The Silly BMW 745hThe Silly BMW 745h
BMW has released a new prototype hydrogen powered car. The bmwworld.com web page about it claims the cruising range is 190 miles. Added to the 400-mile range of the normal[...]
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Hydrogen Powered Cars Will Never WorkHydrogen Powered Cars Will Never Work
One of the most important issues for a commodity fuel for vehicles is that it be convenient and safe to transport. For quite a while LP Gas has been available[...]
LED Headlights in Audi Sports CarLED Headlights in Audi Sports Car
It’s interesting to see that Audi is releasing a car with LEDs for all lights including the headlights. This is being promoted as an environmental benefit, however a quick google[...]
Religion and CarsReligion and Cars
The Catholic Church has recently issued a set of 10 road commandments. Number 9 is “On the road, protect the more vulnerable party” which ties in with an article by[...]
Prius vs small non-hybrid carPrius vs small non-hybrid car
In response to my comment and post about the cost of driving to work there was a comment on the blog post I responded to suggesting that a small car[...]
hybrid Porschehybrid Porsche
The April 2007 issue of the RACV magazine announces that Porsche is working on a hybrid vehicle. It seems that the award-winning Lexus hybrid vehicle has demonstrated the value of[...]
old driversold drivers
This morning when walking through a shopping center car park on my way to work a grannie came fairly close to squashing me. She accellerated her Mazda 323 backwards as[...]
features of BMW 5 and 7 seriesfeatures of BMW 5 and 7 series
I was reading the brochure about the BMW 530i Touring (which seems to be the BMW name for what is known as a “Station Wagon” in Australia or an “Estate”[...]
spare tiresspare tires
The following letter was published in the RACV Magazine. The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is a driver advocacy organization that provides roadside assistance and insurance. The fact that they[...]
Mercedes S class and car safetyMercedes S class and car safety
The S Class Mercedes has some really interesting safety features, see this 6.8M PDF file for details. If you are interested in technology then you want to read it just[...]