Americans Of All Political Affiliation Support Electic Car Movement

A recent poll by The Electrification Coalition (EC) suggested that Americans are high on electric cars no matter what side of the political fence they ride on. Not much of a surprise after the huge Gulf oil spill, but a big reversal from the past election where we heard the chant by idiots of "Drill baby, drill!" every other news story.

With plenty of camcorder recordings of the trouble in the Gulf to push people towards cleaner fuel options even the EC is surprised at the results of the poll.

"The results of this poll surprised even us," EC President Robbie Diamond said. "Regardless of party affiliation, the American people are in favor of a national plan to deploy electric vehicles and infrastructure, starting in cities selected in a competitive process. Typical Americans have seen firsthand the consequences of our addiction to oil, and they not only understand the enormous potential of electric vehicles, but have made it clear that they will support policymakers who lead on this issue."

Among other results, the poll showed that:
-- Electric cars are seen favorably by majorities across party, ideology,
and education level.
-- Voters believe electric cars will lead to increased security, more
jobs, and a cleaner environment.
-- Voters support using tax credits, loan guarantees and other incentives
to create a system for building and recharging electric cars.
-- Voters overwhelmingly prefer a candidate who supports the proposal to
employ temporary, targeted incentives to deploy electric vehicles in
select geographic areas.
-- Of particular appeal in the plan was its ability to test the
deployment of electric vehicles in select areas instead of an
immediate full national rollout, and immediate credits to offset costs
of electric vehicles.
-- The more voters heard about these proposals, the more they supported
them.

Become a Smart New Car Buyer

Buying a new car is a pain. It's a lot of work usually if you care to take any time at all into comparison shopping. Sure you can just buy the car that looks great, or the one you can afford, but there are so many other aspects to buying a car that should be looked into. Unless you are a grease monkey you probably don't have the faintest clue as to what is good about a car while you know all about weight loss drinks. Especially if it is one of the first you have ever bought. That is why some tips are in order.

Here are 4 Steps to becoming a better New Car Buyer. These steps are simple and quite helpful. If you need more just follow the link and there is much more to find on the impossible task of figuring out which car is right for your taste, budget, and sensibilities.

2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Review

Man there are a lot of new crossovers/SUVs this year aren't there? Well...I guess that is what most people are interested in so may as well keep them coming with the 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD. This one is supposed to crossover more to the side of the station wagon than the sporty side of things I guess if that makes any more sense than a fat burner in a sumo wrestling cap.

Volvo's XC60 is a crossover sport utility that leans more toward the station wagon side of things than the SUV side. By that I mean Volvo used its considerable wagon experience to craft the XC60 rather than sharing some of Ford's Explorer experience (Volvo was a part of Ford when the XC 60 was designed). That's a good thing.

For years, Volvo wagons have led the market. Adding all-wheel drive to the equation only adds to their practicality without reducing their overall appeal. The price is higher than a Toyota Highlander, for example, but the luxury part of the equation is also higher, making it almost worth the sticker. Full review

2010 MAZDASpeed3 Sport 5-Door Review

What kind of name is this for a vehicle? Did I miss a space in the title? Nope. This thing is called the Mazdaspeed3. This isn't exactly a new line, but it is an upgraded version that was released earlier in 2009 with the 2010 label on it. Say that and apidexin reviews 10 times fast.

The newest iteration of the Mazda 3 had an early model-year 2010 debut in 2009. It was significantly upgraded and restyled, but there was no immediate Mazdaspeed version. These things take time - and so the Mazdaspeed 3 is now available.

As before, it builds from the standard hatchback model, taking its exterior styling in an even sportier direction, upgrading the interior, and re-tuning the suspension to take advantage of the improved unibody structure. The engine is the familiar 2.3-liter turbocharged, intercooled, and direct fuel-injected four-cylinder of the last version, with a number of detail improvements for drivability and fuel economy. Power output is unchanged -- at 263 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque, changes were not exactly needed. Transmission is anything you want, as long as it's a six-speed manual. This is a car for the involved driver, and it is a car that rewards involvement. With quick steering, a sensitive clutch, and massive low-end torque, it demands that attention is paid to driving, and rewards in kind. full review

America's 100 Deadliest Highways

Nothing worse than knowing that the highway you travel every morning is a raging death trap is it? Well...I guess if you have made it long enough to sell used books, then it can't be that bad now can it?

The Daily Beast looked at five years of accident data, courtesy of the National Highway Safety Administration, from nearly 250 stretches of interstate highways to find out which roads are the most deadly, mile-for-mile.

Each interstate was broken into stretches within a single state. The Daily Beast measured fatal accidents, rather than total fatalities, which was then divided by the number of miles of that stretch. And any ties that may appear on these raw numbers driving these rankings are only because of rounding.

Here's the top 20:

#1, I-95, Florida
#2, I-76, New Jersey
#3, I-4, Florida
#4, I-15, California
#5, I-10, California
#6, I-59, Louisiana
#7, I-94, Illinois
#8, I-93, Massachusetts
#9, I-95, Delaware
#10, I-55, Tennessee
#11, I-12, Louisiana
#12, I-81, West Virginia
#13, I-35, Texas
#14, I-45, Texas
#15, I-75, Florida
#16, I-80, California
#17, I-64, Missouri
#18, I-10, Arizona
#19, I-95, New Jersey
#20, I-80, New Jersey

Toyota Recalls Continue To Hurt Sales

Obviously, we all expected Toyota to have a bit of a decline on their sales after the highly publicized recalls last year. According to the most recent Cars.com Consumer Lead Index, Toyota's recalls continue to have a negative impact on sales activity. Leads for Toyota vehicles overall declined close to 5 percent year over year on Cars.com, and interest in the brand's vehicles continues to slip month over month. The Toyota RAV4 topped the list of vehicles experiencing the largest month over month irvingia type decline in leads, followed closely by the Camry.

"While the Toyota trend is somewhat expected, what's more interesting is the fact that Honda has seen a significant decline as well," said Cars.com Editor in Chief Patrick Olsen. "Honda execs mentioned that they felt there might be some consumer backlash towards Japanese manufacturers as a result of the Toyota recalls and that certainly could be at play here."

2010 Honda Crosstour EX-L Review

A Honda Accord with 4-doors. Honda has gone all out to create a different kind of crossover with the Crosstour EX-L. Honda says the 2010 Crosstour "combines the sophisticated refinement of a premium sedan with versatile aspects from an SUV to create an entirely distinct concept within the crossover segment." Yes, yet another crossover, and yet another type of crossover. It's the crossover for people who don't want a crossover, or at least one that looks like every other crossover.

It looks a little different than most other crossovers. Do we even know what a crossover is anymore? I know I don't. Apprently this is one, but doesn't really want to be one, but it is one anyways. Don't make yourself need the best under eye wrinkle cream staying up at nights pondering this question. full review.