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Article: How to keep your car windscreen clear when it rains
Living in the Northwest, we know it rains, a LOT! So keeping that windshield clear and keeping high visibility is often a bit of a chore. Here are some excellent tips from WhichCar.com that will help you keep that windshield clean and clear: WhichCar.com – Source There’s plenty of good advice about driving in the…
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Article: Self Driving Trucks Now Delivering
We live in a time and age where every day we hear of something new and amazing coming to manifest itself. Well that day has come for the trucking industry. Autonomous semi trucks began deliveries in Southern California this month, and they are delivering smart refrigerators. How cool is that? Wired.com – Source Self-Driving Trucks…
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Video: 10 Most Unusual Car Engines
Check out this great video about some very unusual engine configurations:
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Happy Carloween
Happy Halloween everyone, trick or treat! We’ve assembled some pics or some pretty scary cars, don’t get too frightened. Boo!
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Video: New Auto Tech Update, and a Look Back
With many cars and trucks staying on the road for longer than a decade, when it comes time to shop for a new car, the new technology might surprise you. New cars have many upgrades that were unthinable even ten years ago. With how fast the new tech evolves, it’s really hard to keep up. …
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Article: Safer Automotive Lighting
When it comes to driving your car, we want to keep you safe. There’s no safer way to drive than to be able to see everything clearly and brightly. Nick Heeringa from TopBulb has some tips for us to share to keep your driving safe: SafeBulb.com – Source If you’re at all like me, you…
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Video: Weber State Professor Explains First Automatic Transmission/History
When we step into our vehicles each day, we often don’t think about the great engineering that went into making it. One of the most complicated pieces of the vehicle lies within the drive train, the transmission. The role of the transmission is to take the torque from the engine and through various driveshaft mechanisms,…
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Article: The Next Technologies in Auto Fuel
There are many technologies that are being developed to replace the standard gasoline powered engine in cars. Hydrogen fuel cells, electric battery packs and motors, and natural gas/propane to mention a few. But what are the leaders in the field, and what sort of time frame are we looking at? IEEE has shared a recent article…
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Article: Saving Fuel Where the Rubber Hits the Road
When it comes to fuel efficiency, we often look toward fuel systems, aerodynamics, ignition systems, and weight management. What many overlook is the condition and design of the tires on your vehicle. We can look at the design of the tires, the materials used in the manufacturing of the tires, but often it may come…
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Driving Safe in a Digital World
When you walk down the street, you can see the influence of the digital world everywhere. You can really understand when you see everyone’s heads buried in a cell phone. Don’t think that influence bleeds over into automotive use and you would be wrong, maybe dead wrong. Here are some stats from EdgarSnyder.com: ational Safety…