Transport history hasn t smiled too kindly on the Sinclair C5, the brainchild of Sir Clive Sinclair. Sinclair was quite an innovator, in fact he designed calculators, watches and other electronic gadgetry. The C5 was launched in 1985. It was revolutionary in that it was a battery powered tricycle, and rather than being steered with a steering wheel, it had handles on either side of the driver s seat. As far as speed went, it had very little to speak of.
Do You really need a car? Before you buy a car ask yourself first, is a car really necessary? You should look at your current lifestyle if a car is really needed or not. For example, if you have a family then its almost a given that a car is needed. If you live alone and live close to a bus stop or a train station or your office is near enough, maybe you don t really need a car.
In the end of the 2007 year TATA motors announced to launch Rs. one lakh car NANO. The announcement brought sensation in the car market. TATA were decided to launch Nano till the end of 2008 year but there were many difficulties to launch the car for TATA. At 1st Ratan TATA decided to shift a company in Singur to make the car but Singur people were not ready to handover their land for the factory.
After facing an eight month long demand slump, small scale auto parts suppliers and commercial vehicle makers are seeing a rise in demand for vehicles in recent weeks. Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai India, Mahindra Mahindra, and Tata Motors have witnessed a surge in demand for vehicles in the month of February. Improved sales in the first two months of 2009 as compared to the October-December 2008 period has shown signs of the auto component industry gradually recovering from the recent decline.
A Taxi company from Rye in East Sussex is taking steps to lower its carbon emissions and is reaping the benefits of lower fuel bills in the process by having Hydroxy Injection Systems fitted to its vehicles. The revolutionary system works by using the surplus electricity created by the alternator to split water into its 2 main elements of a href http: www.carinfacts.com art autos news 2007-03-21-15-40-04-468.html Hydrogen a Oxygen. The resulting gas which is known as Hydroxy Gas or Browns Gas is fed into the engine and mixed with the air and fuel, which in turn helps the fuel burn faster and more completely whilst reducing the amount of harmful carbons created by up to 70, therefore making the engine much more fuel efficient.
With fuel prices getting higher every second and the effects of global warming are becoming more apparent by the minute, the need for a cheaper and more environmentally friendly fuel source is becoming clearer to motorists worldwide. The idea of using water to power our cars is not a new one, although it has only started to gain popularity today because of the rising prices of oil. The technology behind using water to power automobiles is actually 90 years old, although a newer and simplified version has been perfected by the developers of Water4Gas, the newest solution to the world s fuel problems.
It never is easy being a driver because you want to be certain that you are not jeopardizing the lives of everyone, whether they are in and out of the vehicle that you are handling. Sometimes you wish that you have a remote control for driving and you do not have to concern yourself with looking this way and that. As it is, driving safely is all about attitude. If you have been driving for a long time it is automatic to assume that you already know the basics of driving and that you know most of the rules.
Whenever driving is mentioned, there is always the concern with regards to the safety of the passengers inside the vehicle. You wonder about how safe your vehicle is or maybe you think about the maintenance that you do in order to decrease the chances of being in a vehicular accident. Maintenance is a must. Throw in missed recalls and you will definitely have a pile of safety concerns that could mean the difference between life and death.
If you are new to off-road racing, engine revamping and performance gains or you are used to the business everyone can get the most out of bolt on horsepower! With just cause most people have become less trusting of companies promising to add tremendous amounts of horsepower with simple bolt on or swap out parts but every once in a while a part is designed that delivers a cost effective way to add bolt on horsepower and get great horsepower gains at the wheels.
Okay, especially for parents, keeping the car clean and in good looking condition can sometimes be a challenge. For some parents, such things as the no food rule need to come into play. For others, the parents are just as messy if not messier than the kids. For those that do not have children to blame the messy car on, these rules apply to you too. It seems simple enough, but really we all can use a little reminder.
