Charlie is a perfect little Jack Russell Terrier boy of 11 years old. He's great with children, cats and other dogs and doesn't mind being left for reasonable periods of time. He's still active too so will make a great walking companion.

Minnie has had 11 sad months in kennels after years as the devoted companion to her loving owner. She's a well-behaved girl who loves to be with people and enjoys a fuss, but she isn't demanding. Minnie's lively for her age and walks beautifully on a lead. Can Minnie devote herself to you?

Jan 6, 2010

Americans scrapped 4 million more cars and trucks last year than they purchased, the first significant drop in the U.S. auto fleet in more than four decades, according to a new report.

The United States scrapped 14 million vehicles last year while buying only 10 million new ones, dropping the nation's fleet from an all-time high of 250 million to 246 million, according to the Earth Policy Institute .

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Jan 6, 2010

This is Part Two of a three part interview with Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors. They recently displayed their Rally Fighter at the 2009 SEMA show and look to change the way cars are designed, and built. Read Part One here.

On Monday we covered how Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, had a vision for a new kind of car company. He wanted the people to design and vote on the car they wanted. That is how the Rally Fighter came to be.

Of course, drawing a car is a lot easier than building one. This is the same reason concept cars rarely make it into production unscathed. The Rally Fighter evolved substantially from Sangho Kim’s first rendering, though the resemblance to the famous World War II P-51 fighter plane (where the Ford Mustang also got its name, before going to the equine imagery) remained intact. What came next was actually building a car, based on Sangho’s design, without the benefit of a factory or an army of robots.

This meant it was time to make some hard decisions. But Jay would get help from his community of designers for that too.

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Jan 6, 2010

The Answers section has seen a lot of activity with loads of questions and plenty of good answers. To salute the curious and the knowledgeable, we are posting three top 50 lists. One for the best answers, one for questions, and a third for total answers. Enjoy! Top 50 members with best answers   ...
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Jan 6, 2010

LAS VEGAS--With its much-anticipated Chevy Volt set to hit the streets by the end of the year, General Motors is beginning to provide a more detailed (although by no means complete) picture of life with an electric car. Focusing on the daily logistics of making sure your electric car has enough juice to get you from point A to point B, Chevy and GM subsidiary OnStar have now introduced a smart phone application to help drivers remotely manage the charging process . The announcement came here late Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). [More]

Jan 6, 2010

Efficient, light, and affordable. That is the philosophy behind the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, and one of the smallest as well. Launched earlier this year in Tata’s home market of India, the Nano is a lesson in minimalism, with a trunk that doesn’t open, a single wiper blade, and a number of other cost cutting features that keep its price down to just $2,160. Yes, you can buy a brand new car for just over $2,000 American dollars in India.

In fact, you might be able to buy one here in the good old U.S.A. in a few years. Reuters is reporting that Tata is considering selling the Nano right here in America. The question is, would Americans buy it?

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Jan 6, 2010

Teaser image of the baby Prius concept Toyota plans to introduce in Detroit next week.

At next weeks Detroit show Toyota will reportedly debut a baby Prius, a subcompact version of the Prius hybrid that comprises 75% of Toyota’s hybrid sales.

Up till now, Toyota’s additional hybrid sales have been split between an assortment of bigger and frumpier hybrids like the Highlander, or the luxury hybrids in the Lexus line. But all seven of those models together only account for the remaining 25% of sales.

So, perhaps wisely, the company is changing direction.

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