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African telecoms refuse to share infrastructure
MTN and Zain Zambia have refused to share infrastructure in a quest to expand to rural areas of Zambia, claiming it would be difficult to maintain quality assurance.
The Communications Authority of Zambia (CAZ) has been urging the companies to share infrastructure in order to quicken the rural expansion programs. [...]

Maintaining a car can be expensive. One of the largest expenses motorists have to content with is their gas bills. This expense has grown considerably as the price of oil increases to all-time highs. More car owners are exploring ways to save money on gas. One of the most popular methods of saving gas is [...]

Has it already changed the auto industry?
GM’s car guru, Bob Lutz, has stated that Tesla was a factor in the decision to move aggressively towards the Chevy Volt. Thus, if not for Tesla, would there even be a Volt?
Possibly, but without doubt, Tesla motivated GM to move faster towards vehicles such as the Volt. But [...]

Bigger, faster, pricier than this?
When Toyota announced that it was going to raise prices on some of its hybrid cars in Japan last week, it was hard not to wonder if more price increases are looming for Toyota’s hybrids sold in the US. Since Toyota can’t keep up with demand at current prices, a price [...]

Volvo has been building wagons since 1953, and has made the genre a specialty. If the Swedish automaker has a small presence in the general automotive marketplace, it is a major player in the wagon class throughout the world. Wagons are a minor sideline for most manufacturers, but they make a significant contribution to Volvo’s [...]