Autos
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Johammer's motorcycle of the future could also power your home
Dec 10, 2016 6:17 am - There is no thrum of a Ducati or familiar rumble that made Harley Davidson famous. Only a whine from the electric motor that increases linearly as you rush for the horiz...
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Car club calendarDec 09, 2016 5:01 am - Shows, swap meets Feb. 19: 26th annual Buick-Olds-Pontiac-Cadillac Swap Meet and Car Corral, Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road. Hosted by the Chicagoland...
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GM's ready to lose $9,000 a pop and chase electric car boomDec 04, 2016 5:00 am - General Motors Co. stands to lose as much as $9,000 on every Chevrolet Bolt that leaves a showroom once the all-electric subcompact starts rolling out. Sounds crazy, but...
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Show-stopper seen through the showroom windowNov 28, 2016 10:00 pm - Last weekend, I attended the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show in Rosemont where I talked to the owner of the vehicle featured here today. In my column for this Su...
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Triumphs and tales motor on through the decadesNov 26, 2016 10:00 pm - I happened upon these two interesting Corvettes and talked with the owners at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals last weekend in Rosemont. Kent Hussey graduated high ...
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Electric skateboards and beyond: testing the commute of the futureNov 26, 2016 5:00 am - Americans could soon witness a revolution in public transportation infrastructure. In New York alone, a new subway line is nearly ready to open, and plans are afoot for ...
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Cop's family happens to like fast carsNov 21, 2016 5:00 am - When a burly young man buys a high-revving muscle car new, the last thing he wants is mom hanging around. Bad-boy visions of peeling away in a plume of tire-squealing sm...
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Volkswagen to shed 30,000 jobs, cutting costs after scandal
Nov 18, 2016 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen announced plans Friday to cut 30,000 jobs in a wide-ranging restructuring of its namesake brand as it tries to recover from a scanda...
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Twice the fun, and work, as a typical project carNov 14, 2016 5:00 am - With heart pumping, Gary Uhlman rang the doorbell again. He was just a block away from his parent's home and about to find out if he'd be leaving with a 1968 Chevrolet C...
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Review: For real-life roads, Ford's Focus is still sharp
Nov 13, 2016 6:22 am - As a young journalist, I thrilled at invitations from automobile manufacturers to drive exotic cars in exotic locations. But there always was a troubling disconnect. We ...