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Feds Research: Possible Fire Risks From Ev Batteries By: Marty Vergel Baes
Federal safety regulators launched a study to examine the possibility that the lithium ion batteries used in most electric vehicles might cause fire and pose risks to car occupants. The results of this study would surely electric car owners as well as the individuals that they usually transport.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-11)
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Gm Would Be Investing $47 Million For Its Ohio Plant By: Marty Vergel Baes
GM will invest $47 million to its powertrain plant in Defiance, Ohio. This will be used for upgrading the plant and boost its car components production for GMs to cope with the rising demand for some of its vehicle models.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-11)
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Latest Update About The Leaf And Volt Competition By: Marty Vergel Baes
The competition between the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt still goes on. However, the Leaf has outsold the Volt in terms of sales for the first five months of the year. Due to this, Chevy has lowered the price of the Volt by $1,000.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-11)
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Should Imperial California Car Or Truck Drivers Make Use Of Synthetic Oil When Replacing The Oil? By: Claude Whitacre
Do you reside within the San Diego California region? A record hot Summer will have an effect on your automobile's oil.
There are two or three helpful hints on knowing what time to change the car's oil.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-11)
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Ferrari 458 Italia Manettino, Launch Control And Interior By: Passione Rossa
The 458 Italia is equipped with a racing manettino switch leading toward more sporting set ups and giving the driver a wider selection of electronic controls parameters.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-10)
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Hot California Summer Oil Change Service Guides For Imperial Car Or Truck Drivers By: Claude Whitacre
Do you normally drive often, for sustained distances? Some of us travel extensively by auto, and the damage from dirty oil is exacerbated. This sort of driving needs more repeated oil changes.
Here's several recommendations on deciding when to change your vehicle's oil.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-10)
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Summer Oil Changing Key Points For Las Vegas Nevada Car Car Shop Customers By: Claude Whitacre
Do you drive often, for extensive distances? A number of us travel extensively by car or truck, and the wear from dirty oil is exacerbated. This type of driving demands more regular oil changes.
There are a few suggestions on deciding what time to change the vehicle's oil.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-10)
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3 Points To Keep In Mind Before You Hire Professionals For Maintaining Your Bremsschlauch By: Michael Smith
If you have your car then it is required that you take good care of it. For many people around the globe, purchasing a car is a once in a lifetime expenditure. To ensure that the car keeps running well over the years it is important to maintain it. Regular maintenance from time to time ensures that the car doesn't require those major repairs except in cases of accidents or old age. And when you maintain your car well you also get to drive safely and get more miles per gallon out of your car.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-09)
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Different Types Of Tires And Rims By: Christina Xio
A rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed around a wheel to form a soft contact with the road. Rubber tires were one of the important discoveries, as previously people use metal which was not that much of efficient. Rubber tires have the certain qualities which had a great effect on the performance of the tires. These tires have the contract patches or footprint which is the area that comes in contact with the roads as it is on higher level. Actually the distance between the lengths to width ratio of the contacts patches plays an important in the performance. Then comes the threads ware. Sometimes these threads are the reason for the poor performance such wheel alignment, because wheel alignment has straight effect on the performance. Another reason for poor performance of tires is the excessive inflation because this inflation of sidewall causes wear and it reduces speed. The measure of tires traction and grip of tires is done its dryness. Opposite is wet traction in which we check the grip and traction in the wet condition. There are different types of forces which are referred to tire uniformity. There are basically three types of forces which are applied on the tires.
• Radial Force Variation
• Lateral Force Variation
• Tangential Force variation
These forces are applied on the uniform manner to maintain a balance and the car moves. The forces that are applied are centripetal and centrifugal forces.
Tires are of two types. Off road and on road. Off road tires are specially designed for the rough and mountain areas, where the vehicle can move easily, and in this world of today there are different types of tires for different categories, such as they're different tires for agriculture, aircraft, bicycle, cars, trucks, industry etc. With this development of tires there is development in the tires, there is also development in the categories of rims. There are different types of rims introduced.
Alloy rims: Alloy rims are made up of mixture of metals which includes aluminum and magnesium alloys. This metal improves the handling of the cars and makes the car looks better. Most common used rims are alloying Rims.
Chrome rims: Chrome rims have shiny nickel finishing which gives them a classy touch. Because of its look, chrome rims are expensive because of its classy look. Chrome rims do not serve for the better performance by they are strictly aesthetic and are used to make the car look attractive.
Spinners: Spinners have gain popularity in recent times and they are mostly used for the modified cars, especially sports car. Spinners give it an elegant look and a sporty look.
Steel wheels. Steel wheels are the rims that come in the stock from when the cars are shipped from the factories and they are not at all decorative but they just full fill the requirement of the rim. And some people prefer this stock rim instead of alloy rims. It's just matter of passion for the people weather they choose simple rim or alloy rim.
Visit Rims And Tires(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-09)
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Transport Chain By: Stephens Flemming
One of the most important aspects of the production process that is overlooked many business owners of the distribution. It is at this stage that the user experience of a particular business the most clearly defined, and performance problems of distribution and delivery can cause huge long-term problems of trust.(read entire article)(posted on: 2011-06-09)
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