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Author Archives: Steve Hanley
Semi-Public Transportation?
Rinspeed, a Swiss corporation founded by Frank M. Rinderknecht in 1977, has long been known to the motoring world as a center of creative ideas. In March, 2013, Rinspeed will introduce its latest concept, the microMAX. What is it? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in General Automotive, Technology
Tagged driverless cars, electric vehicles, microMAX, Rinspeed
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EPA Enters MPG Flap
A few days ago, I wrote that Consumer Reports and other testers have found Ford’s fuel economy claims for its Fusion hybrid and C Max hybrid to be wildly optimistic in real world driving. Ford says they should get 47 … Continue reading
Posted in General Automotive, Hybrids, Technology
Tagged C-Max, Consumer Reports, EPA, Fusion, InsideLine, mpg
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Hybrids And MPG: Theory Vs. Reality
Ford has introduced two new hybrid vehicles lately – the C Max and the Fusion. Ford says both cars should get 47 mpg in both city and highway driving. But out in the real world, consumers and testers are finding … Continue reading
Are Biofuels Baloney?
Max Planck is the father of quantum theory, which turned the scientific world on its head in 1918. Along with Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, these two concepts are the basis for the modern physics. So when Dr. Hartmut Michel, … Continue reading
Re-Inventing The Wheel
Itzhar Gafni of Israel has done something quite remarkable – he has re-invented the wheel. Or to be more precise, the bicycle. Gafni makes his bike out of cardboard. First, he folds the cardboard in precisely the right way and … Continue reading
The Incredible Shrinking Automobile
When I was young, the typical American car was about the size of a Buick Roadmaster. On other words, it was HUGE! There was room in the trunk to sneak 4 friends into a drive-in movie. A normal person could … Continue reading
Super Seb
My wife and I are fans of Formula One racing. We watch every race and participate in a fantasy Formula One league. She beat me in the final standings this year, by the way. Yesterday (November 25), Sebastien Vettel, driving … Continue reading
Posted in Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Racing, Sebastien Vettel
Tagged Brazil Grand Prix, world driving championship
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Great Minds Run In Great Circles
Hi, there. Welcome to my blog. What follows is a collection of thoughts culled from my daily experiences. It seems much of my life has involved cars – buying cars, fixing cars, driving cars, going on road trips and such. … Continue reading
Drone Warfare – An Humanitarian and Moral Perspective
I did warn you that in addition to my fixation on cars, I occasionally climb up on a soapbox to expound on topics that I am passionate about. One of those topics is how the Constitution of the United States … Continue reading
Last Samba In Sao Paulo
Next weekend, the Formula One circus travels to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the last race of the 2012 season. Sebastien Vettel leads the driver’s championship by 13 points. And while it is always good to be leading, with 25 points … Continue reading
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