The Solar Car Challenges A solar car is an electric car that is powered by solar panels. Photovoltaic cells convert sun into energy. Are solar cars ready for primetime? Probably not for most of us. That is, unless you you are ready to shell out $117,000 plus tax. If that’s not a problem, you might […]

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Chongqing ChangAn Auto Sales Up 82% China’s Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Ltd (SHE:200625) has announced that sales were up 82% in July, from a year ago. They sold 107,863 units of vehicles in the month of July. ChangAn Motors of Chongqing, China, ranks 4th among the “Big Five” automakers in China. The other four are: […]

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Cash For Clunkers Website And Obama Owns Your Computer! If you’re interested in participating in the Cash For Clunkers program, be aware of the Cars.gov website. Glenn Beck has revealed that the government can track you if you agree to the privacy statement, while you make the transaction online. For example, the dealer goes online to […]

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Putting The Fast In Fast Food Which fast food drive-thru is the fastest? Which one has the best overall drive-thru performance? A 2008 Quick Service Drive-thru Performance Study by Insula Research gives the details. This is also published in QSRmagazine.com. Here are the 2008 rankings: FASTEST 1.  Wendy’s 2.  Bojangles’ 3.  Burger King 4.  Taco Bell 5.  […]

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Stimulate The National Economy: Get Cash For Foreign Cars Cash for clunkers information. Find a car dealer and trade in your clunker and get credit for $3500 or $4500. Angela Merkel tried her “wreck rebate” plan. Now the United States and Britain are trying similar programs. The “cash for clunker” program will cost American taxpayers […]

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Global Economic Crisis Is Changing Consumer Attitudes While government officials of countries mostly favor free trade, a growing number of national consumers have mixed emotions about free trade. As unemployment rates grow at accelerated rates, consumers are looking at imports in a different light. A recent survey conducted by the Nielsen Company revealed that almost half […]

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Beans Good For Prevention Of Diseases Beans, beans good for your heart. The more you eat… Well, you know the rest. The children rehearsing this rhyme must have been medical experts. More than one study has proven this theory to be true. Want to lose weight, but don’t want the exercise routine? Eating baked beans […]

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World’s Top Steel Producers Are Feeling The Squeeze The global meltdown has affected top companies all over the world. The steel industry is starting to feel the harsh effects of a souring world economy. In the previous years, steel companies have consolidated, in order to combat a fragmented steel market. It appears that even this is […]

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Fourteen States Have Banned Texting While Driving Do you text while you are driving? Don’t you think that it’s a dangerous habit? Many think it is dangerous, and at least 14 states are banning this habit. And this is attracting some controversy. States with the text messaging ban by 2010: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, […]

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Dealing With Unexpected Expenditures A recent Gallup Poll is suggesting that 32%, or roughly one-third of Americans are spending less, and plan to continue this frugal habit in the years ahead. This is the half empty half full glass outlook. Is the glass half empty or half full? Is the economic situation more complicated than […]

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