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A sign of the future?

Posted in news and links, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged , , , , , , on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »

Tesla rolls out its electric sports car.

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0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds

Posted in news and links, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged , , , , , , , on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »

Yes, thats the Ariel Atom for you. At $35,000, it is much, much cheaper than the other fancy sports cars around. And it beats them all in speed.
I would love to own one. Wouldn’t you?
(Link via Instapundit)

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Toyota Prius vs BMW diesel

Posted in news and links, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

In an interesting experiment, two Times correspondents drove from London to Geneva. One of the cars was a Toyota Prius hybrid while the other was a BMW 520D.
The results?
The Prius averaged 40 mpg (48.1 miles per imperial gallon) over the whole journey while the BMW achieved 41.9 mpg (50.3 miles per imperial gallon).
Admittedly, the test [...]

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Delivered as promised

Posted in India, news and links, sci, tech and gizmos, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »

The Tata car for 100,000 INR is here. And it is green too, with a mileage that is almost twice as good as other cars on the market. 
I am an unabashed admirer of the Tatas and have been meaning to write a longer post about them for a long time. I will do that some day; for now read this note by [...]

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Speed and the law

Posted in miscellaneous, tagged , , , , , , , on October 24, 2007 | No Comments »

The speed limits in this country are a joke.
Take for instance the 210, the main freeeway that serves the Pasadena area. Like most freeways, it is wide, well-maintained and has no sharp curves. The posted speed limit is 65 miles an hour.
On the 210 - for that matter on virtually every freeway I have taken - it is completely [...]

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