The people who serve in our military sacrifice much for our country, our well-being and our safety. The Drive for Troops campaign was created to raise funds for service members and their families. Donated funds are given to a number of charities that have a range of focuses. Leith’s way of contributing to this campaign is to […]
Archive | May, 2014
What Does the Car of the Future Look Like? Google Googles It
Google released some footage this week of people in the company’s self-driving car in a cutesy video reminiscent of how a toy company would show newborns engaging with mobiles, colorful blocks and stuffed animals. The reason this video merits our attention is that Google is not an automotive company. Many companies that make cars are […]
The Way To Save Fuel Is To Make a Better Computer?
Toyota has announced a new way to improve fuel use by 10 percent for its hybrid vehicles. Instead of some sort of new powertrain or transmission, however, the high-tech solution has more to do with electronics than horsepower or fuel injectors. You might know that hybrids get their big fuel savings by relying on a […]
5 Bad Driving Habits Putting Yourself and Everyone Else at Risk
Good driving is more than not having been in a collision recently. Many of us think that we’re basically good drivers, which entitles us to bend the rules here and there. A no-look lane change. A little driving while sleepy. A bottled water while we drive (water’s good for us, right?). A closed-eye sneeze (just […]
Toyota and Tesla Call It Quits; Electric RAV4 Likely Dead
Well, goodbye to all that. Toyota will not renew its partnership with Tesla, an electric-vehicle maker, this year. Many people were surprised when Toyota began the partnership just four years ago. Toyota had successfully developed the gas-electric Prius on its own, so enlisting help for an all-electric vehicle was unexpected. Tesla agreed to buy a […]