For those that have jobs in mobile auto cleaning services, they get to work outside all day while they are detailing or washing cars in parking lots. Indeed, they also know that it is very fun to clean some of the new hybrid vehicles. Many of these vehicles have three wheels, and are really neat […]
Electric automobiles are vehicles that derive their power from electric motors. Many people may think that they are a fairly new invention, when actually, some of the earliest automobiles produced were already powered by electric motors that were fueled by batteries. However, due to the rapid development of internal combustion engines, electric vehicles were driven […]
An electric-vehicle battery, aka EVB, is a type of battery that powers the motors of an EV or HEV. Typically, these batteries can be rechargeable and put under the category of lithium-ion batteries. Basically, these units offer a lot of capacity and provide a lot of power per hour. Let’s find out how these batteries […]
This is Part 2 of a two part series. In Part 1 we looked at First Automobile Works (FAW) history and its collaboration with Toyota. In this Part article we’ll discuss FAW’s recent progress in bringing hybrid buses to market. China FAW Group Corporation is currently billed as the number one automobile maker in China, […]
Most of us have heard of the promised hydrogen economy. What hydrogen proponents aren’t telling us is that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are impractical. The reasons are numerous and include cost, infrastructure, reliability, safety … In all likelihood there will never be a hydrogen-based economy, at least not for the automobile industry and not in […]
Race car brakes have many benefits as well as drawbacks. There are various materials that go into making these specialized car parts. In addition, there are numerous compelling reasons why choosing race car ceramics over standard semi-metallic brakes is wise. In this case, we will be analysing which brakes are better. The ceramic brake discs […]
Ethanol is a fuel source that is actually extracted from plants, such as corn or sugarcane, and then refined into an alcohol. This alcohol is suitable to be used as biofuel to power all sorts of vehicles and equipment. When it comes to cars, ethanol fuel is widely used in hybrid vehicles with “flex fuel” […]
The new millennium has seen a revival in the popularity of several older types of cars, as well as innovation in new directions. Read about a few of the models that have helped to shape consumer tastes since 2000. The Crossover Vehicle Also called a crossover utility vehicle (or CUV), the crossover vehicle includes many […]
Hybrid electric vehicles are automobiles which make use of a combination of conventional propulsion systems and rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS). The purpose for combining these two different power sources is to achieve improved fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles compared to the conventional cars and trucks. Then, batteries are just used for support, and […]
In the first part of the blueprint of electric car conversion, I mentioned why this technological advancement is now the rave of the moment. I mentioned too, that emission of poisonous smoke into atmosphere from gas powered engines, poses serious danger to human and animal existences on planet earth. The other problem was the rising […]