Did you ever pissed about the heat in your car, when it has been the whole day parked in the sun?? I guess every one did who own a car. You work, and after you want to go home. in a hot car! great…

So the problem is even if you have AC in your car it needs ultra long to cool down all the overheated interior. One posibility is to have white material inside, white leather preferably. But this is expensive. Other is to park the car somewhere in the shadow if you have this possibility. Or you just get used to it. Go with a bike at your job if it is not far! It is sometimes faster, because you avoid the traffic and even healthier.

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An EU official called on Germany to impose speed limits on it’s highways to fight global warming. The call came as the German government made action against climate change a priority. Still, the German environment minister showed little enthusiasm for EU Environment Commissioner suggestion and the lobby representing the country’s auto industry said it needed “no coaching on efficient climate protection from Brussels.”

Many stretches of German autobahn lack speed limits — traditionally a cherished freedom in a rule-bound country. However, the growing concern over carbon dioxide emissions is putting that tradition under renewed scrutiny.

The EU commissioner did not suggest a specific speed limit for Germany but in most European countries the highway speed limit is around 80 miles per hour. Great Britain, Latvia and Sweden have the strictest speed limit with 70 mph.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has said Europe should take a leading role in combating climate change to set an example to the U.S., China and others. She has put aside previous suggestions, that a general speed limit on the highways would help fight climate change.

Environment Minister said Sunday that he has “nothing against (a limit) for reasons of traffic safety” but argued that the restriction would not encourage manufacturers to produce more environment-friendly engines. The German AAI, which represents the auto industry said Germany needed “no coaching” from Brussels on how to protect the climate — “above all when the proposals are only symbolic.”

“The German auto industry will act on climate change where there is real potential for savings” of vehicle emissions, the group said in a statement. A spokesman for the Transport Ministry, Dirk Inger, said a study by a federal agency had found that an overall autobahn limit of 100 kilometers per hour — or 62 mph — would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by only 0.6 percent.

Germans may be becoming receptive to the idea, however. A survey for Stern magazine found that 60 percent would favor highway speed limits to cut emissions, while 38 percent would oppose them.

The clocks have sprung ahead, the days are getting longer and the sun is even starting to make the odd guest appearance, it looks like spring is well and truly here with summer just round the corner. For those of you who are fair weather bikers, now is the perfect time to get your rocking motorcycle out of storage and back on the road. If your bike has been stored for a few months, it isn’t advisable to simply jump on and go for a run though, here are a few simple tips to help reinstate your bike to its former glory and make sure you’re good to go.

Tyres: If your bike has been sat all winter, you’ll need to check the tyres and wheels thoroughly. Check for any cracks, bulges or potential weak spots that might develop into a problem. Refer to your owners’ manual to ensure you get the correct tyre pressure. Over inflated tyres will not grip the road sufficiently but under inflated tyres wont be fuel-efficient. You will also need to check the thread on your tyres too. If your bike has been sat all winter there’s a good chance the thread wont have worn away, but if your tyres tread is below 2mm you should try and get it replaced as soon as possible. Remember, spring is a great time of year for your local council to be out repairing roads or carrying out general maintenance. It is very easy to tyres to pick up loose chips of gravel and any other objects which may have been inadvertently left behind and you have two less tyres than most other vehicles on the road to risk being damaged.

Battery: If you removed your bikes battery over the winter to hook it up to a small charge, or just brought it inside to prevent it from freezing too often, hook it back up, giving the terminals a good clean with some warm water and baking soda. If it has been left hooked up all winter, give it a quick charge and check for any cracks which may have resulted in it freezing through the winter. Just give all the cables a quick check, make sure they’re not folded or kinked (or nibbled if its been left still in a garage for a few months)

Lights: The days are getting longer and most of us can go to work and come home in the daylight now, but you still need to check all your lights work. Check not only the headlight but also the indicators and break lights too. Check the beam from the headlight hasn’t been knocked and that all the lights are securely mounted. Check the lenses. Look for any cracks or chips which could develop into cracks. If you notice excessive condensation, it may be a sign of a crack which will need to be addressed.

Oil & lubricants: If your bike has been sat still all winter, it may be best to give it a complete engine oil change before riding out for the first time, especially if this wasn’t done before it went into storage. Never mix old engine oil, break fluid, coolant etc with new, and make sure it’s all fresh. If possible, change the oil filters too. The particles in petrol and diesel will evaporate if left for long enough, this means that even if your left your fuel tank fuel before storing the bike away, the tank may not be full anymore. This could result in condensation forming in the tank which could lead to rust, this is easy to check and can save you a lot of money.

You: Lastly, you need to check yourself. If it’s been a few months since you last rode, make sure all your paper work and documents are up to date. Your insurance company should be notified if any of your details have changes (like your address), check your breakdown cover is still in date too. Your bike may now be in perfect shape, but your riding skills may be a little rusty. Instead of heading straight for some long, bendy country roads, it may be worth spending half an hour in a quiet car park or industrial estate one Sunday morning first. This is also a safer place to make sure your bike is back to its former glory and condition too. Check your helmet and riding clothing. Make sure the helmet hasn’t got any cracks or chips and your eye line is perfectly clear. No matter how nice the weather is, riding without proper leathers or safety clothes can be dangerous. If you had a particularly enjoyable Christmas, double check you can still do your jacket up and breathe at the same time.

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When it comes to launching into full production for hybrid cars, China has a very clear advantage over other countries: their car industry is very young and not set in its ways. The American auto industry, in contrast, has been developed over the past decades to build internal combustion vehicles that run on gas or diesel. Almost all of the factories were designed with the purpose of producing that type of car. China sees an opening, and it just might pull it off.

Aside from potential economic gain, the Chinese have other motives for promoting greener cars. One need only pull up news coverage of the past s Beijing Olympics to see mention of just how much pollution the city has. By producing more hybrid vehicles in their own country, and allowing the Chinese people to avoid tariff charges on foreign hybrid cars, the developing Chinese auto industry could sell a lot of cars and diminish the pollution of the country’s big cities. Definitely a nice looking thought.

There are currently five big Chinese auto companies preparing expansion of they hybrid-building capabilities, and they have Detroit’s attention. Each of these companies has the capability to modify their current factory systems (or build new factories) that are better prepared for hybrid production. The lessons learned by these companies in a few years will represent knowledge that will be out of the hands of American automakers for at least another decade, as they struggle to maintain their companies out of bankruptcy.

The future of Indian cars purely depends on advancements and innovations. Since that old Fiat and Amby were introduced, the Indian car industry has travelled a long road. Today the industry shines at the top with a high number of cars running on roads. It also plays a key role in the industrial and economic progress of the country.

The first car manufactured as a result of technological advancement is Maruti Suzuki 800 in 1983, a car that revolutionized the Indian automobile sector. This car was a result of a joint venture between Government of India and Suzuki Motors of Japan. Consequently, many car manufacturers across the world entered the Indian car market.

Some of the biggest car manufacturers have set up their manufacturing facilities in India. These manufactures are producing the world’s best car models, progressively improving the India’s economic growth. Some of these companies are also importing cars and other car accessories to meet the increasing demand of car market in India.

The reason why many foreign manufactures entered the Indian markets is availability of highly skilled engineers, low cost labor, technical know how, cheap machinery and raw materials, established quality systems and rewarding returns. Even the cost of production is reduced to about 30 % as compared to overseas production. This pace of advancement and improved production not only paved way for foreign manufacturers but also provided enhanced ability to Indian car manufacturers for producing better models.

With the increasing number of cars running on the Indian roads, the future of Indian car industry is also running with a very high speed. One of the leading car manufacturing companies, Ford, is planning to make India a regional hub for exporting small cars and engines. At the other edge, Skoda is planning to source some of the European operations from its facilities in India. It is believed that this operation will increase level for all the Indian cars to almost 70%, providing Indian cars a competitive edge in the global sphere.

Apart from new cars rolling every day on Indian roads, there are many new features added to the cars. Cars are also becoming automated. Some of the high-end technological dazzlers are combined with advanced and top-notch technical features. Along with, the entry of alternative fuel options is also expected to hit the industry. India will also have cars powered with air and water in future.

So, the future is definite and India is soon to hit the world’s car market and become the third largest car industry after US and China. All the domestic and foreign car manufacturers are making various advancements in the car models. These advancements are constantly flourishing the Indian car market, a market that has transformed from a small ray to a competitive sunrise industry.

The Classic Motor Show is all about bringing together people who share a passion for cars. This year the show is scheduled for November 13th, 14th and 15th!

Every year traditional ’season grand finale’ for the classic car scene attracts many tens of thousands of enthusiasts from all over the UK, Europe and even further away.

NEC Classic Motor Show celebrates all ages, marquees and models. The veteran, the vintage, the classic and the future classic, with a huge and diverse display of 1000 cars ranging from the most accessible popular classics through to the thoroughly outrageous and rare exotica. The Classic Motor Show brings together the whole motoring spectrum in this unique annual celebration of the car. Along with the huge car displays, the show hosts the biggest single gathering of UK companies and traders offering every conceivable product and service to the classic car owner/enthusiast plus some superb and unique show features.

Looking to buy a classic car? The NEC becomes the UK’s largest classic car dealership during the show, with many well trusted and respected classic car dealers and top replica manufacturers bringing cars to suit all tastes and budgets. The Restoration Theatre, Dream Rides and the Live Stage are all superb features and offer the visitor everything from hands on expert practical demonstrations and advice, 10 mile rides in amazing cars, seminars, celebrities and fun!

On their website (http://www.necclassicmotorshow.com/) you can find lots of pictures, video clips and show news. They also give regular updates on their exhibitors, other news and links to other places of classic interest.

The origins of the world’s largest rubber tyre manufacturer, Michelin, can be traced back nearly 200 years with the marriage in 1829 of Edouard Daubree to Elizabeth Pugh Barker. Pugh Barker was the niece of the Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, whose experiments with one of the by products of tar, naphtha, led to the development of rubberised waterproof fabric. The Macintosh raincoat is named after him.

In 1829, armed with this knowledge, Elizabeth introduces rubber into the Auvergne region of France by making, by hand, play balls for children. In 1832, Edouard invents a machine for manufacturing rubber balls and with his cousin Aristide Barbier, opens a factory making farm machinery and rubber balls in Clermont Ferrand. They quickly start developing rubber tubes, gaskets and valves for use in industrial applications. The company continues to develop over the next 30 years until in 1863 the founders set up a limited company, E. Daubree & Co. which becomes J.G. Bideau & Co. in 1868.

The Michelin name first appears in 1889 when Edouard Michelin and his brother Andre, take over the management of the company which becomes Michelin & Co. or to give it its full French title ‘Manufacture Francaise des Pneumatics Michelin’. The brothers develop the ‘removable’ pneumatic tyre, a great improvement on the pneumatic tyres available up until this time which had to be glued to the wheel rim and thus were very slow to replace. To publicise their new tyre Michelin organise a cycle race between Paris and Clermont Ferrand in 1891. During the race the brothers scatter nails along the route to prove that a flat tyre can now be easily and speedily repaired.

The company now concentrates on the development of pneumatic car tyres and in 1895 Edouard and Andre build and drive ‘The Éclair’, the first car to run on pneumatic tyres, in the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race. The famous Michelin Man character is conceived in 1894 after Edouard notes the similarity of a pile of tyres at the entrance to the Michelin stand at the Universal and Colonial exhibition in Lyon to the body and head of a man. Andre takes this idea and commissions the illustrator O’Galop to develop the character and so give birth to the instantly recognisable tyre man. The character is also known a Bibendum after the first poster using his image carried the logo ‘nunc est bibendem’, a Latin phrase meaning ‘it’s time to drink’ which makes more sense when read with the rest of the words on the poster, which translate as ‘That is to say, to your health: The Michelin tyre drinks up obstacles’.

In 1899, Michelin tyres are used on the first electrically powered car to break the 100km per hour barrier.

The first Michelin red guide to hotels and restaurants appears in 1900 and quickly gains a reputation as a reliable source of reference. Today, the guides cover 17 different locations and are recognised as the best hotel and restaurant guides in the world. The famous Michelin star symbols of recommendation (introduced in 1926) have become the benchmark against which all restaurants are graded and any top chef is adjudged by the number of stars (or not) he has achieved.

In 1905 Michelin invent the ‘Michelin Sole’ incorporating studs to improve grip, a feature particularly relevant to the sometimes icy conditions found in the mountainous Auvergne region. The Michelin Tyre Company Ltd. is founded in London in 1906. In the same year the first tyre plant outside France is opened in Turin and in the following year the Milltown plant in New Jersey, United States becomes the first Michelin plant outside Europe.

It is 1910 and Michelin distributes 30,000 street name plates around France to tie in with the launch of its first of its now legendary road maps.

Michelins interest in aviation begins in 1908 with the Michelin Grand Prix, setting a challenge to aviators to fly between Paris and Clermont Ferrand. This is achieved for the first time in 1911 by Renaux and Senouque. The company is heavily involved in aviation during the First World War as Michelin builds over 1800 war planes at its main Clermont Ferrand plant. This leads to the development of the first concrete runway in 1916 at Clermont’s Aulnat airport, thus making it possible for aircraft to take off in all weathers.

Tyre development continues after the war and in 1923 the first low pressure passenger tyre, the ‘Confort’ is introduced, capable of distances of up to 15,000 km’s. This development continues and in 1932 the ‘Super Confort’, an even lower pressure tyre capable of 30,000km’s, is introduced.

The predecessor of the current Michelin Green Guides is published as a regional tourist guide to Brittany in 1926. Today, like the red guides, the green guides are published worldwide and are a highly respected source of information for many of the world’s major tourist destinations.

The Michelin Empire expands in the 1920’s with the first plant in the UK at Stoke on Trent and a second plant in Italy in Trente. They purchase several thousand acres in Indochina to open their own rubber plantations. The Clermont plant now employs over 10,000 people over three sites.

In 1935 Michelin take control of Citroen cars. At this time the company begins its development of a new type of vehicle, the ‘TPV’ or ‘Tout Petite Vehicule’ which will later develop into the first 2CV, introduced at the 1948 Paris motor show. Michelin sells its shares in Citroen to Peugeot in 1974.

Over the next few decades Michelin continues its innovations in tyre technology with many new developments including tyres for trains, an early tyre incorporating an inner tube, an anti-skid tyre appropriately christened the ‘Stop’ tyre, steel rimmed tyres for trucks and perhaps its most significant invention, the radial tyre, first patented in 1946. The radial tyre revolutionises tyre technology, as the particular construction of the radial tyre results in less road friction and greater fuel economy. Today, the radial tyre is the industry standard for all motor vehicles. The Michelin Group grows on the back of its successful technological developments and by 1966 employ 81,000 people worldwide.

In 1977 Michelin introduce radial tyre technology to Formula One racing with the Renault team. In 1979 they achieve their first success with Ferrari winning the world championship on Michelin radials. Michelin tyres also supply the world champions in 1981, 1983 and 1984. Since then the company’s involvement in Formula One has not been constant, withdrawing in 1984 for a period of 17 years before returning with several teams in 2001. Michelin tyres dominate the 2005 and 2006 seasons winning with Fernando Alonso’s Renault team. Michelin tyres also win the 2005 World rally Championship and GP Moto World Championship titles. After the 2006 season Michelin withdraw for the second time from Formula One after several disputes with the sports governing body.

The 1980’s sees a period of rapid worldwide expansion for the Michelin Group with new plants opening in Brazil, the USA, Canada, Asia and Japan. They also acquire the Uniroyal-Goodrich tyre company in North America.

A new tyre manufacturing process is invented in 1993 called C3M prompting the development of new plants in Clermont Ferrand, China, Sweden and the USA. Yet another major innovation is the PAX system in 1998 which allows tyres to run safely even if they are punctured and lose pressure.

In 2000 the Bibendum character, now 102 years old is voted the ‘worlds best logo’ by an independent panel of advertising professionals.

This century has seen no let up in the development of new tyre technology with many ground breaking inventions in the world of aviation, agriculture and civil engineering as well as in the domestic car sector. This rich history of innovation and developments in tyre industry which continues today is testament to the vision and skill of the company’s founders and demonstrates why Michelin remains one of the worlds leading brands.

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Winter isn’t the nicest season to be driving in; it requires extra diligence and even the most experienced drivers can find themselves in some scary situations. However, it doesn’t matter how safer driver you are, if your car isn’t in top condition you’re putting yourself and others at risk.

Before you set off in the morning make sure your car is clear of any ice, clearing a small patch in the windscreen in front of the drivers’ seat is not going to be sufficient, or legal, you need to make sure all your windows and mirrors are clear. The most effective way to remove ice from your windscreen is going to be a good old-fashioned ice scrapper and can of deicer. Don’t be tempted to pour hot water over your windscreen; this could result in you cracking your windscreen. Don’t be tempted to improvise an ice scrapper either. Your credit card and CD’s were never designed to clear your windows, at best they will just scratch your windows which you may not notice until you’re driving into a low winter sun and the glare is almost blinding you. It is much cheaper and easier to buy an ice scrapper and can of deicer than to replace your entire windscreen. If your car is going to be parked all day at work and there’s a chance it could freeze up again, make sure you have a spare can of deicer in your car.

If, when you drive off, you can hear a high pitched squealing noise there’s a good chance that your water pump and/or cylinder block is frozen, this is not safe and if possible, you should stop the car and wait until they’ve defrosted.

Anti freeze should be added to the radiator and screen wash. Typically anti freeze won’t freeze until it reaches temperatures below -40 degrees Celsius (with a 40/60 ratio). When water freezes it expands and this could result in your engine cracking, also, anti freeze contains corrosion inhibiting compounds, which will also benefit your engine. Antifreeze should ideally be replaced every two years to ensure it’s able to do its job as effectively as possible.

Make sure the engine oil is comfortably between the minimum and maximum mark on the dipstick, check this when the engine is cold and the car is flat.    Now you’re confident your engine is safe, check out your tyres. If you’re going to be driving in icy conditions you’re going want to know you’re as safe as possible. If tyres are over inflated they are going to have less grip on the road (under inflated tyres are going to increase fuel consumption so always consult your manufacturers hand book). It is illegal to drive with tyres with less than 1.6mm tread and it’s illegal for a reason, if you don’t have enough tread on your tyres you reduce your risk of being able to stop safely when you break. If caught, you could face a fine and points on your licence (which is nothing compared to the prison sentence that comes with a death by dangerous driving conviction). If you’re not sure if your tyres have enough tread and you don’t happen to have a ruler on you, you can check the little bars molded into the tyres, if they have worn down to these bars they need to be replaced, if your still not sure, replace them anyway, its better to be safe than sorry!

If your car starts to make any noises which it shouldn’t, it is best to have a qualified mechanic look at it. This is not ideal weather to be waiting for your breakdown service to rescue you in.

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The retail price of all grades of petrol will decrease by 45 cents a litre (c/l) on Wednesday November 4, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday.

Diesel prices will also decrease, with 0,05% sulphur falling by 24 cents and 0,005% by 21 cents.

Wholesale paraffin decreases by 39 cents and illuminating paraffin by 52 cents.

Petrol in Gauteng now costs R8,96 a litre from R9,41 before, and it is now R8,72 cents at the coast from R9,17 before.

During the period under review, the average international product prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin decreased. The average rand/dollar exchange rate weakened when compared with the previous period. The average rand/dollar exchange rate for the period September 26 2008 to October 30 2008 was 9,5901 compared with 8,0182 during the previous period.