Worcester, MA -- On Sunday, December 10 from 9:30-10:30 p.m. (Eastern), WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affiliate serving Central New England, will broadcast and webcast Episode 9 of "This New Car: Exploring Transportation Alternatives," a brand new 13-week, one hour special edition of The Business Beat. In "This New Car," Steve D'Agostino, host of The Business Beat since 1995 and principal of Best Rate Of Climb, moderates a panel of experts. They are: Jim Dunn of the Center for Technology Commercialization; Gilles Labelle of Westboro Toyota’s Hybrid Center of Massachusetts; and Alison Sander of the AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival.

In Episode 9, "This New Car" explores: The Fuel-Efficient Cars of the Next Decade. To hear a 2-minute 43-second audio clip of the December 10 show, in MP3 format, visit Episode 9.

To hear a 2-minute 29-second audio clip of the interview with the special guest, Joe Wilcox of Tilting Trike, in MP3 format, visit Q&A.

Coming up on the new 13-week edition of "This New Car," now 1 hour long:
December 17: Effectively Redeploying Commuter-Rail and Keeping Tolls on the Mass. Pike at Least Until Then; and a Q&A with former Governor Michael Dukakis.
December 24: The Fascination with Pick-up Trucks for Commuter Use and How Pick-ups Evolved Into SUVs
December 31: Adopting the Kyoto Protocols at the Local and State Levels.
January 7: Personal Impact of Owning an Individual Car or Truck and How We Can Make "Cradle to Cradle" Vehicles.