Category Archives: fools ‘n frauds

General Motors Licenses Argonne Developed Battery Technology. Taxpayers Are Also Subsidizing the Koreans!

Posted on 6 January 2011 by Ken Zino

General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory said today they have reached a worldwide licensing agreement to use a battery technology that lasts longer and can accept higher charging voltages. The U.S. Government also announced that … Continue reading →

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Significant Auto Industry Stories of 2010

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Ken Zino

As 2010 dwindles it’s time to reflect on the significant automotive stories of the year from a perspective that attempts to ignore the daily hysteria of the “gotcha” playing media. The longer term effects and significance of the following stories … Continue reading →

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Fuel Economy Regulations Risk Huge Job Losses, While Increasing Environmental Damage, CAR Study Predicts

Posted on 15 December 2010 by Ken Zino

This comes as the U.S. national unemployment rate hovers at an official 9.8%, which is an understated number since it doesn’t include under-employed, forced retirees or beaten down job seekers who are the victims of Republican ‘socialism and tax cuts for the rich’ policies.  Continue reading →

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Baucus Proposes Continuing Billions in Ethanol Subsidies

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Senator Max Baucus, D-Montana, chairman of the Finance Committee has proposed draft legislation that would continue lavish taxpayer financed ethanol subsidies instead of letting then expire at the end of this year. Continue reading →

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Atlanta Airport TSA Employee Handcuffs, Rapes Woman

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Ken Zino

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport handcuffed a woman, sexually assaulted her and then committed suicide. TSA is rapidly becoming, arguably, the most effective but inadvertent promoter of “automobility” in the bloated agencies of  all U.S. federal and state governments. Continue reading →

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Ex Car Czar Settles with SEC; Sued for Bribery by New York

Posted on 19 November 2010 by Ken Zino

As General Motors stock successfully returned to public trading yesterday, Steven Rattner, 58, the Obama Administrations’ former “car czar,” was sued by New York’s Attorney General for using bribes to secure $150 million in investments for his former firm, the Quadrangle … Continue reading →

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About AutoInformed

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Ken Zino

While “automobility” continues to thrive in this still new century, the reigning auto world order is amidst an upheaval that parallels revolutions of the 18th. There are similar consequences for all involved in automobiles.  

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