Thisarticlewas originally published by Brent Gruber from JD Power onClean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. Conventional wisdom on what constitutes effective engagement with prospective buyers will have to be revisited if the automotive industry is going to effectively pivot to support the nascent — though growing — EV market....

The launch of the iPad 2 is under 26 hours away, the queues are already starting to form and now the UK’s mobile operators are starting to release their prices and tariffs, helping to subsidize the cost of the latest and great Apple tablet. If you are from the UK and intending to buy an iPad 2 tomorrow, you will have a larger choice as to where you can get your device than many other countries, making it difficult to work out what would be the most cost-effective way to purchase your device....

With Apple’s newest tablet hitting 25 countries tomorrow, many of us will be shopping around for iPad 2 gear tonight. We’ve all seen Apple’s Smart Cover that stick onto the iPad 2 through the use of magnets which seemed very cool… until we got a peek atMiniot’snew wooden covers. A Holland-based company called Miniot have designed a sexy iPad 2 cover that also poses as a kickstand in either portrait or landscape mode....

If you’re a fan of RSS, as we are here at TNW, then you likely already have your reader set up. But if you haven’t yet, or if you’re looking for a change,BuzzBlazeis certainly an application that needs to be on your radar. BuzzBlaze is a social RSS reader. What that means is that you can add friends and when they favorite items, you’ll see them in your SocialStream on the right side of your page....

If you’re a smart website owner, you’re paying attention to what discussions are surrounding your properties. At a bare minimum, you want to have share buttons and you want to see how they’re used. While some services such as Addthis and Tweetmeme provide analytics, that interaction with your site can always be taken a step further. Imagine if people reading your site could see tweets or Facebook discussions that are related to it right on the page....