UFO Car: Believe it or Not

SciFi channel once stated that one out of seven Americans has encountered UFO. 14% of population is composed of a UFO close encounter and the largest proportion is comprised of people who actually saw UFO. In fact, in the year 1940s several pilot sighting cases were recorded. In the year 1940s to 1960s, most convincing [...]

Unique Monowheel

Vehicles nowadays are mostly composed of four or more wheels. Due to ’vehicle invasion’, vehicle manufacturers created lots of vehicle makes and models. The designs are based from consumers’ perspective. Other factors that affect the design of the vehicle are: uniqueness, creativity, and the fact that there is a tight competition. Creating new and unusual vehicles is a great factor in making one’s design to stand [...]

FCX Clarity: A Zero-Emission Hybrid

Japan’s third largest auto manufacturer—Honda, is now introducing the latest member of the hybrid world. Its name is FCX Clarity. This zero-emission vehicle runs on both hydrogen and electricity, which uses a hydrogen fuel cell for power. Honda, being the maker, claims that the FCX Clarity has only water as its emission, with no poisonous [...]

Bio-Plastic Cars… II

                                  
In my previous post, you’ve learned something about bio-plastic. This article is also related to the first one. However, this will tackle more about bio-plastic cars (as the title implies).
 
In addition to the research by Mazda, Toyota also showed the world’s first electric car that uses bio-plastic. These are actually numerous concept cars. [...]

Bio-Plastic … I

What is bio-plastic? Bio-plastic is one among the many kinds of plastics. It is derived from renewable biomass sources. These biomass sources are vegetable oil, corn starch, pea starch, or even those derived from petroleum. Bio-plastic has many uses. It can be a direct replacement for traditional plastics. On the other hand, it can also [...]

Fast Driving

                                           
Time to reminisce: I remember in my old post entitled “Newton could be a Good Car Racer,” I discussed some Physics concepts found in car racing. Today, I suddenly figured out that fast driving is not only for racing (obviously). Fast driving is also for normal city roads (provided there’s no traffic). However, fast [...]

Driving for All-Season

             
Knowing how to drive is not enough to safely hit the road. There are other considerations that you can bear in mind to ensure your safety, your passengers’ safety, and other drivers’ safety. During season change, you should learn how to cope with driving through winter, spring, autumn, etc. Knowing some principles, basically scientific [...]

You Can Make it through the Rain

Harsh weather conditions may come unexpectedly. In fact, even if we have now sophisticated and easy ways to predict weather, there are still other things left unpredicted. Just like rain. There are some cases in which we can predict rain; however in other case rain just fell unknowingly. That’s why it is important to consider [...]

Combat Oil Price Hike

            
Several news reports contain oil price hike. In fact, the continuous increase in oil price led to economical problems. Thus, most vehicle owners are alarmed with the said issue. Well, there are other alternatives and solutions to combat oil price hike. Actually, a little bit of Physics, may also help you. In this article, [...]

All You Need is Creativity

Car manufacturers manufacture cars depending upon make and model. However, certain make and model has many numbers of units created. For that reason, car owners customized their car to set them apart. Aside from that, personalized and unique car are other reasons. Just by browsing the internet, you can see numerous customized cars. One example [...]