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Why did we let Iranian intimidates our ships ? We don't have the gut to respond to their aggressive ? Why didn't we sink some Iranian boats approached our ships within 1,000 yards with provoke intend ? If we did they will never come within 5 miles. Quote: Iranian fast boats have once again...

Quote: While EV watchers are eagerly awaiting its EPA certifications, dealer ordering to open for the $37,500-before-subsidy EV, and more definitive details, the automaker today is teasing out previously announced info about one-pedal driving with the Bolt. A novel feature, the 2017 Bolt EV...

This is an opinion of a person after experience with buying a Chevy Camaro. My experiences are somewhat difference, may be because I am in So Cal and car dealers here are better. I bought these cars the last 20+ years online and had no problems with getting actual selling price by email, no...

... in third world countries I think it is not possible to design a self-driving vehicle to handle a no traffic rule, a pedestrian or an object can approach you in any direction at any speed, how a self driving vehicle can predict the behavior of surrounding objects ? There are no clear...

I ordered this High Capacity Battery for Samsung Galaxy Core Prime couple weeks ago, received it 3 days ago. Charged it over night to make sure it is full before use. The last 2 nights it retained about 80-85% after 10 hours standby compares with 55-60% of the OEM battery. For what I...

Chinese middle class and upper middle class people have a lot of money, and they love gambling, so they spend a good portion of their incomes in gambling. $27 billion is just gaming revenue. Revenues from hotels, restaurants, bars ... are not included in this $27 billion. Did Chinese took back...

Originally Posted By: roadandtrack.com You've probably passed by dozens of runaway truck ramps without ever paying much attention to them. To a driver in a normal family vehicle, they're largely irrelevant. But to a big-rig driver, they can be a life saver. Caltrans just published this video...

Of all the total new vehicle sold in Norway since 2011 28% are PEVs(Plugin Electric Vehicle), because there are so many incentives for owning a PEV in Norway. Quote: Norway has added the world’s largest DC fast-charging station to its achievements, up there with being the largest global market...

Originally Posted By: hybridcars.com German automotive supplier Bosch says it’s the first and only supplier to offer water injection to reduce vehicle fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Bosch’s new WaterBoost system is geared to drivers accelerating quickly or driving on highways, where the...

Just changed cabin filter in 2006 Volvo V70. Searching for instruction on Yutube, 2006 V70 isn't too hard but other Volvo may be very difficult. Looks like Volvo engineer didn't think about design for maintenance, they just buy various parts from various vendors and slap all parts together...

Not long ago almost everything came out of Japan were very good and performed as expected at reasonable price. But lately there are some troubles with some Japanese companies. Takata airbag company is at the top of the trouble list and now Mitsubishi is discovered cheating gas mileage for...

It's late but it's better than never. BMW should have this performance by 2017, but 2020 is still okay. Originally Posted By: hybridcars.com BMW is reportedly making a wild claim: a future all-electric version of the BMW i8 could be capable of producing 750 horsepower and incredible torque...

“... The bottom takes counter measures.” I like this "countermeasures" Quote: “The top makes the policy. The bottom takes counter measures.” That’s the adage every smart Chinese businessperson knows by heart. Translation: Central government planners in Beijing love to declare ambitious...

Looks like the Genesis G70 (BMW 3-series fighter) is under testing in Death Valley, Mojave Desert in California, but license plate is Michigan. The car looks good even under camouflage. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/30/genesis-g70-sport-sedan-spy-shots/#slide-4040520

How do they make "bird’s eye view of the car" in real time likes the one shown in a smart phone ? Quote: Remote 3D View system that will be available on the new 5 Series when it launches next year. Remote 3D View allows drivers to get a 360-degree 3D view of a car on their smartphones. The...

When your company is the only player in town chance is that your company will not try to innovate their business practice, try to have better quality products at lower cost. Why would you worry about those things if your business model is "Cost Plus" and you are only player in town ? Quote: The...

I thought UBER has individual drivers with their own vehicles acting like Taxi, UBER charges certain percentage of the fair. UBER doesn't spend any money design/engineer anything, they have no manufacture plant anywhere. Then why they are loosing money every quarter ? Quote: The ride-hailing...

Looks like Electric vehicles are here to stay, not a fad as some think it is. VW was considering an $11 billion plan to build a massive battery-manufacturing facility in Germany. If they invest this much they are committed to EV for a foreseeable future. Quote: The beleaguered VW brand is...

Quote: Dan Nicholson, General Motors’ vice president of global propulsion systems, said that GM could boost fuel economy in most engines by about 5 percent if U.S. fuel had the same higher octane gasoline as what’s being used in Europe. That comment was made during a conversation with Automotive...

Quote: The first stage of the first Falcon 9 to successfully make a soft landing is now on display at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The first Falcon 9 soft landing Quote: SpaceX has certainly pulled off some successful feats lately. In the past few months, the...