Entries Tagged as 'california'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

BREAKING: California judge throws out lawsuit against automakers

Filed under: Government/Legal

You might recall about this time last year, California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit in Northern California’s U.S. District Court asserting that automakers selling vehicles in the Golden State were liable for the hundreds of millions of dollars of damages its products cause. That lawsuit, which named GM, Ford, Toyota, […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Two L.A. traffic engineers charged with sabotage, hacking traffic lights

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety

One way to get what you want when it comes to contentious negotiations with your employer is to throw them into disarray and then go on strike. Or, it could net you a trial, and if you’re lucky, a stay in the clink. Gabriel Murillo and Kartik Patel are going to […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

California set to sue EPA next week

Filed under: Government/Legal, Green
EPA standards govern vehicle emissions such as NOx and hydrocarbons. They are byproducts of combustion that can be balanced with engine tuning, such as ignition timing and fuel delivery. They can also be reduced through devices such as catalytic converters. Catalytic converters cause a chemical reaction that converts carbon monoxide into carbon […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ford aids California wildfire recovery effort (GM and Toyota too)

Filed under: Ford

Ford maintains a large operation in Irvine, California, which happens to be an area greatly affected by the recent Southern California wildfires. While Ford’s facilities are out of danger, many Southern Californians have lost their homes and are in need of assistance. Ford has sprung into action with a relief effort, much like […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ford aids California wildfire recovery effort (GM, Toyota and Honda too)

Filed under: Ford

Ford maintains a large operation in Irvine, California, which happens to be an area greatly affected by the recent Southern California wildfires. While Ford’s facilities are out of danger, many Southern Californians have lost their homes and are in need of assistance. Ford has sprung into action with a relief effort, much like […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ford aids California wildfire recovery effort (GM, Toyota, Honda and Chrysler too)

Filed under: Ford

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/world_news/Ford_and_GM_pitch_in_to_recovery_efforts_in_SoCal’; Ford maintains a large operation in Irvine, California, which happens to be an area greatly affected by the recent Southern California wildfires. While Ford’s facilities are out of danger, many Southern Californians have lost their homes and are in need of assistance. Ford has sprung into […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

2007 DARPA Urban Grand Challenge winds up

Filed under: Etc., Tech, Driving
click above image for more pics from the 2007 DARPA Urban Grand Challenge
Route 66 passes right through Victorville, California, which is also home to the Route 66 Museum. Much breathless prose has been expended on the joys of piloting your buggy down the Great Diagonal Way. Antithetical to getting your kicks […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ford settling class-action lawsuits related to rollovers

Filed under: SUVs, Government/Legal, Safety, Ford
FoMoCo is on the brink of settling a class-action lawsuit brought by owners claiming that Ford’s Explorer was prone to rolling over. The settlement covers approximately one million people in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas who’ve owned 1991 through 2001 Explorers.
Ford’s spokesperson, Kristen Kinley, believes that “the settlement is fair […]

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