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but it is easier to be reactive. We have had the opportunity to be proactive with things like electric or hybrid vehicles or increasing fuel efficiency, but people still choose to buy big trucks or SUVs and ignore the present and future consequences. They prefer the feeling of safety in a larger vehicle or the way the engine sounds, things you do not normally get with an electric or hybrid vehicle. When the price of gas drops drastically, you may hear that SUV sales have gone up. This is how…

There are things being done to help educate and convince people to wear seat belts. A few states have laws on wearing a seat belt. It is not consistent though. 18 out of 50 states have it only as a secondary law. This means an officer cannot pull you over for not wearing a seat belt. Once you have been pulled over a different violation, you then can get a ticket not wearing a seat belt if you haven’t been able to sneak it on before the officer saw you weren’t wearing one. The consequences for…

Advantages of Using Car Wreckers Disposing of old automobile parts and accessories is a difficult task that relies on innovative technology and expertise. Car wreckers have the heavy-duty tools and know-how to dismantle the wide range of vehicles that have no future practical purpose. Many of the vehicles in these yards are old, no longer operable, severely damage, or deemed to be a total write-off by insurance companies. The process of breaking down a car and using or recycling the parts is…

Get Ready for Outdoor Activities with the 2017 Honda Ridgeline There might only be a slight hint of fall in the air, but it is not too soon to start thinking about your autumn outdoor activities. In preparation for hunting season or any other outdoor excursion you may have planned, you may want to give your current truck a once over and consider replacing it with the new 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The all-new 4-door Honda Ridgeline made its Canadian debut at the Canadian International Auto Show in…

The SVT Raptor came out in late 2009 as a full on off-roader, with sales being much higher than expected. It has a 5.4 Liter engine, with a 6.2 Liter option. The 5.4 Liter engine has 311 horsepower and 366 ft lb of torque. The 6.2 Liter engine has 412 horsepower and 435 ft lb of torque. The M.S.R.P was $3100 above the 5.4 Liter model. A six-speed automatic transmission is standard. It comes with Fox Racing Shocks, which allows for 11.5" of suspension travel in front, and 12" in the rear. It…

“Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., is promoting to try to rally support from both parties for the tax increase is to pair it with a more generous earned income tax credit, or EITC, which would benefit those same lower-income Americans.” The idea of raising the tax on gasoline is to fund projects to repair or replace the infrastructure within the United States. Since 1993 to today the current tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon, and in the span of almost 25 years our roads, bridges and other…

Self driving cars Imagine you're going down the road and you see a car with no driver. For those people who say that will never happen you're wrong it already has. By 2021 more than half the cars on the road will be self driven or will have the capabilities to park themselves.tesla has a car out now that can drive itself. ⅘ of all crashes involving self driving car involved other cars bumping or hitting into them. The us government has set up strict safety guidelines for self driving cars…

Subaru has opted to update a number of vehicles in its lineup, including this year's Outback. The 2018 Subaru Outback near Hilton Head SC will feature some minor changes on both the interior and exterior. In addition, improvements have been made in the ride quality of this vehicle and the quietness of the ride, along with new safety technologies being offered. Anyone looking to purchase a new car this year should head to a Subaru dealership to take this model for a test drive. Updated Styling…

Electric Cars VS Gasoline Cars Why are electric cars better than hybrid cars? Electric cars are cars that use nonrenewable energy. We can make electric cars out of the wind, water, sun, and etc. Instead of us using fossil fuels. Electric cars are comfortable to use and quieter than the fossil fuels cars. We need to charge the electric cars just as fossil fuels cars. Electric cars are better than hybrid cars because of many reasons. The main reasons are that we don’t have enough of fossil fuels,…

The mission of Tesla Motors is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy (Tesla Inc. 2016). Initially, Tesla’s mission statement focused on acceleration to ‘sustainable transport’ but the updated mission statement mission statement to ‘sustainable energy’ implies the shift in the organization’s business to a new direction, addressing renewable energy opportunities in the market (Hines 2016). Tesla’s mission statement can be broken down into three simple components: sustainable…