Rajasthan, India offering free Tata Nano in exchange for your sterilization

Filed under: Etc., India, Tata

2011 Tata Nano – Click above for high-res image gallery

According to a 2011 census, India has a population of 1,210,193,422 people. That’s 17.47 percent of the world’s population living on just 2.3 percent of the planet. The only place more crowded is a new In-N-Out at lunch time. Health officials in [...]

Italdesign Giugiaro launches free iPad app

Filed under: Design/Style

Famed coachbuilder and industrial design studio Italdesign Guigiaro has released a free app for the Apple iPad that tracks the history of this famous design house since its founding by Giorgetto Giuguaro in 1968.
The app features a brief introduction that runs along the timeline from 1968 to 2030, showing key moments in Italdesign’s [...]

Crazy Porsche Cayman wraps will win someone a free eduction

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Porsche, Design/Style

Porsche Italy has jumped into the art car scene with both feet by inviting young designers from the world over to come up with a vinyl wrap for the Cayman. The entries have already been pared down to 30 semi finalists, and registered users at DesignBoom.com can submit up [...]

Webchat: Discuss the free Chevrolet Volt home charging stations

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM

After Thursday’s announcement that up to 4,400 buyers of the Chevrolet Volt will be eligible to get a free 240-volt home charging station, General Motors will hold a live webchat later today at 11 am EDT. The chargers will some from ECOtality and Coulomb Technologies, so it only [...]

First 4,400 Volt owners could get free home charging stations

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery

When the Chevrolet Volt finally hits the market late this year, the U.S. Department of Energy will help out by providing free 240-volt home chargers for 4,400 early buyers. The chargers are made either by ECOtality (which will install 2,600 Volt chargers) [...]

Report: Toyota may replace rusty frames on 2000-2003 Tundra pickups for free

Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Toyota

Can you push a marble through a rusted-out hole in the frame of your 2000-2003 Toyota Tundra? If so, you may be eligible for a brand new frame courtesy of Toyota Motor Company. Toyota truck fanboy site Tundra Headquarters reports that the automaker is going a step beyond its original [...]