Solar Energy Needs A New Genie
The most abundant energy source on earth yet it takes 65 square feet to power a pool table down the pavement. What is taking us so long to build technology that can put the genie in the bottle? I’ve talked … Continued
Cruise This Control
Cruise control used to be so simple, at least I refer the simplicity on the German cars. One push forward it was on, push forward and hold for accelerate. Pull back to coast and push down for off. What the … Continued
Why Do Product Guys Always Have Mustaches?
The mustache, worn by only one man successfully, is the anomaly that most woman never want to see but all men secretly desire they could pull off. Come on admit it, you’ve wanted to try it at least once. But … Continued
Not to Be Outdone: A History in Motorsport From 1928 To Present
Volvo Cars are famous for their safety, but less known is that Volvo Cars have also been successful in motorsport. Volvo Cars made their debut with their first competition car in 1928, just one year after the foundation of the … Continued
Rolls-Royce Wins $230m Share of Air China Order
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $230m share of an order from Air China for V2500 engines to power a total of 22 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The contract includes a long-term service agreement, with aircraft … Continued
The World’s Strongest Truck
Thought I was going to be talking about a monster truck? This is about the world’s strongest truck, not the world’s smallest penis. The first customer of the Volvo FH16 700 truck (check the website here), Tore Aase from Norway, … Continued
Top Selling Hybrids, Good Luck No. 2-10
In 2008, Toyota sold 158,886 Prius hatchbacks. That’s more vehicles than the rest of this 10 best selling hybrids list combined. The Prius is slatted for a redesign in 2010 and Toyota is pulling out all the stops: not only … Continued
Reach Around factor
From this site, I had to publish my comment to the “best cars this dad has driven.” As a quick background, he picked a bunch of cars in categories based on putting in one car seat. One car seat does … Continued
Formula One Rebels Thwarted
This Update from the FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL: All currently competing teams have committed to the FIA Formula One World Championship. There will be no alternative series or championship and the rules for 2010 onwards will be the 2009 … Continued
"Cash for Clunkers" Bill, What’s all the Fuss?
By now you’ve heard much about the bill: Buyers of new vehicles between July 1 and November 1 will be given a voucher for $3500 if they forfeit a post-1984 car or truck that has been registered for at least … Continued