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AAA unveils battery-charging trucks for stranded EVs

The American Automobile Association has unveiled an example of its new roadside-assistance truck, which is capable of recharging batteries for stranded drivers of electric vehicles. AAA first announced the plan in June, and the first truck was shown on Monday at the Plug-In 2011 electric-vehicle conference in Raleigh, N.C. It uses Green Charge Networks technology and has a removable lithium-ion battery pack that allows for mobile charging.

FCA issues warning on logbook loans

VULNERABLE people who use their car as security to take out a loan are finding themselves squeezed even harder financially and even threatened, the City regulator has found. The Financial Conduct Authority warned it will put firms offering logbook loans out of action if they do not "dramatically" improve their standards, after finding evidence of poor behaviour including little or no affordability checks being carried out and some applicants being encouraged to manipulate details of their income. It said lenders are failing to properly spell out exactly how expensive such debts will be, with the true cost often masked by an emphasis on "low" weekly repayments and key terms and conditions buried in small print.

Pagani Huayra: Geneva 2012

Pagani Huayra Geneva 2012 Horacio Pagani brought along a white Huayra and an all carbon special edition Pagani Huayra to Geneva. We’ve moaned that Pagani isn’t being completely straight with the progress of the Huayra to market and, it seems, less than willing to address many of the concerns – even from those who’ve ordered the Huayra. Still, Geneva is a motor show and supercars are the stars of motor shows, none more so than the Pagani Huayra.