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Car-use semiconductor market estimated to pass $18 billion in 2008
Tuesday 26 September 2006 – 04:16
The semiconductor market for car-use applications will total $18.14 billion in 2008, up from $15.14 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%, according to statistics from Strategy Analytics.
Car-use LCD panel quotes said to fall to new low
Tuesday 29 November 2005 – 04:10
Quotes for 7" car-use panels have fallen to $30, with certain large-size panel makers from Taiwan offering quotes even lower than that, according to industry sources.
Good and Bad news for the Electric Car
Tuesday 21 October 2008 – 11:00 in Consumer Electronics
While a Chinese company reveals its sub-$6,000 solar-electric car, Tesla fires 90 percent of its Detroit operations.
Aptera's sub-$30K, 300 mpg car will be here in 2009
Tuesday 18 December 2007 – 11:40 in Consumer Electronics
Today, a California car maker named Aptera Motors officially took the wraps off of two new car models which offer crazy fuel economy. The first model will arrive in Q4 2008 as an all-electric vehicle with a maximum range of 120 miles priced below $30,000
Affordable 150 MPG Car Coming Soon
Friday 27 June 2008 – 03:20
Budapest (Hungary) - You wouldn't expect the country of Hungary to be an automotive powerhouse, but it strongly desires to be the green car capital of the world.

Articles & reviews

Are Luxury Car GPSes Worth The Price?*
Friday 7 July 2006 – 05:11
Bruce Gain explores the world of GPS receivers from tiny portables to the ones built into fancy cars. You'll be surprised at some of his conclusions.
Rolling your own Car PC*
Thursday 22 June 2006 – 05:03
In-Car PCs are something you generally see fitted into the Humvees of the rich and famous, allowing them to play MP3s, navigate via GPS and watch movies all in one neat package. However with a bit of do-it-yourself work, you too can have a CarPC!
Play Your iPod In The Car*
Tuesday 19 December 2006 – 05:56
You can get tiny FM transmitters that sound good, mid-size transmitters with better quality, or full-size combination transmitters and charging units, where the convenience and quality is worth the price. But iPods have the advantage, because the sound quality from a dock connector is noticeably better than that from a transmitter that plugs into the headphone jack.
Nissan says cellphones could nuke car keys*
Saturday 26 May 2007 – 12:54
Japanese automaker Nissan is warning customers that cellphones could disable the car keys on two of its sedans. ...
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