Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:35 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:35 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/High-Voltage-Charge-for-Electric-Cars-Theyre-here-Now-70628152.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:56 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*74/electric+car1.jpg
Killed just a few years ago, hundreds of new electric cars are now rolling on America's streets and highways.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Green-Stars-of-the-LA-Auto-Show-70389257.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:19 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/hybrid_alt_la_50796973_101+%288%29.jpg
Look for concepts from Audi and BMW -- they're hard to miss.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/events/Art-Cars-make-NYC--64431482.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:49:24 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/popechappell_artcars18.jpg
“Automorphosis" is taking over the city

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/events/Art-Cars-64443352.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:54:27 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/popechappell_artcars06.jpg
Car artists are on a national tour to promote "Automorphosis," a documentary about art cars and their eccentric creators, and have descended on New York City.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Hummer-Sold-For-150-Million-63874447.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:33:57 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/100909_HUMMER.jpg
Hummer, the gas-guzzling, muscular icon of the American road, has been sold to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Neil-Young-Gets-His-Lincoln-Thinkin-and-Volted-Up-63670777.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:50:22 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/neilyoung2.jpg
The rock star's '59 Lincoln will guzzle gas no more.

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General Motors announced Wednesday that it will no longer make Saturn vehicles after a deal to sell the popular brand to Penske Automotive Group Inc. fell apart.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Bloomies-Park-By-Phone-Plan-62868262.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:46:47 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*83/82291502.jpg
Mayor Bloomberg has an idea for an iPhone App, but unlike most budding entrepreneurs he gets newspaper column inches to tell you about it. This mobile app attempts to solve one of the classic conundrums of city...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Hybrid-Car-Owners-No-Carpool-Lanes-For-You-62456632.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:43:50 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/prius+%28Medium%29.jpg
As of Jan. 1, 2011, those yellow HOV stickers are set to expire and lawmakers say, sorry, your current hybrid just isn't good enough for an extension.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/They-Got-Their-Kicks-on-Route-66-60811537.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:10:09 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/DSC01103.jpg
MoshPix: San Bernardino, California hosted their 20th annual end-of-summer Route 66 Rendezvous and more than 2,000 classic, muscle and simply amazing vehicles were on view.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/What-Happens-When-a-59-Chevy-Bel-Air-Crashes-Into-a-09-Malibu-Watch-59672382.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:16:17 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/chevy-bel-air-crash.jpg
To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety decided to crash a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevy Malibu and make a video. Sounds like fun right?

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/GM_Offers_Money_Back_Guarantee-59053307.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:38:17 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*80/man+holding+car+keys.jpg
General Motors is hoping to jump-start its revival by guaranteeing car buyers that if they don't like their new wheels, they can bring it back for a full refund.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Brooklyn-Condo-Market-on-the-Audis-58989207.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:13:27 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/alg_condo_bible_factory.jpg
Worried that prospective buyers might overlook the free parking spaces being offered at their luxury condo building, one Brooklyn developer is drawing attention to the space by putting a shiny new car in it.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/tech/Test-Driving-the-New-Tesla-54778162.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:16:20 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*70/80957524.jpg
The new Tesla? Really choice.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Part-of-FDR-Drive-to-Close-for-24-Hours--53581562.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:09:45 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/fdr+drive.jpg
If you travel on the FDR Drive, you may want to figure out an alternate route – at least until Thursday night.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/They_Just_Don_t_Make__Em_Like_They_Used_To_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:49:34 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/classiccarthumb_640x480.jpg
Car enthusiasts say newer fuel-efficient cars will never have the soul and character of the American classics.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Crush_For_Clunkers_Miami.html Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:56:39 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/instigator_640x480.jpg
One South Florida car dealership has the perfect way to get rid of the influx of gas-guzzling clunkers that have recently been traded in. Crush 'em!

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Chevy-Volt-Boasts-230-MPG-52952822.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:14:12 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/chevy-volt-0814.jpg
The Chevy Volt, GM's much anticipated electric car, will be a sipper, not a guzzler, getting an astounding 230 miles per gallon in the city, the company said.

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