Look No Gears! Multi-Gear Vs. Fixed Wheel Bicycles
We won’t make you tell your age. But if you’ve been around or a while, you may remember a time when, in about 1968, you may have seen and even owned a fixed wheel or…
We won’t make you tell your age. But if you’ve been around or a while, you may remember a time when, in about 1968, you may have seen and even owned a fixed wheel or…
Auto sales climbed in August for many of the world’s biggest automakers, with Chrysler sales jumping 20% and Ford sales rising by 0.4% despite expectations of a 1.2% decline. Toyota sales were up 6.3% and…
BMW showed off its new armored X5 Security Plus SUV recently at the Moscow International Auto Salon, but did so in a rather unique way. Instead of simply stating the new SUV was extremely tough…
One of the easiest ways to reduce the mileage of vehicles is to decrease the overall weight of the car. Lightweight material like carbon fiber is both strong and light and has been used for…
The modern car is increasingly being driven by software. Today, an average car might contain as many as 50 microprocessors, each with its own software. Engines, brakes, airbags, transmissions and even power windows are equipped…
The University of New South Wales Australia has a long history of researching and testing electric vehicles, and they just set the record for the fastest electric vehicle over a long distance. The vehicle, called…
A few months ago, we wrote an article about how igus’s plastic bearings were superior to metal in the automobile industry and that the company was going to have someone drive across the world in a…
Searching for an Alternative to Fossil Fuel-Powered Vehicles Hydrogen-powered cars use hydrogen as fuel to produce electric energy; 90% of this energy is converted to electric energy to power the vehicle, making hydrogen significantly more…
The Intrigue and Excitement of a Formula One Race The writing has been on the wall for a while now: electric vehicles could completely overtake the gas propelled vehicle market, relegating it to a distant…
Industrial Productivity on a Small Scale Lets face it. Many people on the planet don’t have access to tools they need to build and live sustainable lives. But necessity is the mother of invention and…