https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/business/electric-car-job-threat/index.html I recently read an article from CNN which reported that the production and popularity of electric vehicles is dangerous to the American job market. Electric vehicles are much more simple. Electric motors require less individual components than an engine — a single moving rotor rather than 4 or more individual pistons moving along with […]
Category: Passion
Ford Mustang Mach-E
https://www.ford.com/suvs/mach-e/2021/ Mustang recently released in the news that they will begin the manufacturing of a brand new vehicle soon. The Ford Mustang Mach-E will be released in late 2020 or early 2021. This is an all-electric, crossover version of the classic Mustang. I know this blog is becoming more and more focused on electric vehicles […]
GM’s New Smart Stop/Smart Patent
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29768251/gm-patent-stop-start-system/ Recently, General Motors patented a new system for the stop/start system in their vehicles. If you are not already familiar, this stop/start system involves shutting the engine completely off when the car in not in motion, and restarting the engine again when the driver presses the gas pedal and wants to move. It does […]
The Death of Manual Transmissions
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/248786-manual-gearboxes-dead-theyre-worse-every-way-possible Up until the past 20 or so years, the way to race was with a manual gearbox. For those who don’t know, there are generally 3 types of transmissions: manual (which involves a third clutch pedal and a “stick” shift gear knob), automatic (which involves almost no driver input and is computerized), and CVT […]
Super Speed Records
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/03/bugatti-hits-305-mph-breaks-supercar-speed-record.html#targetText=Bugatti%2C%20which%20is%20owned%20by,the%20race%20for%20numerical%20records. Recently, in August, a car broke the world production car speed record. Bugatti, a car company owned by the German Volkswagen, reached a top speed of 305mph — unbelievably fast and difficult to achieve. The car was the new Bugatti Chrion Super Sport — a 1578hp powerhouse. This hyper car is powered by an […]
Modern Electric Super Cars
Very recently, Porsche unveiled what some would say is its most technologically advanced sports car yet — the Taycan. Under R&D, this model was called the Mission E, obviously referring to its all-electric nature, a first for Porsche. Porsche’s parent, Volkswagen, has been working in this area for years, and has even been making fantastic […]
The Rise of Electric Vehicles
We are all at a crucial point in the history of Earth. We are living during the time of some of the greatest change Earth has seen since mankind have roamed it. Significant debate swarms our media on the topic, and we all have decisions to make. The changing landscape of Earth is pushing us […]