Gas And Diesel Truckers Can Now Work 16 Hours A Day So We Can Have 'Cheaper' Gas
Prior to this new "flexibility of service," transport drivers were only allowed to run 14 hours within a 24 hour period.
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Stories By Lalita Chemello
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This Little Weirdo 1960s Electric Grocery-Getter With A 30 Mile Range Cost Only A Penny A Day To Run
In a time where gas prices are going up at an alarming rate, perhaps the return of these electric runabouts can be a lifesaver.
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Tesla Cybercab's Touchscreen Is Already Proving To Be A Problem For First Responders
The touchscreen "could fail a firefighter in an emergency situation in numerous ways," like gloved hands, sweaty and dirty hands, or damage to the car itself.
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California Starts New Plate Sequence After 46 Year Run Comes To An End
The new license plate format has already been pressed and distributed to DMVs across the state.
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What Car Do You Wish You Had As A First Car?
If things were different, what car should have been your first?
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New MIT Study Explores Improving Autonomous Driving Tech By Letting The Car Tell You What It's Doing And Why
Researchers designed a program that could tell a human what it saw and what it was doing.
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These Are Your Favorite Alliterative Car Names
Saab Sonetts, Dodge Darts and ZAZ Zaporozhets, oh my!
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The Adorable Vespa 400 Microcar Was Taken From Us Because Piaggio Thought It'd Be Better To Focus On The Scooters
In a post-war world already well-infused with Minis, 2CVs, and Fiat 500s, the 400 would just continue to struggle.
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LAPD's 'Operation Street Sweeper' Impounds 200 Cars, Arrests 69 In Huge Labor Day Weekend Street Takeover Bust
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell affirmed that Operation Street Sweeper was not a one-off.
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City Rewarding Safe Drivers With Never-Ending Green Lights Sees Dramatic Drop In Speeds And Crashes
Would never having to wait at a red light be enough to make you ease off the gas?
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We're Stuck With Sean Duffy As The Secretary Of Transportation Because It Was The Only Job Left For Trump's Buddies
Who needs all that red tape anyway, right?
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What's Your Favorite Alliterative Car Name?
Brands playing with the English language is fun, and as a writer I'm here for it.
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Raindrops Can Cause 9,000-Volt Zaps That Eat Through Your Car's Paint
Using atomic force microscopy, researchers found defects on the surface that had eaten through both the Teflon film and the copper.
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Two Chicago Bridges Fail To Close In Extreme Heat Thanks To Aging Garbage Infrastructure
The unusually warm temperatures might be easier for humans to avoid, but not the structures exposed to the baking sun.
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Desperate Trump Administration Moves To Make Cheaper Winter-Blend Gas Available Two Weeks Ahead Of Schedule
This August was the most expensive for gas prices on record, which isn't boding well for Republicans looking forward to the U.S. midterm elections.
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Freedom Fuel Network Expands While Facing Fines, Legal Problems, And Accusations Of Stolen Gas
Like much of how the Trump administration operates, a little bit of foul play and bad business doesn't mean you can't make any money.
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These Are The TV Shows You Love Watching For The Background Cars
It actually seems like the more unrealistic and nondescript the car is, the more likely we are to be enamored by them.
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Brush Up On Motorcycle Racing Techniques With Six-Time Isle Of Man Winner Geoff Duke In This 1960s Film: What's Streaming
Perhaps Duke's most important advice, as he himself labels it, is that a rider simply needs to "know his limitations and those of his machine."
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I Owned A Pontiac Aztek, And Honestly, I Think The Haters Missed Out
Hi, my name is Lalita Chemello and I'm a proud former Pontiac Aztek owner.
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Uber's Rising Rideshare Fares Aren't Helping Its Drivers With Inflation Or Rising Insurance Costs
Uber defended itself by saying the line item's rising percentage can be attributed to rising insurance costs. Studies show that's not really the whole story.
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What TV Shows Do You Love Watching For The Background Cars?
Your best mentions will be gathered for a special car-spotting TV guide of sorts later this week.
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These Are The Cars You Secretly Want To Own, But Are Afraid To Admit You Want
Welcome to the Jalopnik confessional.
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New AI That Detects Body Language At Las Vegas Crosswalks Likely Won't Help Prevent Pedestrian Deaths
Like every other surveillance-type AI-driven software, it was implemented in an area where the people paying taxes didn't vote for it or agree to it.
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American Drivers Think Speeding Is Okay Because Everyone Else Is Doing It
What's a little extra 5 or 10 mph on the clock?
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Climate Change Presented China With A New Potential Shipping Route For These Stressful Economic Times: The Arctic
It's not a route for the faint of heart.
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What's A Car You've Secretly Wanted To Own, But Are Afraid To Admit You Want?
Jalops, it's time to get personal.
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Michigan Police Arrest Man For Installing GPS Tracker On Woman's Vehicle During Modifications
Being a woman and having to interact with an industry most informed car people don't always trust is already a difficult task.
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