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Portugal commits to the Electric Car

Renault Electric Car [ad#ad-1] Portugal has today committed to building 1,300 recharging stations around the country by 2011, in a deal agreed with Renault to supply Electric Cars (EV). This is a further indication of the global rush to go green, with ‘carbon’ taxes and ‘carbon’ incentives sprouting from the desks of politicians throughout the West. But how logical is this phenomenon, and is it a fools errand, based on dubious facts’?

Cuba loosens some limits on selling cars

For decades, driving down the streets of Cuba was like entering an automotive time warp. The streets are full of cars from the 1950s, and there's virtually nothing modern. But with an announcement by President Raul Castro last week, the strict rules are going to be relaxed a bit, and Cubans and foreign residents now have the right to buy and sell cars made after 1959.

One Lap of the Web: Maserati renders, VW e-Up beat boxin' and GM's reorganization

The Maserati Bora was produced between 1971 and 1978. Yesterday it was brought back by ace render artist Alex Imnadze at World Car Fans. The profile of the render looks a bit like the McLaren 12C, but the nose is all Maserati.