Note these specs are the most hotly contested in the industry. The price is based on MSRP excluding tax credits and all those crazy option packages (for Tesla you can get the base model for $50k and the same car with options for $100k). Battery power and range are based on EPA estimates (though, those …
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Internet connected cars is the 3rd fastest growing technology (after smartphones, tablets)
The real question is who will pay for internet access in our cars. Will this be another charge on our cell phone or cable bill, like getting 3G on an iPad is? “Intel claims that the connected car is the third-fastest growing technological device, following smartphones and tablets. For a car maker that offers …
Dr. Seuss – before his children’s books, he drew great ads
Before we knew him as Dr. Seuss, he was Theodore Seuss Geisel, adman. As early as 1927 he was illustrating ads for Ford, GE and NBC campaigns. His illustrative style was the same, even then. – Via JESS3
Sneak peek – awesome size of Super Aircraft Carrier – Gerald R. Ford
This is something you can’t usually see: the bow of an American nuclear aircraft supercarrier, the new Gerald R. Ford—the lead ship of a new class that will start replacing the Nimitz-class in 2015. It was just put in place at Huntington Ingalls’s Newport News shipyard, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, along the …
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50 concept cars
From the LA Times Magazine, 50 Concept Cars, here are my favorites. What are yours?
Soon cars will be ultra-light-weight and made out of carbon-fibre composites
The race is on to replace steel cars with carbon-fibre cars. All of the major automakers have inked deals to make the switch. The reason being that carbon-fibre is: “10 times stronger than regular-grade steel and one-quarter of steel’s weight.” “Using carbon fiber in lieu of conventional steel can lower the weight of a vehicle …
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