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Category Archives: Auto
Perpetual Motion Machines: Part I
This is my one and only post, so far, on perpetual motion machines, but I foresee this being a reoccurring topic, so I’m proactively numbering it. Why do I think perpetual motion machines will be appearing frequently in the news? … Continue reading
Posted in Auto, Energy, Technology
Tagged automobile, energy capture, invention, perpetual motion
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Smart Grids and Smart Car Charging
The utility industry has some serious work ahead to prepare for the emergence of plug-in electric vehicles from the development pipeline. Customers will be expecting high-voltage power in places where it’s not available today, like parking lots at the office. … Continue reading
Car, Take Me to Work, and Wake Me When We Arrive
Technology for automating the bore of highway driving may actually encourage drivers to eat in the car, apply makeup, shave, read a book, surf the ‘net, paint, or yoga-cize. This sounds like a significant technical challenge. If one desires to … Continue reading
Should the government save Tesla from a short (funding) circuit?
Randall Stross wrote an article in the New York Times recently asking whether Tesla should receive the $400 million in low-interest federal loans it has requested. The money would come from a $25 billion loan package the government initially earmarked … Continue reading
Posted in Auto, Government, Startups
Tagged Auto, bailout, chrysler, feature, ford, GM, Government, new york times, startup, Tesla
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My Brakes Aren’t Squeeling, But Detroit Is
The automobile industry has continuously improved sound suppression in its vehicles to the point where engineers now build mechanisms into cars that purposefully introduce engine noise into the cabin, returning some of the driver’s aural feedback that had been insulated … Continue reading
Posted in Auto, Government, Strategy
Tagged Auto, bailout, chevrolet, chevy, chrysler, detroit, ford, fuel economy, greenhouse gases, kyoto protocol, new york times, oil, thomas friedman
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