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LendingClub expands its business around auto loans
Oct 25, 2016
LendingClub, the peer-to-peer loan company, is getting into the auto loan business. Americans borrow over $500 billion a year to help pay for their cars. But there’s a lot of room on the road for more business — only $40 billion a year is refinanced. Also, Lending Club says the company has already invested in its […]
You’re probably wasting money on premium gas
Sep 20, 2016
It makes no difference for 70 percent of cars
Dump the gas tax — instead pay by the mile
Sep 6, 2016
Oregon and other states are finding alternative ways to replace slumping gas tax revenue.
How hackable is your car?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 4, 2016
Last year, two guys hacked a Jeep Cherokee. Here how things got better — or maybe not.
Georgia's HERO drivers reduce road rage on highways
May 26, 2016
Georgia's Highway Emergency Response Operators keep the highways flowing smoothly
Google might make minivans cool
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2016
Because self-driving vans are hipper than regular vans?
For public good, not for profit.
Ford bought a Tesla just to see how it works
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 22, 2016
Apparently, this happens often
Toyota makes the case for hydrogen power
by
Molly Wood
Apr 11, 2016
The company's new Mirai envisions a world where we fill up with hydrogen instead of gas.
Are booming auto loans risky for banks?
Mar 3, 2016
We're borrowing more cash than ever to buy cars - and banks are happy. For now.