by Fast Machines | May 2, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
Well, who’d have thought a no-name, $40,000 Chinese electric car would fail? We’ve been waiting for Coda Automotive to declare bankruptcy—not in the mean-spirited, anti-EV trash talk you see on cable news, but as a matter of pure dollars and sense. From the moment...
by Fast Machines | May 2, 2013 | Spares
And other mind-bending questions autonomous vehicles are already creating. By Verne Kopytoff FORTUNE — Napping behind the wheel of Google’s autonomous car while zooming down the highway is possible, theoretically. But is it legal? Who’s liable if...
by Fast Machines | May 2, 2013 | Exterior
Chevrolet is making a seemingly minor running transmission change to its micro Spark hatchback for 2014, replacing the little bugger’s optional four-speed automatic with a continuously variable unit. The update was first reported by Green Car Reports, and Chevrolet...
by Fast Machines | May 2, 2013 | Auto News
Honda plans to build a new $470 million transmission plant in Celaya, Mexico that will produce continuously variable transmissions. “We are establishing a production base with outstanding global competitiveness in CVT production in the same location as our new...
by Fast Machines | May 2, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
With the price of diesel fuel now hovering at just a few cents more than premium gasoline, there’s little incentive for luxury buyers to skip the oil-burning trims of their favorite rides. In that can-do spirit, Mercedes-Benz is charging $500 less for the new 2013...
