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REPORT: All of Europe's 15 most fuel-efficient cars get better than 56 mpg {Autoblog Green}
Oct 2nd 2009 7:43PM Most horsepower yes, but this list does not cover torque. Modern 90bhp turbo diesel will leave a prius so far behind under acceleration its not even worth trying to compare the two. Americans seem to be obsessed about acceleration on motorway slip roads - go for diesel every time if you just care about merging into traffic because nothing beats the power of a modern diesel for a comparative engine class.
VIDEO: London mayor nearly killed on cycle while doing recon for new city bike routes {Autoblog Green}
May 25th 2009 3:02PM I'm not sure that the lorry driver's actual *driving* is at fault here - had the door not flung open it would not have been unusual driving. It could have been an accident from the door opening by accident, or it could have been the driver's fault for not securing the door properly.
Anyway - the wonders of the internet gives you the reverse angle from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beatnic/tags/borisjohnson/
Ford Fiesta first impression: very, very cool {Autoblog Green}
Apr 4th 2009 6:02AM Ford, Vauxhall (GM), Chrysler, Chevrolet all have modern turbo diesels on sale in the UK
Of course then you have all of the European brands doing modern turbo diesels as well - BMW, Fiat, Mercedes, VW, Porsche, Citroen, Peugeot, Seat, Saab.
Oh and all the Japanese and other asian brands do modern turbo diesels too - Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Kia, Hyandai.
Basically this is what you get for a "Made in America" attitude. Don't get me started on mobile phones or even culture :)
Europe's 15 lightest cars {Autoblog Green}
Mar 25th 2009 4:08PM Nonsense. From your site:
"""In the December 2008 issue of Scientific American there is an article on "Crashless Cars".
At the bottom of page 88 it states that lightweight cars are one way to get more fuel economy. It then states that
"Unfortunately, such 'lightweighting' often results in vehicles with less robust structures that tend to sustain more damage in collisions."""
More damage does not mean less safe. What would you rather be in - a car that safely crumples hugely around you in a collision, or one that is solid as a rock?
If you thought solid as a rock then guess what - the car did nothing to help you and your organs took the brunt of the impact. A vehicle - large or small - that suffers huge but safe damage in collisions is absorbing energy so your internal organs don't have to. Your invention is not needed and would add hugely to the weight of cars.
Big is not safe.
Compare the results of a typical large american style "bigger is better" vehicle mentality in crash tests here: http://www.euroncap.com/tests/chrysler_voyager_2007/277.aspx
...to the results of a typical small European style vehicle in a crash test here: http://www.euroncap.com/tests/mazda_2_2007/306.aspx
I know which I'd rather be in.
Lenovo's ThinkPad W700ds photographed and reviewed {Engadget}
Dec 31st 2008 1:06PM IBM don't make laptops any more. Lenovo do.
Lenovo is not IBM.
Microsoft patent application hints at pay-as-you-go PCs {Engadget}
Dec 29th 2008 5:13PM IBM do this already with their hardware and have done for many years.
VIDEO: Top Gear finally tests the Tesla Roadster {Autoblog Green}
Dec 15th 2008 5:11PM You people are missing the point. This was not a Tesla review and then a separate honda Clarity review - it was basically the same piece of editorial comment.
Top Gear has an opinion, and their opinion is that hydrogen is a better fit for the current way people drive.
The Tesla run out of power and required 16 hours of charging (note that typical UK power sockets are fused at 13A). Even at the absolute best efficiency that would take someone 3 days to drive from London to Edinburgh as stated in the show.
How realistic is that for most people? Its not.
However, they took the angle that a hydrogen car is more like the petrol and diesel cars we are used to - 2 minutes to fill up (just like normal) and you get approx 300 miles range (just like normal) where you can drive you and your kids around in a 9 second 0-60 performance 5 seater (just like normal). Want to drive to Edinburgh then? No worries, stop once for 5 mins to refuel and go.
yes there are no hydrogen pumps right now, but there aren't any hotels with power charging points either.
As much as I hate to admit it, pure electric cars are never going to hit mainstream until we can drive them across hundreds of miles across europe on business or holidays without being able to refuel in an instant. Sorry but 90 minutes just doesn't cut it. Maybe when we get decent ultracapacitors we'll be there, but I wont be holding my breath.
Face reality people - pure battery powered cars are great but hydrogen is going to win unless someone comes up with an electric car that can be 100% (no "top up" crap) charged in under 5 minutes.
Paris 2008: smart shows off its second-gen ED {Autoblog Green}
Oct 3rd 2008 8:11PM ED is only an acronym for erictile dysfunction for those thinking about it, the same way that "SMART" is an acronym for "Smelly Men Attack Respected Teachers" to those talking about it. OMG THEY ATTACK TEachers!
Wrong. You just projected your thoughts onto a word. Grow up. Failing to get it up is only a problem for an absolutely tiny percentage of the population. Only those already thinking of floppy penises were thinking this.
Smart Car does highway-speed triple roll. Driver unscathed, seeks orphan {Autoblog Green}
Jun 19th 2008 2:34PM Ok "roll" in american clearly doesn't mean the same thing as it does in English.
In England when we say a car has rolled, we mean it rolled upside down (the roof of the car on the floor, the wheels sticking up in the air).
I am EXTREMELY SURPRISED that the car appears to have suffered so little deformation of the roof or tops of pillars if it there was enough energy to make this thing roll over **3** times. The wing mirrors are still attached, the side windows aren't broken, no air bags went off (not sure if they have side air bags on the smarts now? they usually go off on rolls), and the paint isn't even scratched!!
Clearly he had lost control enough to hit the barriers, but I'm calling BS on the hollywood-style multiple flips across the carriageway!
High speed trains are killing airplanes {Autoblog Green}
Jun 17th 2008 3:24PM Interesting :) Autoblog green's commenting system is pretty broken.
I was going to say, even with trains in the UK doing LESS_THAN 180mph, its still quicker to go by train when you consider the entire journey time, not just the time it takes between take off and landing.
