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  • Filed under: Technology, Autoline on Autoblog A RADICALLY NEW TYPE OF ENGINE When oil prices shot over 0 a barrel a year ago, I was inundated with press releases from inventors claiming they had an engine that would solve the energy crisis. In most cases, I simply deleted each release...

    Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

    Filed under: Technology, Autoline on Autoblog A RADICALLY NEW TYPE OF ENGINE When oil prices shot over 0 a barrel a year ago, I was inundated with press releases from inventors claiming they had an engine that would solve the energy crisis. In most cases, I simply deleted each release...

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  • Filed under: GM, Autoline on Autoblog GM COULD REPAY EVERY SINGLE PENNY Even though General Motors surprised everyone when it announced it will repay its government loans by next June, a lot of people are still unhappy. What about the other billion we poured into the company, they demand to...

    Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

    Filed under: GM, Autoline on Autoblog GM COULD REPAY EVERY SINGLE PENNY Even though General Motors surprised everyone when it announced it will repay its government loans by next June, a lot of people are still unhappy. What about the other billion we poured into the company, they demand to...

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  • Filed under: Autoline on Autoblog, Electric DON’T BE DUPED BY THE EV HYPE With all the attention being lavished on electric cars, you’d think the salvation of the planet is nigh at hand. But don’t be duped by all the EV hype. It’s going to take decades before they catch...

    Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

    Filed under: Autoline on Autoblog, Electric DON’T BE DUPED BY THE EV HYPE With all the attention being lavished on electric cars, you’d think the salvation of the planet is nigh at hand. But don’t be duped by all the EV hype. It’s going to take decades before they catch...

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  • Filed under: Toyota, Autoline on Autoblog Unintended Accleration? Beware of TV Network Fraud You’ve already seen the ABC News piece about a college professor rigging up a Toyota Avalon so he could induce a short circuit that would cause unintended acceleration. It’s a frightening demonstration. And as detailed yesterday, it’s...

    Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

    Filed under: Toyota, Autoline on Autoblog Unintended Accleration? Beware of TV Network Fraud You’ve already seen the ABC News piece about a college professor rigging up a Toyota Avalon so he could induce a short circuit that would cause unintended acceleration. It’s a frightening demonstration. And as detailed yesterday, it’s...

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  • Filed under: Recalls, Toyota, Autoline on Autoblog RUNAWAY TOYOTAS? WHAT ABOUT DRIVER ERROR? No one wants to touch it. Not Toyota, not NHTSA, not any politician. But the issue has to be raised. Driver error is most likely at the root of these sudden unintended acceleration incidents. Unintended acceleration is...

    Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

    Filed under: Recalls, Toyota, Autoline on Autoblog RUNAWAY TOYOTAS? WHAT ABOUT DRIVER ERROR? No one wants to touch it. Not Toyota, not NHTSA, not any politician. But the issue has to be raised. Driver error is most likely at the root of these sudden unintended acceleration incidents. Unintended acceleration is...

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