From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Family AutoStar Superstore Sponsors Civil War Sprint Car Race

July 30, 2010

Family AutoStar Superstore Tribute to Al Hinds Race fans from El Dorado County and the surrounding communities are gearing up for one of the biggest days of open wheel racing in the Sierra foothills as Placerville Speedway pays homage to a legacy in local racing. This Saturday, July 31st it’s time for the Family AutoStar Superstore sponsored 7th [...]

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The 10 Million Dollar X-Prize

July 22, 2010

X-Prize Final Round The stakes are higher as only a handful of teams have reached the final round of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize Competition.  10 teams remain competing for $10 million dollars in prize money. To quote the Automotive X-Prize mission statement “Our goal is to stimulate automotive technology, manufacturing and marketing breakthroughs that: Radically [...]

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Range Anxiety

July 8, 2010

Range Anxiety The pressures of this fast paced, information overload, financially challenging society have created enough new fears, phobias and anxiety syndromes to keep “doctors of the mind” in gainful employment through the rest of eternity. Range Anxiety is one of the latest to enter into the fray and is uniquely prevalent amongst electric vehicle [...]

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Weak US Autos Sales

July 5, 2010

US Auto Sales Weak in June Auto manufacturers are showing June 2010 sales increases across the board over June 2009. Ford +13% Chrysler +35% GM + 11% Toyota + 7% Total June unit sales were nearly 983,000 a 15% increase over June 2009. However June 2009 sales are not particularly difficult to beat. GM and [...]

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