/tags/cars Cars en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:59:00 GMT /youth-reporting-institute/2024-11-26/asphalt-oceans-how-durhams-roads-designed-deadly Every 15 days, someone is killed on Durham’s roads. Max Tendler talked to pedestrians at busy Durham intersections to see how they felt walking around the city without a car. Then, she spoke with the people designing plans to make Durham safer. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:59:00 GMT /youth-reporting-institute/2024-11-26/asphalt-oceans-how-durhams-roads-designed-deadly Max Tendler /show/due-south/2023-12-14/the-state-of-electric-vehicles-in-north-carolina With the number of electric vehicles on the road increasing year after year, we check in on the state of EVs. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:31:49 GMT /show/due-south/2023-12-14/the-state-of-electric-vehicles-in-north-carolina Jeff Tiberii, Erin Keever /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road The North Carolina Senate wants to change the state’s “move over” traffic laws to protect people stranded on the roadside. Tue, 09 May 2023 20:12:05 GMT /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road Colin Campbell /business-economy/2023-03-08/wolfspeed-siler-city-plant-surge-electric-vehicles The $5 billion Siler City plant, announced last year, will make silicon carbide wafers, which are the building blocks of semiconductors. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:09:41 GMT /business-economy/2023-03-08/wolfspeed-siler-city-plant-surge-electric-vehicles Bradley George /science-technology/2022-10-25/ncstate-researchers-simulations-improve-driverless-car-safety Merging onto an interstate is old hat for experienced drivers. But how do you teach that skill to a computer-driven autonomous vehicle? Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:40:21 GMT /science-technology/2022-10-25/ncstate-researchers-simulations-improve-driverless-car-safety Bradley George /education/2015-02-10/fayetteville-tech-teaches-future-mechanics-to-fix-next-generation-cars Tinkering with the family car used to be good training for getting a job at a body shop or a garage. But the vehicles rolling off assembly lines these… Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:45:58 GMT /education/2015-02-10/fayetteville-tech-teaches-future-mechanics-to-fix-next-generation-cars Leoneda Inge /business-economy/2014-06-23/nc-has-highest-bill-for-check-engine-lights Drivers in North Carolina pay more when the check engine light comes on than motorists in other states. That's according to a survey from the organization… Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:58:03 GMT /business-economy/2014-06-23/nc-has-highest-bill-for-check-engine-lights Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2014-06-18/driving-the-american-dream The 1957 Chevy was once the American Dream on wheels. It represented the easy life with backyard barbecues in suburban neighborhoods. But over time, its… Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:45:22 GMT /arts-culture/2014-06-18/driving-the-american-dream Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-06-18/driving-the-american-dream The 1957 Chevy was once the American Dream on wheels. It represented the easy life with backyard barbecues in suburban neighborhoods. But over time, its… Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:45:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-06-18/driving-the-american-dream Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /npr-blogs/2014-05-03/gm-fuel-gauge-recall-affects-thousands-of-suvs The defective fuel gauges can give drivers little or no warning their vehicle is at risk of running out of gas. GM says the readings can be off by as much as a quarter of a tank. Sat, 03 May 2014 20:32:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2014-05-03/gm-fuel-gauge-recall-affects-thousands-of-suvs Bill Chappell