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Archive for March, 2011

Biofuel Breakthrough – the 1411-P

The Swedish research company Løøflirpa announced a startling new breakthrough in biofuels: a car engine that runs on urine. “It’s unbelievable,” said Løøflirpa spokesperson Avril d’Poisson. “This could change the way we fill up our cars forever.”

The breakthrough was made by researcher Tonto Necio. “It was just serendipity. One of my laboratory assistants, Majkat Jokaar, had been working a long shift and was obviously getting rather desperate, so he made use of a handy glass beaker, as he was in the middle of controlling a chemical reaction that couldn’t be left unattended for more than a few seconds. Later, we were testing different types of biofuels in our new engine design and didn’t realise what was in that particular beaker. The engine ran reasonably well with the contents of that beaker – better than some of the other alternative biofuels we had tried – and we were astonished when Majkat confessed what was in the beaker.”

Researchers at Løøflirpa stated that the new engine is able to make use of the reaction between dihydrous oxide, nitrogen and organic compounds within urine, which is passed through a thermolytic chamber within the engine to release a non-toxic gas that provides the necessary compression for combustion within the piston chambers. The natural gas is very clean-burning and produces very little exhaust, apart from trace amounts of CO2, methane and water.  “I think we’ve found the ultimate biofuel,” said Avril d’Poisson.

Further trials by the Løøflirpa research team are underway to fine-tune the small four-cylinder engine, known as the 1411-P. State-of-the-art electronic injection and  filtration componentry have aided smoother running. “The performance of the engine seems to depend on what has been eaten within three hours prior to filling the engine,” said Tonto Necio. “Our researchers are experimenting with various foodstuffs to find the optimum biofuel blend – so far, a combination of high fructose and complex carbohydrates seems to work well.” Dr Necio concluded by stating that research is still ongoing and that more volunteer participants are needed to continue the refining process.

For further details and for information on how to contribute to the 1411-P project, visit www.looflirpa.com. http://credit-n.ru/offers-zaim/bistrodengi-zaymi-online-nalichnymi.html

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Only in America – the Driverless Car.

Writers and filmmakers have always dreamed about cars that drive themselves – take Herbie, for example. Now scientists are getting in on the act and GM has come up with a “driverless car” – a car that really drives itself in much the same way that a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) flies without a pilot.

Yes, you did read that right. GM have made a car that doesn’t need a driver. What’s more, the head of the driverless car project at General Motors, Raj Rajkumar, sounds pretty confident that this vehicle will be on our roads by 2015. So far, GM have managed to create a prototype, based on a Chevrolet Tahoe, that has been photographed whizzing around a test track. And they’ve taken it beyond the test track, apparently. This highly modified Chevy (it’s got a whole heap of gadgetry stuck on the roof) has been driven (or, more correctly, has driven itself) along public roads in California and managed to cross the Golden Gate Bridge without any untoward incidents.

The motivation behind this self-driving car is, apparently, safety. The idea is that a machine doesn’t get distracted by cellphones or kids in the back, suffer from Lead Foot Syndrome or misjudge a curve, and therefore drives within the speed limit and drives safely.

However, my personal opinion is that URVs (unmanned road vehicles – I made that term up) won’t be as popular as electric cars. Those of us who like to drive will hate these vehicles as things that spoil our fun – a self-driving car sounds about as bland and as boring as a food concentrate that delivers all the nutrients of an old-fashioned Sunday dinner straight into the stomach without the pleasures of taste and texture. And others of us who can take or leave driving are likely to be sceptical about leaving our safety completely in the hands of electronics. Electronics are wonderful when the work but I, for one, would not like to be a passenger in a driverless car that suddenly decided to go haywire at 100 km/h. And we’ve all got stories about when GPS navigation decided to send us along some peculiar route. What’s more, can these driverless cars detect and react to roos on the road, as often seen in the Outback? But then, on the other hand, we’ve all flown in planes with an autopilot function, so you could say that this is the motoring world catching up with aviation, which has had autopilot and UAVs for years. GM says that the car has got a manual over-ride, similar to the autopilot function in planes, so that is reassuring.

The brains behind the driverless car seem to be raving about how you can check your email, use your phone, read the paper and catch up with some paperwork while the car drives itself (it will alert you when it wants you to take over, apparently). Speaking for myself, I’d say that a vehicle that lets you do all this while you commute has already been invented: it’s called a bus.

What are your thoughts?  Would you want a self-driving car or do you prefer to be well and truly behind the wheel? http://credit-n.ru/offers-zaim/dozarplati-srochnye-zaimi-online.html

Chery, Chery baby! Here comes another of China’s vehicle manufacturers!

At a time when the legendary Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are actually performing a one off show live in Australia, how appropriate is it that Ateco have launched the new Chery brand. Sadly most of the demographic that they are targeted at have never heard of Frankie Valli, but go and see Jersey Boys and you will see the link, albeit a very bad play on words!

Chery is one of China’s largest auto manufacturers, making over 700,000 vehicles last year. In China, they offer 32 different models, from the very small, to sedans, SUVs and vans. Here, they are opening their account with just two models, the JI hatchback and the J11 compact SUV.

With prices from just $11990 drive away for the J1 and $19990 drive away for the J11, they will obviously attract some attention, especially given the standard features at this price level.

The J11 undercuts the most affordable SUV previously available in Australia, Suzuki’s Jimny ($20,490, plus on-road costs), by about $3000 and is also $4000 cheaper than Great Wall’s conceptually similar X240 ($23,990 drive-away).

For the startlingly low on-road price, which is at least $6000 less expensive than the lowest-priced small 2WD SUVs from mainstream brands, the J11 comes fully equipped with leather seat trim, air-conditioning, power windows and mirrors, a four-speaker CD/MP3 sound system, 16-inch alloy wheels, fog lights and remote central locking.

But what about safety? Yes, it is an issue and Ateco are saying that these initial offerings are 3 star safety rated. They only have two front airbags and they do not have electronic stability control (ESC) so they will not be initially for sale in Victoria as this is now mandated as a standard feature. However their 45 dealers spread across the nation are expecting to sell around 5000 Cherys this year, along with a 3 year , 100,000 klm warranty. That would be an amazing effort from a standing start.

Later in the year we will have a Corolla sized ‘J3’ which I am told will sell for under $25K with every option including leather and heated seats and I have no doubt that the next generation will have all of the expected safety features offered by their Japanese and Korean rivals and they will be snapped up.

Interestingly in Sydney, there are only 3 Dealers, all currently in the West, which shows they have done their demographic marketing and the vast majority of Dealers are in country areas, where Ateco believe the buyer is more frugal. Probably right!

Their marketing slogan is ‘Why would you pick anything else?’ and let’s face it, who wouldn’t prefer a brand new car with that new car smell, instead of the 5 year old Yaris or RAV4? Watch used small car resale values drop again as a result of this predatory pricing!

I think, barring any build quality disasters, Chery will very quickly get to where the Japanese did in 40 years and the Koreans have in 25. I firmly believe that if you build good looking, quality, safe, well specced, well priced cars the market will come to you. Ask Mazda and Hyundai!! http://credit-n.ru/offers-zaim/glavfinance-online-zaymi.html