Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’
Click and Clack: The ins and outs of low-profile tires
Thursday, March 17th, 2011Dear Tom and Ray:
I bought a used 2007 Nissan Maxima SE last June. I love my car! The problem is the tires. I knew nothing about “low profile” tires until after I bought the car, and now that they have been brought to my attention, I have done a little research. Among other problems with the low profiles, they handle poorly in snow and ice. I live in the Boston area, so snow and ice are a common occurrence in the winter. I was wondering if there is a way to replace my wheels and tires to be able to put regular tires on the car. Could it be as simple as switching to the tires that run on the SL model? Thank you for any input. — Leigh (more…)
Electric charging firms plugging into public money
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011By Julie Wernau
Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — When politicians tout the benefits of public subsidies for electric vehicles, the argument inevitably comes down to two words: Chicken. Egg.
It works like this: Consumers won’t buy electric vehicles without somewhere to charge them. But no one will build charging stations without electric vehicles to use them.
To solve this quandary, local governments and the federal government have pumped millions of dollars of public subsidies into building charging stations. (more…)
