Auto dealers are tossing around more competitive hybrid financing and leasing offers, as the gasoline-electric segment continues to mature.

According to R.L. Polk & Co, hybrid vehicle registrations were up 38 percent in 2007 compared to 2006 numbers. This means that with 350,289 new hybrids on roads, gasoline-electric car shoppers will soon see a healthy used hybrid marketplace affected by all the laws of supply and demand.However, AutoleaseDirect.com Principal Jerry Thompson suggests consumers shouldn't hold their breathe for any spectacular hybrid deals.

"Hybrids are holding their residual values at a higher percentage than non-hybrids," Thompson says, attributing the recent surge in hybrid interest to lower payments and increased consumer demand.

Additionally, rising gasoline prices may have an even more profound affect on the new and used hybrid marketplace. Swapalease.com, which claims to be the world's largest automotive lease marketplace, says it is seeing a greater number of hybrid vehicle listings and more hybrid lease transfers since the beginning of 2008. AAA data shows the national average for regular unleaded fuel has risen steadily each month since then. Post automakers will continue to increase hybrid production this year, as even older models such as the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango SUVs are getting alternative powertrain.

Tummy Shield Photos: www.tummyshield.com.au

According to a recent study by the University of Michigan, if all pregnant women wore a car seatbelt, approximately 200 fetuses could be saved each year and an estimated 370 fetuses die as a result of car crashes each year in the United States. However, stretching a seat belt across a growing abdomen is not the easiest job, nor is the belt comfortable across your tummy. A team of Australian engineers has come up with a novel seat belt especially for pregnant women. Unlike traditional seat belts which fit across the abdomen, the Tummy Shield is designed to be worn around the thighs, therefore protecting the abdomen from trauma resulting from a car collision...
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\r\nYou don’t just save the environment driving the Tesla Roadster; you look damn good doing it! Join the star studded launch of the Tesla flagship store of West LA where celebs plugged in to see if Tesla chairmen Elon Musk could make lighting strike twice. We might just have a winner here considering the blastoff from 0-60 in 3.9 seconds with absolutely zero emissions! This high performance one hundred percent electric car is the world’s cure to our pain and suffering with the oil fiasco flooding our lives with misery. With serious eye-popping performance no doubt Tesla will save the environment & restore your well-deserved position in The Good Life. Mother earth is shedding a tear, Father Sky will breathe clean air once again, and you just leaped from normal to extraordinary! \r\n

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At this years Bodensee Tuning World, dental clerk Daniela Grimm has been Crowned Miss Tuning and will act as an ambassador for the tuning scene over the next 12 months. click below for more photos and click below for more photos and an unbelievable calendar...

2008 Miss Tuning Calender

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You want CD quality sound from your iPod® directly to your factory radio? No problem! Go ahead and iPod your GM and install USA Spec's PA11-GM iPod interface and listen to your music through your car's speakers. You can access and control song selection, and up to five different playlists right from the radio, including shuffle mode. Your factory head unit also displays your playlist number as a disc number (1 through 5) and song number (track 1 through 99), just like a CD changer. So there is no need to tinker with the iPod while you're driving, you can stow your iPod in a hidden location and enjoy hours of music. Even if you're off on a long journey, the PA11-GM will keep your iPod charged. This factory car stereo adapter is compatible to select GM factory radios. [SOURCE: al-eds.com FIND OUT MORE>>]