Hybrid cars are all the rage and many people just don’t truly understand how hybrid cars work. One of the most common questions we get here at GoOnTheRoad.com is how the hybrid cars compare for mileage. While this may seem to be an easy answer, it’s not – there are many factors that affect a […]
August 19th, 2008 | Justin Stewart | 0 comments | ContinuedTechnology
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The Future of the Diesel Fueling Industry
The Future of the Diesel Fueling Industry
By
Tom Tessin
In the past twenty years, diesel engines have the connotations of pollution, heavy machinery, and uncomfortably loud noises. This image that many people have is beginning to take a turn for the change as several automakers are reinventing the diesel engine with remarkable results. Nearly 25 years […]
The Average Car In 2004 Had Worse Mileage Than The Model T Ford In 1908!
By
Jason G Harrison
Car Mileage: 1908 Ford Model T-25 mpg
2004 EPA average for all cars-21 mpg
You know the human race has finally arrived! We have never had, experienced or made so many scientific advances in the last few years than we could have dreamed of twenty years ago.
Just think of all the advances we have […]
Benefits of Using High Octane Fuel
When it comes to choosing gasoline for our car, it is tempting to just go with the cheapest one we can find. Most consumers don’t pay much attention to the octane in the gasoline that they are putting into their vehicles and over time, the wrong one may do harm to your engine. We here […]
August 2nd, 2008 | Justin Stewart | 0 comments | Continued
Q & A - Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Hows it work? Here’s a Q & A that addresses your common questions about Tire Pressure Monitoring - From Go on the Road!
Q: How does the new Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) work?
A: Tire pressure monitoring systems continuously monitor the pressure in the tires through sensors located in the tires (direct system) or the use […]
Environmentalists Push Plug In Hybrids
Hybrids are proving popular choices for people who want to save money on gas and reduce their car’s carbon foot print. Many people say that hybrid cars do not make a significant impact on the environment. Critics claim that hybrids are nothing more than a feel good option dressed up in green paint.
If environmental activists […]
Car Alarms With GPS Tracking For Vehicle Recovery, The Way Of The Future
Car Alarms With GPS Tracking For Vehicle Recovery, The Way Of The Future.
How many times have you been walking the streets, maybe in a parking lot or maybe inside your home, and you heard a car alarm. What did you do about it? Most likely all you did was say, “Man I wish […]
July 31st, 2008 | On The Road | 1 comment | Continued
How far can you go, beyond E?
Ever wondered how far you might be able to cruise - once your fuel gauge reaches E? American auto manufacturers know that we like to have a buffer zone, so E doesn’t really mean Empty! It’s means almost empty, or you should be looking for the next gas station, or hopefully you’re within […]
July 7th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
Web Service Lets You Lock in Gas Prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
There’s a new service out on the inter-web, called myGallons.com and it allows you to buy gas at todays price, and pump it in the future. So if you bought 100 gallons today at 4.60 per gallon, and […]
GOTR - Diesel Facts
We recently published an article about diesel fuel and heard from a number of you that had questions about Diesel. So in an attempt to address your questions, dispel rumors and publish the 411, we bring you diesel facts!
Clean diesel technology combines clean diesel fuel, advanced engines, and effective exhaust-control technology into a complete […]
Toyota struggles to meet hybrid, small car demand
DETROIT (Reuters) — The surge in popularity for small cars and fuel-efficient hybrids has left Toyota facing an unusual problem: deepening shortages of popular models such as the Prius hybrid.
A limited inventory of small cars hurt Toyota, which reported a 11.5 percent drop in U.S. sales in June.
In stark contrast, Japanese rival Honda reported a […]
Which is more dangerous, a cell phone or a Shih Tzu?
Will someone please explain to me why a driver talking with a cell phone to his ear is any more distracted than a driver putting a hamburger in his mouth? Or eyeliner to her eyes? Or a Shih Tzu on his lap?
And, yet, on July 1, California began enforcing Vehicle Code 23123, which bans using […]
BMW Calls CAFE plan ‘not feasible’
WASHINGTON — BMW of North America is calling on the Bush administration to create an alternative fuel economy program for companies that would be hardest hit by proposed new standards in the 2011-15 model years.
The alternative would allow a company such as BMW to comply by raising the fuel efficiency of its products by 4.5 […]
July 1st, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
Tesla plans mass-market electric sedan
Tesla Motors plans to produce its mass-market $60,000 electric sedan in the San Francisco Bay Area by the end of 2010.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tesla CEO Ze’ev Drori announced the decision at a press conference at Tesla’s Silicon Valley facility today.
“We are not a mere niche player with a car to the rich and […]