrackerNew Vehicle Pricing Calculator - Edmunds.comEyes on the Road Column - "Joseph B. White writes Eyes on the Road every Monday for the Online Journal. His column offers readers insight into the top consumer issues in the automotive industry, ranging from car pricing to safety to the latest gadgets." Some of White's recent columns include: Big Brains at Sandia National Lab Tackle the Future of Combustion (October 22, 2007) "Technologists at the Sandia Lab are researching the basic science of a variety of alternative approaches to the gasoline-fueled internal-combustion engines."Electric Car Maker Aims For the Top With Sports Car (October 15, 2007) - "Uses 6,831 lithium-ion batteries similar to those used in laptop computers, a patented electric-motor system, and a highly sophisticated package of controllers and software to deliver an exotically attractive car that zaps from standstill to 60 miles per hour in under four seconds and can travel up to 245 miles on a single charge."Fit for a Prince: The Fisker Karma Hybrid - By Norihiko Shirouzu, Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2008. "The four-door sports sedan is a so-called plug-in hybrid and is capable of going 50 miles on electricity before a small gasoline engine kicks in to generate electricity to charge a lithium-ion battery pack on board....The Karma is both environmentally responsible and capable of going 125 miles an hour consistently. It can hit a speed of 60 miles an hour in 5.8 seconds — equivalent of the performance of a gasoline powered V8 sports sedan."Race to Make Electric Cars Stalled by Battery Problems -By Norihiko Shirouzu, Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2008. Auto Channel Videos - Some highlights: The Darling of 'Cleantech' - Joe White interviews Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard (October 12, 2007)Fuel-Efficient Future - David Patton reports on new car models from the Frankfurt Auto Show, many of which are hybrids (September 12,2007)Making Your Own Hybrid - Joe White tests a Toyota Prius modified by a lithium-ion battery pack. (August 3, 2007)Walsh CarLines - Michael P. Walsh's newsletter on automobile emissions with access back issues from May 1999. Walsh is a 2005 MacArthur Fellow/.Who Killed the Electric Car? - Documentary by Chris Paine about General Motors' EV1. Appearances by S. David Freeman, Chelsea Sexton, Mil Gibson, Ed Begley Jr, Tom Hanks, Phyllis Diller and Alexandra Paul. Alternate title: EV Confidential. See reviews at Rotten Tomatoes and MRQE. "As Mr. Paine forcefully makes clear, the story of the electric car is greater than one zippy ride and the people who loved it. From the polar ice caps to Los Angeles, where many cars truly are to die for, it is a story as big as life, and just as urgent." (Manohla Dargis, New York Times, June 28, 2006.) See also Michael Wilmington's review in the Chicago Tribune.Z Car - Designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, the Z Car is a two-seater hydrogen-fuled hybrid commissioned by London art dealer Kenny Schachter.Wrightspeed - Founded by Ian Wright, the company "builds extreme performance electric supercars."Yahoo! - AutomotiveZapworld - ZAP is a Santa Rosa, California, firm that markets alternative-fuel cars. (It's name stands for Zero Auto Pollution.) It sells Smart cars.Zenn Cars - "Zero emission, no noise."Last updated 9 February 2008Copyright © 1996-2008. Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web. All rights reserved.http://www.digital-librarian.com/ |
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