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May 20, 2008

This Just In: New on the Net

By John Coyle

Editor

Look, everyone likes pain killers, but stealing them is just wrong, and taking too many of them will rot your brain. Case in point? A dude in Tampa used a cab to rob some local pharmacies of oxycodone. Seriously, a cab. Here’s the news:

  • Everyone was blaming the General for killing the electric car, but might the blame fall somewhere else? Might the blame actually fall to the Golden State? We might never know the truth, but this argument makes sense. Autoblog
  • Ferrari isn’t shy about slapping the Prancing Horse on anything, and after it’s done, it’s even less shy about charging completely ridiculous prices for it. The latest thing to receive the badge is a clock radio, and it costs a mere three grand. Mama mia! Jalopnik
  • In advance of the confidence vote set to take place June 3rd, embattled Formula 1 boss Max Mosley is asking the sport’s general assembly not to change horses midstream. It seems that current minority shareholder CVC Capital wants take full ownership of F1, and he’s arguing that he’s the best person to aid the transition. Nice try buddy. Auto Week
  • Korean prosecutors are looking to send Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-koo to jail for six years for embezzlement. Think they’ll succeed? Detroit News

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