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Analysis: The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Fuel Consumption

When the topic of driverless cars is brought up, most conversations typically surround the benefits autonomous vehicles bring to traffic safety, productivity and transportation accessibility. But another important topic that needs to be discussed is fuel efficiency.

Feature: Homemade Electric Car Chases Guinness Record

Eric Lundgren took his junkyard dog BMW electric car with 90 percent recycled parts and made a run for a Guinness Record. Built at a cost of $13,800 in 45 days with no R&D and three-year-old batteries repackaged from broken cells, “The Phoenix” was going to challenge the current record for the furthest distance driven by an electric car on a single charge.