The small two-seater cabriolet Tesla Roadster has recently published a list of accessories for its electric sports model.

Within the main accessories include $ 12,000, about 9041 euros it costs a new battery pack. While the package with electric Bluetooth connectivity, Sirius satellite radio yHomelink for garage doors, about $ 3.000.Se expected to increase prices of accessories for its entry into Europe, as was done with the entrance of the car to Europe .

Since yesterday and until January 25 Detroit Hall opens its doors to the world of the engine. The characteristic of this issue has been cost containment by manufacturers, as this exhibition comes at the most difficult times for manufacturers. For this reason, few novelties presented at the American Chamber in comparison to other years.

Among the new models are the Honda Insight, the new generation of the Mercedes E Class and Volvo S60 Concept prototype.

Toyota presented its car for the 2009 Formula 1 season. The unveiling of the TF109, was held yesterday and as the Japanese company expected to make the step to enable them to fight for the positions of the head once and for all.

The new Toyota is radically different from its predecessor, as happens with all models of teams due to major changes in the rules.

Timo Glock and Jarno Trully will be holding the pilots, while Kamui Kobayashi will be the tester.

The Lexus luxury brand, will launch in the middle of next year HS Lexus 250h hybrid model 2010 with a full hybrid and hybrid technology Synergy. Possibly with a 2.4 petrol with an electric motor.

The technical details of this car has not been made public, since its official launch is expected in the year’s Detroit show entrante.Lexus is a trademark of the Japanese Toyota that began in 1989 under the premise of quality, comfort and reliability.

Often work that awaits the Australian police after a driver will take this picture of a motorcyclist who was at 100 km / board his motorcycle (obviously) on the highway in the eastern area of Kew. In addition to excessive speed, another detail that threatens to Australian citizens, is the fact that the driver was tied to a grill with your body and from the grid it was on his face possibly hindering much its visibility.

Saturday was closed the 2009 Dakar rally, and yesterday the parade through the streets of Buenos Aires, the delivery of trophies and podium ceremony. With just two minutes ahead of his teammate Miller, de Villiers won the victory of the fourteenth stage sentenced leaving the race.

Villiers is the first driver that expires in the new location of the raid, giving the victory to Volkswagen for the first time and the first to win with a diesel engine car traveling the 227 kilometers set in particular.
What remains for us to know is whether, after an absolute victory, remain interested in the Volkswagen Dakar, or focus on other objectives such as the WRC.
Ranking 14th stage:

1. Giniel de Villiers Volkswagen 1h35: 43
2. Leonid Novitskiy BMW + 2
3. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan + 17
4. Joan Roma Mitsubishi + 38
5. Guerlain Chicherit BMW + 50
6. Mark Miller Volkswagen + 6:39

Overall Classification:

1. Giniel de Villiers Volkswagen 48h10: 57
2. Mark Miller Volkswagen + 8:59
3. Robby Gordon Hummer + 1h46: 15
4. Erik Ivar Tollefsen Nissan + 6h04: 34
5. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan + 6h37: 49
6. Dieter Depping Volkswagen + 8h43: 29

The American multinational company Coca Cola Company will increase this year to 327 the number of hybrid delivery trucks that are in staffing. Today the firm boasts 142 hybrid vehicles circulating and making deals with a significant financial savings, the corporation says that about 30% less fuel and almost 90% less CO2 emissions.

With the addition of 185 more units, Coca Cola has become the global company that uses hybrid vehicles for transportation.

Hybrid units of Coca Cola is based in tandem + diesel electric generator, using 340-volt batteries to feed the second. In this way, apart from reducing costs, Coca Cola wants to position itself as a company to improve its eco-image.

There are other brands that have entered the “hybrid distribution” as the UPS courier company which has about 50 trucks for distribution at close range and to assume, according to their calculations, an annual saving of 160,000 liters of fuel and almost half a million kilograms of CO2.

The old company that gave life to the famous New York taxi, Checker Motors, went bankrupt after 87 years of life.

During those years, the company produced special vehicles for taxis and some police cars, while several models in production for decades. Although long (more than 30 years) not only produced a taxi, Checker, was responsible for making body parts for Ford, GM and Chrysler. Certainly the crisis facing the Big Three is what led to the bankruptcy Checker.

Great loss for New Yorkers, who are left without the company that practically started the business of taxis in the city, thanks to their cars manufactured.