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  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Houston: Only Two U.S. Cities Have More Dangerous Drivers

    As you head out for your commute, keep this cheery thought in mind: You are about to hand your life over to some of the most dangerous people around: other Houstonian drivers. Space City drivers are the third-most dangerous in the nation, according to another one of those pseudoscientific studies b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Walgreen's Electric-Car Charging Stations: The Rest Of the U.S. Is Catching Up To Houston

    Charge it up​We can't say we've exactly seen the electric-car charging stations at various Walgreen's around the town, but we'll take the company's word that they exist. And now the rest of the nation will be following in Houston's footsteps, as the drug giant expands the concept to more than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Houston to Lead the Way, Sort of, in Plug-In Electric Vehicles

    eVgoA charging station for a plug-in electric car​A new study of projected sales of plug-in electric vehicles shows Houston to be among the leading "early adopters" in the country, but far below places like California and New York. The study by Pike Research examined demographics, planned man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    "Green Houston" Hype Continues With "Green Gym"

    The Uneasiness of Being Green​We're not sure how much we're buying into all this Green Houston hype. We get that the juxtaposition of "oil capital" and "newfangled electric cars" can be irresistible to journalists, but it's not like we're getting rid of Pasadena or anything along the Ship Chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Electric Cars In Houston: There Will Be A Charging Station At Spec's!!

    Photo courtesy eVgoeVgo: Jes' juicin' up mah ride​Houston will be home to the nation's first electric vehicle charging ecosystem. Just what is an electric vehicle charging ecosystem? It's a network of charging stations for electric vehicles strategically setup across the Houston area. These c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Ford Jumping On Houston's Electric-Car Trend

    Horseless carriages that run on electricity?​Houston has been getting a lot of attention for its seeming devotion to the electric car -- or at least its demonstrated devotion to issuing plans about using electric cars -- and now Ford is jumping on the bandwagon.The company announced today it would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    EPA Gives Houston Big Grant To Boost Electric Cars And (Non-Electric) Bikes

    Dollars for clean-air initiatives​The Environmental Protection Agency has just announced it's giving a $423,000 grant to Houston to help the city boost its electric-car program.The city already has about two dozen charging stations downtown for the vehicles, and now can add more and also improve b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Unidentified Male, 47, Bayou Body Count No. 142

    No seatbelts and drinking -- not a good combination​Being drunk and not wearing a seatbelt is generally not a good idea while driving.And a Houston man faces intoxication manslaughter charges after he crashed his car on the West Loop North early Saturday, killing his passenger.Louis M. Morones, Jr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    "Safety Deaf" Toyota to Pay Record Fine

    ​Toyota announced today that it would pay the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $16 million to settle allegations that it kept quiet about safety defects on its cars. The penalty is the largest that the federal government has collected from a car company."Toyota could have contested t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    The Buzz Is Building, Somehow, For Houston And Its Alleged Love Of Electric Cars

    ​Earlier this month city officials announced they'll be buying more electric cars and also providing (temporarily) free charging stations for such vehicles downtown.The photo op seems to be paying off -- there seems to be the beginning of a small groundswell in the national media citing Houston as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Los Angeles Times Takes On Toyota's Acceleration Problems

    ​The Los Angeles Times published a lengthy story this weekend about unintended acceleration in Toyotas, something the Houston Press and Hair Balls have written about from time to time, starting with a cover story in April.The Times wrote the story in response to a highly publicized crash this summ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Feds Not So Sure About Toyota's Claims That Floor Mats Are The Problem With Priuses

    ​The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a statement yesterday indicating that problems of unintended acceleration in Toyotas might be caused by something more than faulty floor mats. The statement from the federal agency was a response to Toyota's claims, released on Tuesday, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2009

    1st Annual Community Green Fest

    The Last Organic Outpost shows KPFT some love

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    The Joys Of Forwarded E-Mail

    Ah, the joys of replying to forwarded e-mail.You get an e-mail forwarded to you from someone, you think you're replying to the guy who forwarded it but instead you're replying to the original sender. So your e-mail that says something like "This is the single most idiotic pitch from a PR person ever ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    Wild Rides

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    The Electric Car Is Alive And Kinda Well In Houston

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Culture

    January 17, 2008

    Drunk Mexicans and Specious Etymologies

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    We Like Patrice Pike

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2006

    We Like Patrice Pike

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Manned Vehicular Slaughter

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2006

    Kinky Talk

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2006

    Vroom with a View

    Between serious safety and environmental concerns, the Toyota Prius isn't the angel that everyone thinks it is.

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Veggie Tales

    An alternative to gasoline-based fuel gains traction in Houston

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
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    September 26, 2002
  • Film

    June 21, 2001

    In Fast Company

    Mindless racing flick still manages to burn rubber

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Plugged In

    Like little Energizer bunnies, electric-car proponents keep going and going and going

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Racetrack

    Houston Raceway Park

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000
  • News

    August 27, 1998

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