[ad_1] What are the benefits of a Do It Yourself (DIY) electric vehicle? The main benefit is freeing you from paying high gasoline prices forever. Ever since prices of fuel went up, stopping by the gas station has become an expensive ordeal. The possibility of the...
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Auto Detailing and Car Washing – How Electric and Hybrid Markets Might Hurt Industry
[ad_1] 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...
Electric Automobiles
[ad_1] 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...
The Use Of Lithium-Ion Battery In Today’s EVs
[ad_1] 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...
First Automobile Works (FAW) – China’s Aggressive Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Manufacturer – Part 2
[ad_1] 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...
Power Your Car Using Air!
[ad_1] 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...
The Analysis of Race Car Brakes
[ad_1] 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....
What Are Ethanol Engines and How Do They Work?
[ad_1] 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...
The Crossover Vehicle and Three Other Cars of the New Millennium
[ad_1] 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...
A Brief History of Electric Hybrid Vehicles
[ad_1] 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...