Editor’s Note: We are going to acknowledge right off the bat that this post is based on Gizmodo’s fantastic piece, “6 Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever” Once upon a time, the automobile was born. Wheat-chewing farmers and cigar-chomping industrialists regarded the new machine with wonder and avarice, respectively. Baseball-loving boys and gradually-liberated girls […]
Archive | March, 2014
Seriously? Another Reboot of the Blog? Yes, Actually
You’ll notice a few things about the new design: Space – Do you remember how cramped the old blog was? Reading an article there was like navigating a game of Tetris. Focus – A blog has one purpose: to be read. You don’t need pop-up chat windows, dozens of links, scads of unrelated images and […]
Hydrogen Cars Face Lack of Fueling Stations
Motorists with an eye for environmentally-friendly driving have long been aware of hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen has the potential to replace gasoline in a way that hybrids, electrics and diesel vehicles cannot because of its lack of emissions and independence from batteries. Mercedes-Benz reaffirmed this week that it’s an interesting concept and put its estimate […]
GL450 Goes Ice Sledding; Pandemonium Ensues
There can be great comedy in driving. Which is hard to believe, we know, because most car commercials feature either super dramatic treatments with “epic” music of drums and horns, or a sedate and upscale voiceover by Jon Hamm, John Slattery or any other wealthy male performing actor from Mad Men. Not exactly the stuff […]
These Self-Smacking Wipers Knock Ice Off Your Windshield
Great clouds almighty: is winter over yet? Snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail—come on now! It’s been a season of much precipitation and through it Raleigh has received a hard lesson: we’re not quite as equipped for winter as we thought we were. (more…)