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Category Archives: Technology
The Fracking Controversy
Energy industry executives say there is enough natural gas in the ground under the United States to provide America with abundant energy far into the foreseeable future. They claim our natural gas reserves equal or exceed the oil reserves remaining … Continue reading
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
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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
SuperWeed Key To Energy Independence?
Ethanol is a fuel derived from plants. In the United States, federal regulations require that each gallon of gasoline contain a minimum of 10% ethanol. The vast majority of that ethanol is derived from corn. Because of the federal mandate, … Continue reading
Smarter Cars?
The National Transportation Safety Board says collision avoidance systems should be mandated on all new cars. Do you agree? Tell us why or why not on The Hot Seat Forum at this link. Collision-Avoidance Systems Should Be Mandatory, Says NTSB … Continue reading
Windows 8 Vs. Samsung Chromebook
Windows 8 is now out and several members have purchased machines running the newest Microsoft operating system. Others are putting their money on “the cloud” and the new Samsung Chromebook with the Google Chrome operating system. Each has its strengths … Continue reading
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