When police in Czechoslovakia wanted to slow down speeding motorists, they came up with two solutions. The first was to install a series of traffic signals, which would have been expensive and time consuming. The lowest cost and easiest to implement measure was to deploy cardboard cutouts of...
Hagerty Insurance provides coverage to car collectors across the United States. Every year, the company publishes their "Hot List", showing new models they feel will appreciate in value over the coming years (or decades). Some are reasonably priced and well within reach of almost anyone; others...
Here's a challenge for the Environmental Protection Agency: how do you rate the fuel economy of cars that don't burn gasoline, like the battery powered Nissan Leaf? You start by making the assumption that a gallon of gas has the same equivalent energy to 33.7 kW-hrs worth of batteries, then you...
An eclectic list of the best songs to play while driving.
Sometimes it seems that truth is stranger than fiction. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, was recently quoted on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" as favoring technology that would block cell phone calls from within automobiles. Specifically, LaHood was quoted as saying, “There’s a lot of technology...
Most people have heard of hybrid vehicles, but are completely unaware that there are different types that use completely different technology. RideLust recently compiled The Complete Beginner's Guide To Hybrid Terminology, which explains the differences in detail. Roughly speaking, there are four...
General Electric buys a lot of vehicles. They provide company cars to technicians and management, and GE Capital manages auto fleets for a host of other companies. It makes good sense for GE to push for the incorporation of electric vehicles (EVs)in their fleet, and the company recently announced...
Not too long ago, it looked like electric automaker Tesla's days were numbered. They were about to lose the chassis supplier for their only production automobile, the Tesla Roadster, and they were burning through cash faster than a drunken sailor on shore leave. Last summer, Toyota stepped up to...
If you like bikes but love cars, or if you love cars and think bikes are deathtraps ridden by potential organ donors, you probably didn't agree with our piece on why bikes are cooler than cars. Here's the counterpoint, listing five reasons why cars are better than bikes: 1) Bikes aren't much fun...
If you're really, truly a fan of speed, chances are good you have a passion for both cars and motorcycles. If your passion leans towards two wheels, you may think that bikes are better than cars. If your passion is more for four wheels than two, you may think just the opposite. Undecided? Here...
