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Motorcycles Finally Go Green
Small startups are leading the way with electric motorcycles you can buy today, but the big companies are developing hybrids, e-motorcycles and even hydrogen-fuel-cell bikes.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d18d2df96a55e08bac05cddf3c11aacf&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d18d2df96a55e08bac05cddf3c11aacf&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=d18d2df96a55e08bac05cddf3c11aacf" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=MWJYAi.O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=MWJYAi.O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=I25CIv.o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=I25CIv.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=flPcic.o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=flPcic.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=iVZqH2.O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=iVZqH2.O" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/498328957" height="1" width="1"/>
Toronto Puts Zambonis on Ice
Electric-powered ice resurfacers are about as common as Jamaican ice skating champs, but they're starting to appear in Toronto and National Hockey League arenas. The iconic Zamboni may soon be a thing of the past.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3d8bef9539090f449723fbf174b2e204&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3d8bef9539090f449723fbf174b2e204&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=3d8bef9539090f449723fbf174b2e204" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=5zI2i3.O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=5zI2i3.O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=u5xO6e.o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=u5xO6e.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=PB6AE5.o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=PB6AE5.o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=qpo6Q6.O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=qpo6Q6.O" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/498042316" height="1" width="1"/>
How NORAD Tracks Santa
We get the inside scoop on how the guys with their eyes to the skies keep tabs on St. Nick.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41d485d2e3b04bef9cbfc12d20444974&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=41d485d2e3b04bef9cbfc12d20444974&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=41d485d2e3b04bef9cbfc12d20444974" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=LyK3O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=LyK3O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=QVkio"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=QVkio" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=0ZSwo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=0ZSwo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=YSptO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=YSptO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/493537655" height="1" width="1"/>
Toyota Goes Electric With a Hush-Hush Concept
Toyota will quietly unveil an electric concept car alongside the next-gen Prius at the Detroit auto show.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6499988ffac4cae81ca49b5245221ec2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6499988ffac4cae81ca49b5245221ec2&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=6499988ffac4cae81ca49b5245221ec2" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=WAIsO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=WAIsO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=Gy4ro"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=Gy4ro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=adwao"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=adwao" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=azqtO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=azqtO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/493450876" height="1" width="1"/>
Driving Christmas Home &mdash; 10 Outrageous Gifts for Gearheads
<img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/la_autoshow_0422_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Is the household gearhead driving (pun intended) you nuts incessantly blathering about the latest supercar? Try putting one of these sweet auto-related gifts under the tree to shut him up for 10 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Left: </strong>If you've already got a $1.5 million Reventon in the driveway, a $350 Lamborghini hoodie on your back and the $60 Lamborghini baseball cap on your head, the only thing you need to complete your collection are these $120 signature Christmas ornaments. Buy them and you'll truly be the man who has everything. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/la_autoshow_0500_t.jpg'></img>: <p>It won't make your cigars smell any better or taste any finer, but they'll look smokin' in this carbon-fiber&ndash;wrapped humidor from Ferrari. At a cool $1,000, just make sure you put something nicer than Swisher Sweets in it. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/la_autoshow_0595_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Nothing would look more debonair on a hot day than your crisply pressed shirt sleeve hangin' from your XKE with a pair of Leaping Jaguar cufflinks. They'll leap onto your wrist for less than a C-note. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/la_autoshow_0724_t.jpg'></img>: <p>You want to tear up the twisties in your 911 Cabriolet, but your wife says it's too cold to put the top down? No problem. Hand her this $900 Porsche leather jacket. It hugs curves better than your 911. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/_G7I1058_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Make an Audi addict out of your kid with this 1936 Auto Union Type C replica. This pint-sized pedal-powered racer has seven speeds and disc brakes just like your S3. And at 10 grand, it will introduce Junior to the high cost of German engineering. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/la_autoshow_0464_t.jpg'></img>: <p>If you can afford $350,000 for the Bentley Azure T, you've probably already got a pretty nice watch. But if you've got butter-soft leather under your butt and a jeweled gearshift in your hand, you might as well cough up the cost of a used Honda to put the Bentley watch on your wrist. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/piloti_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Michael Jordan wouldn't play ball in loafers, and Tiger Woods wouldn't tee off in Topsiders, so why are you wearing those stupid Crocs? For less than the cost of an oil change at the dealer, you can dance on the pedals in a pair of Piloti's Prototipo driving shoes. If they're good enough for the guys racing at Le Mans, they're good enough for you. </p> <p><em>Photo courtesy Piloti</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/ducati_t.jpg'></img>: <p>The last thing you want to do when signing the deal for your Ducati Desmosedici is break out a Bic. Reach for this finely tuned writing instrument from Tibaldi. Yes, $850 is a lot for a pen, but if you're spending $72,000 for a motorcycle, you probably don't care. </p> <p><em>Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com</em></p> <img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_cargifts/660e_t.jpg'></img>: <p>Now that you've bought your Lamborghini ornaments, Ferrari humidor, Ducati pen and other trinkets, you want something cooler than a shopping bag to carry them in. Check out this $350 Team Lotus leather duffel from Caracalla Bagaglio. It won't make you as fast as Jim Clark, but then he probably carried his driving shoes in a canvas bag.</p> <p><em>Photo courtesy Lotus</em></p><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4164a56f8d076c76f7e2ccb2b4edef58&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4164a56f8d076c76f7e2ccb2b4edef58&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=4164a56f8d076c76f7e2ccb2b4edef58" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=rnMQO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=rnMQO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=qAtro"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=qAtro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=NN6ko"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=NN6ko" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=JLB9O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=JLB9O" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/492845634" height="1" width="1"/>
10 Cool Cars We Want Now
Automakers are notorious for showing off amazing concept cars then hemming and hawing about building them. We're sick of being teased and want these cars now.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a571309af4c842857225f0604b47c56a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a571309af4c842857225f0604b47c56a&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=a571309af4c842857225f0604b47c56a" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=qkGvO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=qkGvO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=Ifg9o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=Ifg9o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=T27yo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=T27yo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=4zpgO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=4zpgO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/492723025" height="1" width="1"/>
Danish Supercar Sports 1,104 Horsepower
Danish boutique automaker Zenvo's new ST1 redefines "excessive." The turbocharged supercar accelerates superfast (over 60 mph in three seconds) and the company claims it'll go into production next year.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f230257a4ae885ff2a2e8ce0ee673db2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f230257a4ae885ff2a2e8ce0ee673db2&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=f230257a4ae885ff2a2e8ce0ee673db2" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=YZG3O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=YZG3O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=AZkVo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=AZkVo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=RnvOo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=RnvOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=JTAXO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=JTAXO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/489075418" height="1" width="1"/>
An Apple-Flavored Car Design From Britain
If Steve Jobs designed a car, it might look something like the autonomous shape-shifting runabout that Anthony Jannarelly dreamed up.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f0ebd4cd8825da1807974368790a3e33&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f0ebd4cd8825da1807974368790a3e33&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=f0ebd4cd8825da1807974368790a3e33" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=kga8O"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=kga8O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=VZZho"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=VZZho" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=aaa0o"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=aaa0o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=kazgO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=kazgO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/488797150" height="1" width="1"/>
GM Puts the Volt's Engine Factory on Hold
General Motors says its finances are so bleak it has no choice, but it says the Volt's development continues as planned.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fb2df4cc1fb9d3723cf3e3aef1252f0f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fb2df4cc1fb9d3723cf3e3aef1252f0f&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=fb2df4cc1fb9d3723cf3e3aef1252f0f" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=H1tNO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=H1tNO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=pFYGo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=pFYGo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=fW8fo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=fW8fo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=R5vPO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=R5vPO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/488081159" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama Has One Chance to Get Infrastructure Spending Right
The president-elect has promised to spend billions repairing the nation's crumbling infrastructure. He must move cautiously, because he'll only get one shot.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8192ba674df7e3378e3e587a956e0c3c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8192ba674df7e3378e3e587a956e0c3c&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=8192ba674df7e3378e3e587a956e0c3c" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=QEeCO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=QEeCO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=FLFxo"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=FLFxo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=hr9Ro"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=hr9Ro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?a=4tbpO"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~f/wired/cars/coolwheels?i=4tbpO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/cars/coolwheels/~4/488081161" height="1" width="1"/>

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Used Cars For Sale On Ebay
There are thousands of used cars for sale on eBay every single day. In fact, eBay Motors is the most profitable sales division on eBay and naturally there are many entrepreneurs who are interested in jumping into this market. For instance, eBay claims it sells an SUV every nine seconds and is the biggest online car dealer in America, exceeding the traditional car companies. In fact, there are 15 million cars sold over the Internet each year - and growing. The recent rapid growth of the consignment business model has made the used car market even more enticing.

Many sellers are able to sell cars they have never even seen and with no more risk than the cost of the auction listing. Some negotiators even persuade the car owner to pay for the ad, thereby risking no more than their time. The biggest single issue for this business model is the trust of prospective buyers. After all, paying thousands or tens of thousands of dollars for a car sight unseen is an awesome leap of faith. Even buying for a plane ticket to go see a car before paying causes buyers to be uncomfortable.

The best way sellers can overcome this fear is to use an escrow service. The one chosen by eBay is Escrow.com, which handles eBay auctions in the US and Canada. An escrow service acts as a neutral third party. In an exchange of merchandise, the buyer sends his money to Escrow.com and the seller ships the product to the buyer. The buyer usually has two days to inspect his purchase, and if he is happy, he notifies the excrow company who releases the money to the seller, minus its fee.

If the buyer is dissatisfied, he returns the undamaged merchandise to the seller, and after the seller receives his merchandise back (in satisfactory condition), the escrow company returns the buyer's money. Thus both sides in the transaction are protected. The buyer almost always pays the fees for this, although sometimes buyer and seller split the cost. Escrow.com has created its "Vehicle Services Division" specifically for dealing with the used cars, trucks, SUVs and almost anything else with wheels and a motor. The buyer can have a 160 point inspection performed before agreeing to the purchase.

This is an inexpensive service and certainly will save the buyer any headaches.

• The buyer pays a $125 fee that is non-refundable
• The seller is contacted and the inspection is carried out
• The buyer receives

  
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  a report

• The buyer chooses to go ahead with the purchase - or not

The buyer may return his vehicle if he isn't happy and sometimes buyers and sellers work out partial payment agreements, the buyer being satisfied with some parts of the transaction, but not with others. If a dispute arises, it is settled by the American Arbitration Association. The fee for this service is:

• $0 - $7,500 = value of vehicle: $125
• $7,500.01 to $15,000: $170
• $15,000.01 to $30,000: $200
• $30,000.01 to $50,000: $275
• $50,000+ = 6% of the value

Escrow.com also offers a service that will ship cars almost anywhere in the world and will gather an auto history report to inform sellers if their new chariot has been salvaged or stolen, suffered flood or hail damage, been in a fire or accident, has had an odometer rollback or has been used as a police car, a rental or a taxi. Anyone considering offering used cars for sale on eBay would be well advised to thoroughly learn the services available through Escrow