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A few weeks ago, a measly few inches of snow brought Atlanta and the surrounding areas to their knees. One of the snowstorm’s wintry “gifts” didn’t melt away though — the rat that had moved into my cute little hybrid in the week or so that my car hadn’t been moved. I’d like to call it a chipmunk or a mouse, but let’s call it what it is: a rat.
As you might expect, our relationship is an uneasy one.
313 Miles Per Gallon? Volkswagen’s XL1 concept car makes this claim
by Marshall Brain | January 27, 2011
Take one gallon of diesel fuel and drive 313 miles – that is the claim of Volkswagen’s XL1 concept car: VW unveils an ultra-efficient car The XL1, which seats two adults, combines a 0.8 litre two cylinder diesel engine with an electric motor. The car is constructed around a carbon fibre reinforced polymer monocoque to [...]
It is well-known that a Formula 1 car is about the fastest car in existence in terms of acceleration, braking, cornering ability, etc. This video shows just how fast an 800 horsepower V-10 F1 car can go. But no “normal person” is ever going to get to drive an F1 car, and certainly not on [...]
Cars have fueled the growth of the modern world, and they’ve also been responsible for an enormous amount of pollution. But how much air pollution is really due to cars? Scott and Ben give you the stats.
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How deep can snow get, and how does a road crew deal with it?
by Marshall Brain | December 28, 2010
This is an amazing photo, showing snow along a road that appears to be about 15 feet deep: Snow along road The obvious question: How do they do it? The answer is the use of large rotary snowblowers like this: The view from Inside the cab. If there is nowhere to put the snow, you [...]
Before buying a used car, check the check-engine light
by Marshall Brain | December 28, 2010
Leigh and I have been looking at used cars. There seem to be four options in our area: Late-model used car lots like Carmax (which tend to sell 3 to 5 year old cars, all of which are $10K and up) Used car lots that are attached to a new car dealership (ditto) Less expensive [...]
Invention – an app that lets you write a ticket like a cop would
by Marshall Brain | December 20, 2010
You can now give anyone on the highway a “ticket”, just like a police officer would. And anyone can give you a ticket too. This is either one of the greatest ideas in the world because it will create much safer roadways, or one of the worst because it will be the end of privacy [...]
Inventions – Time magazine names the top 50 inventions of 2010
by Marshall Brain | November 12, 2010
It’s coming to be that time of year, when magazines, web sites and news outlets start publishing their “best of” lists for 2010. Here’s one of the first and it is in a HSW sweet spot – Time’s list of the best inventions: The 50 Best Inventions of 2010 The list is broken into sections: [...]
Last week we talked about gasoline direct injection engines that are starting to appear in cars from every major manufacturer. These engines get better gas mileage by allowing higher compression ratios and leaner mixtures. A reader named Chris wrote in and suggested I check out Evinrude’s E-Tec engines. These use direct injection technology on 2-stroke [...]
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