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Even as NASCAR celebrates a huge milestone with Jimmie Johnson's third consecutive Sprint Cup win, the car racing organization is tightening their belts due to the sagging US economy. NASCAR met with the crew chiefs from all the racing teams to announce a no testing policy that will be implemented next season in order to save millions of dollars. All tracks that have NASCAR races will be included in the testing ban, though teams can test on non-NASCAR tracks. Testing gives teams valuable data on new cars at every cup track, and the new policy is a big change from an earlier plan in the season to increase testing to 24 sessions per team. But Pat Tryson, Kyle Busch's crew chief stated that “It has pluses and minuses. Times are tough right now, so it's probably not that bad a thing for most people. It's the same for everybody. It may make the racing better with nobody having the opportunity to test.” Either way, the change will end up saving big money... some teams spend more than 3 million ...

Honda has been working hard to compete with Toyota in putting out affordable hybrid vehicles, and the brand new Insight hybrid that they unveiled at the LA auto show this year is a big step towards competing with the Prius. The Insight is named after Honda's first attempt at selling a hybrid, which was the first gas and electric car available in the US when it came out. But the new Honda Insight is sleek, aerodynamic, and thoroughly modern. The new Insight is aimed at mass audiences, unlike the original tear dropped shaped two seater. Insight 2.0 is a comfortably sized five door with folding rear seats. Honda claims that the new Insight will have a price tag of just 19,000 dollars, which is a few thousand dollars cheaper than a new Prius or Honda Civic Hybrid, and it will match or even exceed the fuel economy of both of those existing hybrid models. The new Insight is cheaper, sleeker looking, and more fuel efficient than the most popular hybrids on the road... no wonder Honda is expecting sales of the ...

Green was the theme at the LA Auto Show as car manufacturers revealed a whole new line of hybrid, electric, and fuel efficient new cars... but none of them were as stylish as Hondas's FC Sport Concept Car. The futuristic sports car is a hydrogen powered, zero emission fuel cell supercar. The three seater is lightweight with a low center of gravity and features a powerful electric motor that helps it deliver supercar performance. The eye catching, futuristic design of the car is meant to excite fans of sports cars, not just eco friendly motorists, and its a glimpse at what car design might look like in a post gas engine world. Honda's FC Sport is only a concept car, and there are currently no plans to enter this zero emission design study model into actual production anytime soon. But the fact that Honda could imagine such a fast, sexy, and green zero emissions hydrogen vehicle means it shouldn't be long before all the major car companies start building similar vehicles. I'm HOST, and you've been ...

Available in Japan for a decade, Americans will finally have a chance to drive a Nissan Cube in the Spring of 2009. Americans will look at the Cube and think it's most reminiscent of the boxy Scion XB, but the Cube was actually available in Japan long before the XB was released. The 2009 Cube is a marvel of quirky design... its asymmetrical and has a different profile on the right and left sides, it features a “bulldog” like stance, wide doors, and a rear door that opens like a refrigerator. The car's shape creates plenty of room on the interior, with space to comfortably seat up to five people. But one of the best things about the Cube, and the reason its been so popular for so long in Japan, is its amazing fuel efficiency... the 2009 model has not been tested by the EPA, but Nissan expects it will get a rating of about 30 miles per gallon on the freeway. With an estimated price of under 14,000 dollars, the Cube is a reasonably priced car that will set you apart from the pack with its ...

Toyota is already a market leader in fuel efficient and clean cars like the Prius, but now they're going even further with their new CNG Camry Hybrid. CNG stands for compressed natural gas, which burns much cleaner and is far cheaper than standard gas and is available domestically. Natural gas, unlike standard gas which goes into most cars, produces almost zero smog causing pollution and contains less carbon than natural gas, thus emitting less carbon dioxide when it is burned. If all this sounds great, the problem is that natural gas vehicles don't have a huge driving range, which is a major problem since so few fueling stations sell natural gas. That's why Toyota's hybrid technology is the perfect choice to combine with a natural gas engine. The Toyota CNG Camry has a range of 250 miles before you'll need a fill up, which will make it much more reasonable to drive considering the fact that there are only 1,000 Compressed Natural Gas filling stations in the country. But when you are paying 10 cents a ...

Nissan, who is committed to releasing fully electric vehicles in the US and Japan no later than 2010, announced partnership with the state of Oregon at the LA Auto Show this month. President and CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, said that “we see in Oregon the vision that is evident in all the places that are eager for sustainable mobility. Demonstrating their care for the environment, the state and its partners are creating the conditions that will promote zero-emission vehicles as an attractive choice for consumers.” Oregon's governor is promoting Nissan's plans to release electric vehicles in 2010 by replacing the state's 1,500 dollar tax credit on hybrids with a huge, 5,000 dollar credit on fully electric vehicles. If more states follow Oregon's lead in a time when consumers are already seeking more fuel efficient vehicles, why wouldn't every major car manufacturer start building more zero emission, fully electric vehicles? I'm HOST, and you've been watching RPMFreaks.Com. Keep watching for ...

The LA Auto Show in November is a huge event in which the industry gets to unveil their new models, technologies, and exciting concept cars. But things are so bad for the American Auto industry right now that two of of Detroit's big three car companies are basically sitting out for this year's show, a previously unprecedented event. While foreign car manufactures Toyota and BMW are unveiling new, environmentally friendly vehicles, both GM and Chrysler decided to not send any executives or hold any press conferences during the industry showcase. Ford is the only US automaker with a major presence at the show, where they're rolling out the brand new, redesigned Mustang, which they're boasting has a “V-8 with even more horsepower and an even throatier Mustang exhaust sound.” While Japanese and German car companies are working hard to create more fuel efficient vehicles as concerns about gas prices and the environment continue to plague consumers, Ford is boasting about a faster and louder ...

Jimmie Johnston achieved history at the end of this year's NASCAR season, tying Cale Yarborough's record of three consecutive NASCAR season cup championships... and he's not anywhere near done. Johnson ran a fairly conservative last race of the season at the Ford 400, coming in fifteenth place... which was more than enough to award him enough points to raise the Sprint Cup over his head as the season champ in total points for the the third straight year. Chad Knaus, his often suspended crew chief, also made history when he became the first pit boss ever to win three straight cup titles, and he did it this year without getting into trouble. Johnson drove a Chevorlet which he and Knaus argue was good enough for them to win the race... if the season cup championship wasn't on the line. Johnson led for six laps of the race, giving him five bonus points, before he eased off and drove conservatively enough to finish with a cup title. Johnson and Knaus were ecstatic about the win, but they're not content with ...

The economy has rocked a lot of major industries in the last few months, but few have been hit quite as hard as the U.S. auto industry. Top executives from Detroit's big three automakers, GM, Ford, and Chrysler, went before Congress recently to plead for a 25 billion dollar bailout loan that is necessary to save the companies, whose sales have plummeted in the last year as consumers are purchasing fewer cars and looking to get more fuel efficient cars from foreign companies when they do buy new vehicles. The executives argued that without the stopgap loan, they would probably fold, which would cause an economic catastrophe as three million of autoworkers would be laid off within the year. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill were not sympathetic, taking the opportunity to vent frustration with the companies. Banking committee chairman Chris Dodd told the executives that their industry was “seeking treatments for wounds that I believe to a large extent were self-inflicted” after years of selling gas ...

With gas prices continuing to fluctuate, many auto companies are looking to go electric with their future line of cars. Chrysler surprised the industry last week when they unveiled a fleet of three electric cars, one of which will go on sale in 2010... but less hyped was their announcement about the new Peapod “neighborhood electric vehicle” from their Global Electric Motors division. Designed and engineered by Chrysler's ENVI division, which is dedicated to producing electric cars away from the normal corporate climate, the Peapod is a sleek and futuristic electric vehicle that produces absolutely zero emissions. The Peadpod is designed to be driven in traffic congested urban areas, gated communities, and other private and public areas with low posted speed limits, and they're street legal in most states on roads with a posted speed limit of under 35 miles per hour. The Peapod has a maximum speed of 25 mph, and the car can drive 30 miles on a full charge... so if you pick one up, don't ...

As global warming gets worse and gas prices climb ever higher, more and more people are interested in electric vehicles... but few people realize that you can actually buy decent electric cars right now. There are already a great and growing variety of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, or NEVs, available for purchase right now. These fully electric, zero emission vehicles are designed for driving around overly congested urban areas, gated communities or other private or public areas with roads that have low posted speed limits. Currently, NEVs are legally required to have a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour and can only drive on roads with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less. NEVs can usually travel between 30-60 miles per battery charge, and once they run low, they can be plugged into conventional home wall sockets to recharge their batteries. Most states allow NEVs on their slower speed limit roads, and some are considering legislation that will allow their top speeds to be upped to 35 ...

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