Are you thinking about buying an electric car, but want to test drive one for a weekend first? Are you traveling on business, and trying to live an eco-friendly lifestyle? Good news, then: Enterprise Car Rental will soon begin renting Coda electric cars at selected locations. The plan is to have...
Prepare to weather nearly anything and save money while you’re doing it by replacing some of your most commonly used gadgets and devices with their solar alternatives. Not only will you reduce energy bills by using the following solar powered lighting, devices, and products, but you’ll also be...
Professional engineers play vital roles as Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Biomedical Engineers. The expected growth rate for these occupations is 30% over the next decade. This fact alone suggests that professionals in the field of engineering will be provided with...
Easements address the problem of individuals who need access to property that they do not own. Purposes for an easement may vary and provide the categories of easement. One such type of easement is a drainage easement. Easements are generally classified into easement appurtenant and easement in...
Are you a car enthusiast? Do you have a passion for fixing things? If so, you would probably enjoy a career as a diesel mechanic. To help you prepare for this career, we've put together the following guide, adapted from the article How to Become a Diesel Mechanic1. High...
At the turn of the 20th century, a few intrepid drivers attempted to prove the viability of the automobile by racing around the globe from New York to Paris. Some 102 years later, a group calling themselves "Project Evie" look to do a very similar thing to prove the viability of electric cars:...
So, you've decided you want to get into cooking — but where do you start? What do you need in your kitchen? Sure, you've got pots and pans and chopping blocks and whatnot, but what about cool stuff? Toys, gadgets, things that go beep? These 16 items are gadgets that ever guy should have in their...
Washington, DC area storms swipe utilities and wreak havok on hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Residents have been without electricity since a series of fast moving and strong storms hit the DC metro area. Residents can expect to be without electricity until...
Since hybrid gas and electric cars run on storage batteries, they must find a way to maximize energy. One of these energy efficiency devices is regenerative braking. Regenerative breaking allows the car to recover some of the energy that it expended during breaking. This is different from the...
A group of engineer's from Helsinki's Metropolia University of Applied Sciences have built an electric sports car for competition in Progressive Insurance's Automotive X-Prize. Called the ERA, for Electric Race About, the car has some impressive design specs. Motors, powered by lithium ion...
