Ecofriend (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eco Factor: Prototype electric vehicle powered by solar energy. A student team at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute has designed a Model-T replica that doesn’t drink gas but harnesses the abundant energy of the sun for power. The truck was built.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The x-ray has been voted the most important modern discovery by participants in a poll to mark the Science Museum's centenary year. Members of the public were asked to vote on 10 of the greatest achievements in science, engineering and technology selected by its curators. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast by visitors to the museum in London and on its website. Penicillin was voted second; followed by...
Political Inaction (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The Ford Model-T got 21 MPG in the early 1900s. The MPG of our current fleet? 21 MPG. Way to go progress!
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Say what you want about the Prius (and no doubt you will) but it is a car that ushered in a new era of automotive history. It made saving fuel and being “green” trendy. When automotive history is written, the Toyota Prius will be along side cars like the Ford Model-T, The Citroen DS, the [...]
Green Wombat (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
photo: Todd Woody Ford executives brought a battery-powered Focus sedan to San Francisco on Thursday (along with a plug-in hybrid Escape). It was clear from the presentation by Nancy Gioia, Ford’s director of global electrification, that the automaker is aiming for a mass market and is spending a great deal of effort on helping create an [...]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
We've been doing the Engine Of The Day series for a couple of years, so it's time we put all the EOTD honorees together! Click on the photo of any engine below to jump to the original post honoring that engine. Toyota R Ford Flathead V8 BMW M30 Nissan L Small-Block Chevrolet V8 Volkswagen Air-Cooled BMC B Series Chrysler Slant Six Rolls-Royce V8 Honda B GMC Twin Six Jaguar XK Pontiac V8 Mazda B Fiat...
SEOptimise Blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
CC: Ford Model T image by me’nthedogs Does SEO still exist today as such? In other words: Does what people imagine to be SEO still exist in the way the people define it? No, this is not another “SEO has no future” post. Indeed by now we have arrived in the ominous future of SEO, at least [...] © SEOptimise. Signup for the SEOptimise monthly newsletter and hire us for Search Engine...
short fat guy online (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Footage of the "T Party" to celebrate the Ford Model T Centennial. Shot outside the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn MI, on Friday, September 5 2008.
Msquared2 PR/Talent Agency (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
From Zippo Cars to the Peepmobile: 7 Bizarre Marketing Vehicles by Erica Palan If your college was anything like mine, a day didn’t go by without some company giving out free samples in wacky cars . The Red Bull car even had its own parking space down the street from the dorms. (Trying to resist the temptation when walking past a giant can of Red Bull before an early class is absolute torture.)...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Let us pause a moment to consider the sad state of the Liberals in Alberta, if only to give premier Ed Stelmach -- daily facing new and embarrassing fractures in his PC party -- a short break from his hotseat. For, more than anything else, a province-wide poll out today from Lethbridge College’s Citizen Society Research Lab is most depressing for the party that last formed the provincial government...
Stix Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Chip in for my golf addiction Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Les PaulIn Memoriam – 63 Years LaterHappy 4th of July Related posts: Les Paul In Memoriam – 63 Years Later Happy 4th of July
Life is Not a Cereal (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Usually when I am looking for seasonal activities, I google "fun holidays" and the month in which I am looking for things to do. My returns page always features some pretty obscure result--many of whom's validity I question. (I mean, is there really an "If Pets Had Thumbs Day" or a "Measure Your Feet Day"?) Because I don't want to fall prey to some Internet joke and be...
MakeUseOf.com (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
The Ford Model T assembly line is often cited as a world-changing example of productivity. Outlook rules may never have that honor but it’s a great productivity tool if tweaked properly. Outlook’s rules can truly serve as an assembly line for all your incoming email management tasks. Think of rules as traffic cops who direct [...]
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Why is a soon-to-be success story gathering dust at TATA dealers across India? Much like the initial growing pains of the Ford Model T, the $2000 Nano currently lies on waiting list. Given the lopsided supply/demand and construction conflagrations with the government, I reckon enterprising Indians are flipping the Nanos living in parking lot limbo [...]
Web News Site (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
This weekend, a crew of MAKE folks (myself included) will be at the Handcar Regatta , right here in Sonoma County. We're excited because it's not everyday that there's a maker event in our own backyard. If you're not familiar with it, the Great West End & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical & Artistic Wonders is centered on hand-built railcar races, complete with...
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