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Life at the Workhouse

06.14.2012

Tom Bodett on power tools, a guy's workshop -- and the fine line between work and play for the DIY'er.

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Driving Audi's Electrifying E-Tron

06.13.2012

Audi's electric e-tron division has unveiled battery-powered city cars and the high-performance R8, the first that will actually be produced. I finally got behind the wheel of an e-tron on a rainy Manhattan afternoon. This A3 won't be produced, but a plug-in hybrid version will be out in 2014.

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John's Electric Car Road Trip: Bogus or Brilliant?

06.12.2012

John has an idea to help fully electric cars go the distance on road trips: pack your own generator. Will this actualy work, or will Tom and Ray send him back to the drawing board?

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Riding Shirty

06.12.2012

Just because you're on a bike doesn't mean you own the road. What is it about riding a bicycle that brings out the self-righteous creep in so many of my fellow New Yorkers?

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