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Is the Smart car tipping craze (tossing them into Dutch canals) the new European Anti-Eco Terrorism?

Smart You go and have a think about the headline for a while, but while you do let's define Smart Car Tipping.

It's sort of like American cow tipping except that it involves a smart car instead of a cow, and a canal or river, instead of a pasture.

Basically roving bands of drunk Dutch kids are picking the ultra light and ultra tiny smart cars in Amsterdam and throwing them into the nearby canals.

At least that what police in the Netherlands suspect is what's happening to all of the Smart cars that have been found suddenly water bound in the country.

Tesla Motors earns a profit after being in electric car biz for seven years

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Here are three important numbers that you may want to consider when reading this story:

7…that's how long it took California based electric car maker Tesla Motors to make a profit.

The company reported that it had earned $1 million on $20 million in revenue last month after shipping a record 109 Roadsters to customers who had pre-ordered the cars.

Cash for clunkers Senate vote passes $2 billion more in stimulus money

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The cash for clunkers bill Senate vote was 60-37 to approve the
measure already passed by the House which means that an additional $2
billion dollars will be allocated to the program as soon at the bill is
signed by President Obama.

The President plans to sign the legislation into law as soon as possible to prevent any potential interruption of the program.

John Hughes Movie Quotes: We’ll drive home backwards

Ferrari11 With the sudden and unexpected death of movie director John Hughes,
it did not take long to for fans to recall funny and familiar John
Hughes movie quotes.

Hughes, 59, died of a heart attack while taking a morning walk in Manhattan, according to the statement.

Cash for clunkers vote in Senate close to approving more funding as guidelines work

Cashforclunkers With the Senate close to a vote that would approve an additional $2 Billion dollars for the Cash for Clunkers program it is interesting to note that the average fuel economy increase under the program is 9.6 mpg or a 61% improvement from the cars being traded to the cars.

Average Fuel Economy

New vehicles Mileage:  25.3 MPG
Trade-in Mileage:  15.8 MPG.
Overall increase:  9.6 MPG.

The Cash for clunkers guidelines include:

Video 7-year-old drives car at 50 mph in Canada as dad encourages him to go faster

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It doesn't seem so funny this time.

 You may recall THIS story when a 7-year-old in Utah "borrowed" dad's car to skip church.

This time around the 7-year-old is driving the family Honda in Canada on a public road at over 50 mph.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler falls from stage in Sturgis while singing and promoting Dirico Motorcycles

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Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler was at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to promote his line of Dirico Motorcycles and to perform at the Buffalo Chip camp ground.

But during his performance the Rock 'n' Roll legend stumbled and fell from the catwalk while performing the song "Love In an Elevator."

According to the AP Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground said Tyler fell backward onto a couple of fans in the middle of what was a
record crowd. Security rushed to help him and the crowd
cheered when Tyler got back up.

Motortrend and Ford remake classic Pikes Peak Climb Dance movie with Marcus Gronholm

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Back in 1988 Jean Louis Mourey captured the beauty and terror of racing up Colorado's Pike's Peak in a modified rally car in what has become a classic short car film called Climb Dance.

The film documents the The annual Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado  which is the second oldest race in America.

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