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Go Texas!  While just a bit tardy to give the American economy of 2009 a jolt, a $10.4 million stimulus grant is just now being put to work getting Austin residents into electric cars at a steal. Pecan Street, an environmental nonprofit based on the University of Texas campus, is…

With fleets of electric cars starting to hit the roads, the next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive, newfangled batteries powering them. Yet even as automakers vaunt the ways these cars can benefit the environment, they are divided over how best to handle the…

DEALERS in scrap metal have challenged steel and iron manufacturers to create their own reserves by bidding for raw materials from the mines’ salvage yards rather than influencing the government to impose the export ban of scrap metal. The government has imposed various measures aimed at developing the steel industry…

Michael Wilson of the Federal Trade Commission confirmed in a letter to the ARA the use of recycled automotive parts is OK for warranties! In the letter, the FTC says: “Warrantors may not claim that a warranty is void simply because a consumer has used an authorized or recycled part.”…

I had quite a few of these myself a couple of years back with my new Dodge Caravan.  As the level of technology in today’s new cars and trucks increases, so too does the challenge for automakers to design and build vehicles with the high levels of initial quality that…

Toyota this past week revealed more details of its new 2012 Prius V hybrid wagon – and reaffirmed plans to begin selling the car in the United States this fall, even though it has been delayed in Japan and other markets because of the March earthquake and tsunami. The first…

If you like girls and cars, yes I said GIRLS and CARS! Then this event is for you,  The Import Expo is a ton of fun and a chance to look at some really sexy cars and hang out with your buddies.  Last year I only planned on hitting up…

Love vintage ads, this one is amazing!

This guy is crazy but we loved the fact that the first thing on his to-do list was go to the scrapyard!!