by Bob Leonard | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Californians who have high-fuel efficiency vehicles – like a Prius – also tend to choose a gas-guzzler as a second car of choice, according to a new University of California at Davis study. The study’s authors liken the trade-off in fuel economy to the “diet soda...
by Bob Leonard | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Obviously, most people try to avoid getting into car accidents but unfortunately they happen. To make things worse, after a collision, you usually go into “fight or flight” mode, and clear thinking becomes difficult to do. To prepare you just in case you find yourself...
by Bob Leonard | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
It used to be that when you talked about car batteries, there was just one technology involved: Lead-Acid. Lead-acid batteries have been around for over 100 years but their days may be coming to an end. There are two reasons for this: first, lead-acid batteries...
by Bob Leonard | Apr 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
The beginning of massive change in the United States began on June 29, 1956. This was when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act. This act mandated the construction of a new 41,000 mile highway system crisscrossing the entire country....
by Bob Leonard | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
When a country’s petroleum supply gets cut off, shortages of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil and other fuels start to appear quickly. To state that normal life is affected is a bit of an understatement; scared might be a better representation. It happened in...
by Bob Leonard | Mar 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is a story of not only determination but lots of hard work. It’s a reminder that individuals can sometimes make a big difference, even when up against major corporations. Here’s a story about how a brilliant engineer proved General Motors wrong. How it started In...
