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  White House raises average car fuel efficiency goal to 54.5 mpg by 2025

  By Justin Rubio on August 28, 2012 08:52 pm + 103 comments

  New goals set by the Obama administration have raised the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) to Continue reading…

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  Michigan's $22 million connected vehicle pilot program aims to make cars as smart as phones

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 22, 2012 03:39 am + 10 comments

  While Google is hard at work on self-driving cars, the US Department of Transportation and Continue reading…

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  Why aren't our 4,000 mph vacuum tunnel trains getting built?

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 13, 2012 01:38 am + 79 comments

  Despite breakthroughs in every scientific field from robotics to particle physics, fast, Continue reading…

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  Apple granted patent for NFC-based airport check-in system from 2008

  By Adi Robertson on July 10, 2012 03:09 pm + 64 comments

  A four-year-old Apple patent granted today describes a wide-ranging NFC check-in system for Continue reading…

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  California to start construction of San Francisco to LA high-speed railway

  By Justin Rubio on July 8, 2012 09:57 pm + 305 comments

  California's high-speed railway from San Francisco to Los Angeles is one step closer to becoming a Continue reading…

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  China's electric car industry hits the skids

  By Amar Toor on April 25, 2012 04:52 am + 17 comments

  It's no secret that China wants to be at the forefront of today's nascent electric car industry, and Continue reading…

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  Uber launches lower-priced Taxi service in Chicago

  By Laura June on April 18, 2012 01:56 pm + 14 comments

  Uber, the company whose app allows users to book, pay for and track a private car service for a Continue reading…

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  Nissan Leaf to become New York City's first electric cab

  By Adi Robertson on December 26, 2011 11:04 am + 22 comments

  The Nissan Leaf will soon become the first electric car in the New York City taxi system. A pilot Continue reading…

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  Aptera Motors closes its doors, without producing its space-age electric car

  By Sean Hollister on December 3, 2011 07:46 am + 42 comments

  Aptera Motors had a dream — it would build a 200 MPG electric car for under $30,000, and take home Continue reading…

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  Kowa Tmsuk's Kobot: an 18mph electric transformer you control with a smartphone

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 1, 2011 07:56 am + 3 comments

  The Tokyo Motor Show is always a good occasion to show off your inventive concept vehicle. Even with Continue reading…