Nobody can say Westlake Park isn't being used. The city-owned park behind City Market on First and Orchard offers a skate park, a walking trail, a playground, and what has become the most popular attraction, a nine-hole disc golf course.

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The rapidly growing concerns over the reduction of carbon emissions coupled with highly volatile oil prices have forced the global automobile players to invest massive amounts into the development of advanced and better alternative fuel vehicles over the recent past.

Regarding "Time to scale back city manager's power?" by Patrick Rodgers: I have resided in this city for 51 years.

Image Gallery A raft of electric vehicle related news from the UK this week with Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota and BMW all getting a piece of the action.

The amount of the money flowing from Washington, D.C. into green car companies these days is pretty astonishing .

A few of The Auto Channel's rants from the past few months. Let us know what you think... You do know how to think, don't 'ya? info@theautochannel.com Is Obama Trying to Silence the Truth About Global Warming? New Car Shortage Coming - You Better Buy Now! Redux NO NEW GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BY 2014...Can It Be Done? Someone Other ...

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Training the Next Generation of Technicians for Future of Car Industry WBOY-TV "We know that these hybrid vehicles are going to be the wave of the future," Quarto explained, "so these instructors are here to train the next generation ... and more »

Japan is considering the introduction of noise-making devices for near-silent hybrid cars following safety fears from vision-impaired pedestrians. "Vision-impaired people feel that hybrid vehicles are dangerous", a transport ministry official told ...

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it would ramp up production of lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid vehicles, seeking to ride a wave of interest in fuel-efficient cars. Hitachi, seeking to recover from its biggest ever loss, aims to lift its ...

Redesigned Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Fusion, Volkswagen Jetta, Lexus RX350 Jump into Top 20 for 2009 IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2009; Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, a provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of the top 20 most-researched new-vehicles for the ...

DETROIT (AP) ? After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, the decline of sales slowed in June, offering hope to automakers that the bottom has been reached and more shoppers may slowly start returning to showrooms soon. Still, sales ...

TOKYO (AP)?-- Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars. Hitachi ...

The Grenda parallel hybrid and the Ventura series hybrid . Click to enlarge. The government of the state of Victoria has launched Australiaa TMs first hybrid-electric bus trial.

Japanese electronics products firm Hitachi will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to be made by General Motors in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars. According to an Associated Press ...

TORRANCE, Calif. (July 1, 2009) ? Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported half-year sales of 770,449 vehicles. TMS saw improvements in the second quarter, posting sales of 410,777 units, an increase 11.2 percent over the first ...

176,571 total deliveries down 33.6% compared with a year ago; Compared with May, 20 percent jump in cars, 13 percent boost in crossover deliveries 2009-07-01 -- DETROIT ? General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 176,571total vehicles ...

A federal tax credit is available for the 2009 Saturn Vue. The image is computer-generated. Courtesy of GM If you need a new car, start doing your homework, because a unique set of consumer incentives is heading your way.

Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ...

NSK has developed low-torque ball bearings featuring a 50-65 per cent improvement in frictional loss compared to conventional bearings. These were designed specifically for use in hybrid vehicles and the company expects annual sales to be worth more ...

AT&T expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 CNG vehicles as part of a $565 million, long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. AT&T?s investment represents the largest ...