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- Self-Heating Roads Could Eliminate Plow Trucks
- Lexus Thinks Compact LF-Ch Hatchback Hybrid Would Sell in U.S.
- Ford Claims Pre-Heating Cars Reduces Emissions Up to 75%
| Self-Heating Roads Could Eliminate Plow Trucks Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:33 AM PST
I love winter, I really do. I also opted to get a 4×4 vehicle so I’m never really home bound, even in the worst blizzard. This is something not every New Englander has the luxury of owning, which means most people have to wait for those awful plow trucks to come through. Besides being loud, spewing emissions, and tearing up asphalt, putting plows on the road costs states many millions of dollars every winter. But self-heating roads could melt snow before it ever gets a chance to accumulate while eliminating corrosive road salting and extensive plowing during winter snow storms. |
| Lexus Thinks Compact LF-Ch Hatchback Hybrid Would Sell in U.S. Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:24 AM PST
Although the Lexus booth at the 2009 LA Auto Show was rather devoid of inspiring next-gen green automotive technology, I did make a quick stop by to look at their traveling LF-Ch exhibit. The company has put together a display that’s supposed to help figure out what styling cues show attendees like best about the concept hybrid hatchback by giving them the ability to take pictures of the car and upload them to a database. It actually was one of the worst-executed interactive displays I’ve seen in a long time. Needless to say, I decided to pass up the interactivity. But, hokey auto show displays aside, the LF-Ch concept—which made its official debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show—is actually kind of a cool looking car. And it marks a clearly new direction of thinking for Lexus; it’s the first compact hybrid concept from the automaker that’s geared towards the younger Scion crowd—reflecting a trend in the luxury market towards a smaller scale and outreach to young urbanites. |
| Ford Claims Pre-Heating Cars Reduces Emissions Up to 75% Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:37 AM PST
Winter is officially here in New England. There is snow on the ground, temperatures are chilly, and I have to start my car five minutes before I actually have to go somewhere. It gets the engine heated up, and I won’t be freezing on my way to my destination. Alas, I know its no good for the environment, letting my engine spew out emissions like that. But it is worse for your car to just jump in and drive off at a time when the oil is thick and hasn’t had a chance to lube the engine properly. Or at least that is what I thought. But according to Ford, pre-warming your car can reduce emissions by heating the catalyst under light engine loads in the driveway rather than on the road. |
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