Cars
As automotive consumers, we think we’re pretty well informed. We read all the blogs and all the magazines, pouring over the all important numbers: 0 to 60 times, miles per gallon and – increasingly – CO2 emissions. That last one is interesting, as it’s only come to the mainstream public’s attention in the last seven years or so. Anyone would think that the only noxious chemical cars put into the atmosphere are CO2, but you’d be wrong.
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- Audi Says Its Traffic Light Recognition Can Cut Emissions By 15 Percent
If you thought automakers had figured out all the ways in which their conventional cars could save fuel, Audi has now come in to add another. This time, it’s their advanced traffic light recognition tech that can reportedly cut noxious exhaust...
- Are Nürburgring Lap Times The Best Way For Carmakers To Flaunt Their Performance Credentials?
If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve at least heard of a place called the Nürburgring. Constructed in 1927, the Nordschleife, which translates to North Circuit in English, is located in Germany about 120 km (75 miles) northwest...
- "new Car Smell" Chemicals Pose Serious Health Concerns For Drivers
One of the best things about a new car is that “new car smell†that lingers for a few months in your vehicle. But what if those “new car smells†were actually toxic for your health? It’s claimed that hundreds of chemicals...
- Fast Cars, Cheap Cars, Luxury Cars And Healthy Cars?
Recent studies by Healthycar.org have shown the Chevrolet Cobalt to be the healthiest vehicle you can buy in the North American market. Chevy's own Aveo does abysmally on the test, but not as bad as the Nissan Versa. Healthycar.org the most concering...
Cars
NOx, Hydrocarbons and Worse – What’s Else is Coming from your Exhaust Pipe?
As automotive consumers, we think we’re pretty well informed. We read all the blogs and all the magazines, pouring over the all important numbers: 0 to 60 times, miles per gallon and – increasingly – CO2 emissions. That last one is interesting, as it’s only come to the mainstream public’s attention in the last seven years or so. Anyone would think that the only noxious chemical cars put into the atmosphere are CO2, but you’d be wrong.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrocarbons, diesel particulates and carbon monoxide are also put out by our daily drivers. Think of the worst parts of cigarette smoke and the fumes from burning plastic and you’ll have a good idea what I mean. Premature births, lung cancer and smog – all attributable to these noxious chemicals.
- Ny Man Burns Down Three Cars While Trying To Kill Bedbugs! [w/videos]
Apparently, pouring rubbing alcohol inside your car to kill bedbugs and lighting up a cigarette at the same time is a very, very bad idea. Read more »...
- Audi Says Its Traffic Light Recognition Can Cut Emissions By 15 Percent
If you thought automakers had figured out all the ways in which their conventional cars could save fuel, Audi has now come in to add another. This time, it’s their advanced traffic light recognition tech that can reportedly cut noxious exhaust...
- Are Nürburgring Lap Times The Best Way For Carmakers To Flaunt Their Performance Credentials?
If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve at least heard of a place called the Nürburgring. Constructed in 1927, the Nordschleife, which translates to North Circuit in English, is located in Germany about 120 km (75 miles) northwest...
- "new Car Smell" Chemicals Pose Serious Health Concerns For Drivers
One of the best things about a new car is that “new car smell†that lingers for a few months in your vehicle. But what if those “new car smells†were actually toxic for your health? It’s claimed that hundreds of chemicals...
- Fast Cars, Cheap Cars, Luxury Cars And Healthy Cars?
Recent studies by Healthycar.org have shown the Chevrolet Cobalt to be the healthiest vehicle you can buy in the North American market. Chevy's own Aveo does abysmally on the test, but not as bad as the Nissan Versa. Healthycar.org the most concering...