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VIDEO: Toyota trucks - Nothing soft gets in {Autoblog}
Sep 25th 2009 4:50PM lol, i want that sign. "no bling," "no pastries," "no boy band CDs." hahaha.
Maingear, CyberPower and iBuyPower gaming desktops pick up ATI Radeon HD 5870 {Engadget}
Sep 23rd 2009 6:44PM grammar police obviously didn't have any math lessons in grammar school. oh shit, 4 digits! my brain can't handle it!
here's a clue:
1st digit = generation. higher numbers on the last 3 digits = faster. 890 > 870 > 850 > 670 > 650 etc.
at least each product with a different name is a different product. not like a 9600GSO = 8800GS = G130. or 8800GT = 9800GT = GTS240. 8800GTS = 9800GTX. yeah, much easier to understand.
Microsoft's dual-screen Courier booklet emerges, isn't near production {Engadget}
Sep 23rd 2009 12:25AM apple didn't tell them what to do with it, so they don't know.
Frankfurt 2009: Smart + Tesla + Brabus = High Voltage {Autoblog}
Sep 22nd 2009 1:39AM i think the limiting factor isn't the torque. if it had any more, it would do this every time you stepped on the pedal:
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03/smart_450x359.jpg
Frankfurt 2009: The Fraulein of Frankfurt {Autoblog}
Sep 17th 2009 3:34PM as a non-german, i can't believe i understood that. and agree.
Spanish designer's Honda RA-X concept has us intrigued {Autoblog}
Sep 9th 2009 3:48PM he just put a honda logo on a koenigsegg.
VIDEO: Another reason to watch rallying: Burcu Cetinkaya {Autoblog}
Sep 8th 2009 5:06PM uh, yeah, sure. she races rally cars and her forehead drools crystals.
Let us help you with that: Lotus develops off-the-shelf range extender engine {Autoblog}
Sep 8th 2009 3:43PM @jimbo:
"And you fail to grasp simple physics. A 47 hp gas or diesel engine running as a range extender (aka, the battery is DRAINED) can never deliver 250 hp of power to an electric motor unless you've somehow figured out a way to create energy from nothing."
and you fail to grasp the fact that BATTERIES STORE ENERGY. 1 minute of power generation at 25HP (sitting at a red light or something) to charge the battery will give you 6 seconds of 250HP power. or, cruising down the highway, using 20HP but generating 25HP of power will still gradually build up battery charge for you to bring on 250HP when you need it.
do you only have solar-powered flashlights at your house or something? you seriously can't figure this out?
Let us help you with that: Lotus develops off-the-shelf range extender engine {Autoblog}
Sep 8th 2009 12:30AM Jim and Jimbo, you two are missing an important point: a car, even a non-hybrid gas car, never runs at peak power all the time.
47hp is more than enough as generator. you know why?
because it can still charge the battery when the car's sitting still. it can still generate 47hp of electricity when the car's only using 20 (i.e. cruising down the highway). a 25hp generator can still power a 250HP electric motor if you don't have the pedal on the floor all the time.
iHome's iHMP5 headphones double as lackluster portable speaker system {Engadget}
Aug 19th 2009 4:19PM you know some douche will do that on purpose. there's always some guy on the bus who's turned his ipod headphones so loud i can hear his music clearly from 5 feet away.
