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Yahoo! Finance: More Roadside Chargers Needed for Electric Cars
While automakers and electric car advocates expect most charging to be done at home outlets, those plugs won’t help drivers running low on power far from their garages or caught in traffic. Only a few hundred public chargers exist now, but several government grants totaling more than $115 million will help add thousands more, including in San Diego, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Bellevue, Wash. Full Story…

Freep.com: Revved Up: What’s Hot and What’s Not in Autos
Revved: Ford reports a $2.6-billion profit. Workers already are spending those year-end profit-sharing checks. Revved: Lincoln’s luxury MKZ hybrid will cost the same as the gas-powered version. Helps the hybrid but could hurt the gas version. Full Story…

JoongAng Daily: Tough SUV Launches a New Era in Autos
In 2001, there were 113 vehicles participating in the race, with 60 of them failing to finish. Among the 53 cars that did finish, there was one Korean vehicle. It was the Sportage, a compact sports utility vehicle from Kia Motors, and it finished the race in sixth place. Although there were actually two Sportages in the race, only one was able to complete it. Still, by finishing one of the toughest races in the world, the Sportage helped launch a new era in Korean motor sports. Full Story…

USA Today: Volvo’s Intruder Heartbeat Detector Option Going Bye-Bye
The detector’s demise shows how the auto industry, in the race for the latest and most exclusive technology, can misjudge what buyers actually want. Lately, the tech wars have intensified as makers try to cram GPS, iPod and smartphone connectivity and other gadgets into cars. All hope for a breakthrough gimmick that catches buyers’ attention and sets their vehicles apart. Full Story…

USA Today: Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car is Spunky, Fun and Promising
Perhaps tired of being skipped in the discussion of alt-power vehicles, Mitsubishi has sprinkled some Japan-market i-MiEV cars for testing in the U.S. MiEV stands for Mitsubishi innovative electric vehicle. The initial “i” is, well, just because. The various labels and warnings in the car are in Japanese, but the car was represented by Mitsubishi as similar to what we’ll get in the fall of 2011 (though, of course, the steering wheel will be on the left). Full Story…

Volvo Will No Longer Use its Intruder Heartbeat Detector