cars

Devoted as most of us are to our internal combustion engines, I think we all tend to dismiss as pointless alternative vehicles that have low top speeds and small ranges. But, the monkey family own two vehicles one a diesel people carrier and the other a 150mph petrol-addict and their on-board...

I am thinking about getting one... Does anyone here own one or have reviews or opinions of any sort on them? Thanks,

Until recently the future looked bleak. The solutions for a more eco-friendly and cheaper running vehicle seemed pathetic... Electric car: Expensive! Slow moving! Hybrid: Expensive! Where the heck are supposed to fill up! Pretty much the same as fossil fuel cars. Fuel cell: Honestly dont know...

Heard a brief news clip about hydrogen cell cars yesterday on the local all-news radio station. Engine sounds like a food processor, but it cranks out 100 horsepower. Anyway, a proponent of hydrogen cell cars said the car was essentially "emissions-free," because all that would come out of the...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Record fuel costs pushed hybrid cars to center stage at the world's biggest car show this week but automakers argued over whether the rising popularity of petrol-electric vehicles was just the result of marketing hype. Long sniffed at as a fad by European carmakers...

Well? Why not? In the other two cases, it was determined that the materials were faulty. That peoiple did not buy these products in good faith, figuring that these things would go prematurely bad. (But what is premature?) Why CAN'T a company design such stuff to be bad if they want to? How can...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/15/hybrid.tinkerers.ap/index.html From the article, the man who put extra batteries in his Toyota to allow him to run 50% on the gasoline engine and the rest of the power on the batteries, claims he gets 250 miles to the gallon. Sounds not too bad until he goes...

A segment will feature Tom and Ray, "The Tappet Brothers" from PBS talking about the feasibility and prospects of hydrogen car technology.

Still gonna be awful pricey and a ways down the road, but it is nice to at least see the demise of gas/oil-based cars on the horizon. :) Die you disgusting creatures, die! http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/06/17/toyota_fuel_cell.reut/index.html

The next generation of environment-sensing cars will use more than just radar and infrared sensors to watch for signs of trouble. Video cameras will look for stoplights that have turned red and for children who are running toward the road. Distance-sensing lasers will check for vehicles in the...

OK, on another forum, I'm having a debate. This started with somebody posting on another list that, in the 60s, they actually knew a car engineer who had designed an engine that could do 100mpg; he had of course been "disappeared" by Big Oil (afraid for their profits) before he could show his...

In the following article it says "He (US Fed chief Alan Greenspan) said vehicles on U.S. highways currently consume about 11 percent of total world energy production." Can that be right? By total world energy production I assume they mean energy to fuel cars and heat homes and power lights and...

Is Hybrid Cars a scam? In college physics (I think even 10th grade High school too) I learned that the amount of energy you put in, is the energy you get back. Hence, charging an electric motor will just waste energy that could be better used to accelerate the car. This technology sounds...

I have heard many people comparing cars to guns. Some would say if we have driver's license then why can't we license guns? If we register cars , why can't we register guns. I got to thinking this idea could be good, but we need to upgrade vehicle laws first. In order for cars to be on...

Oprah gave a bunch of people some cars in one of her shows. First of all, she didn't pay a single cent for them. But second of all, Pontiac/GM, who gave the cars out, is paying for titles and title taxes and registrations - but isn't paying for the income tax on the cars. Remember, the cars...

The Renault Raccoon http://www.cdmedia.es/repor/salon/renault.htm is my pick for the coolest concept car. What is yours?

According to Forbes: AMC Pacer (1975-80) Chevrolet Vega (1970-74) Citroen SM (1970-72) Fiat Strada (1978-88) Ford Bronco II (1983-89) Ford Edsel (1957-59) Ford Pinto (1971-80) Honda Accord hatchback (1978) Mazda RX-2 (1971) Oldsmobile Delta 88 (1979-84) Pontiac Fiero...

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6297130.htm While the sun shines, anyway. American Solar Challenge

In the 1960's, I drove 2 Pontiac Catilinas, both BF cars, that drove very nicely because they had rather high-rate springs for their size, and they also had negative-roll-center design for the suspension. The 1969 ex-state patrol car was very nice in terms of sleeperhood, it looked like a...