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Imagine that you are driving your car on a dark road at night when you glance at your fuel gauge only to see the needle dangerously close to the large, brightly colored “E”. For whatever reason, drivers often forget to fill up at a convenient time and are put into a scenario that leaves them searching for a gas station in order to keep from running out of fuel and being stranded on the side of the road. Thankfully, in most places in America there seems to be convenience stores and fuel stations on every corner, or so it seems at least.

Despite the large number of gas stations in most towns and cities, when your fuel light indicates that you are low on gas or diesel there is often a slightly sick feeling that comes over you. This queasy sensation often occurs because it is absolutely no fun to run out of fuel and be stuck on the side of the road. Now imagine that you have a totally electric car and instead of having your fuel light come on, it is your low battery light that pops up. Now imagine trying to find a place to charge your car before you get stranded. Most likely, you are feeling queasy just thinking about this scenario, but for electric car owners it is a fear often based in reality.

All electric cars can often go anywhere from 75 to 300 miles on one charge, but what happens if you need to drive further than that? Many large cities have charging stations very similar to gas stations and often near a traditional fuel station. However, in smaller towns and cities, finding a place to charge an electric car can be both frightening and challenging.

The United States government is on course to help with this electric range dilemma in the coming years. More specifically, The U.S. Department of Energy has dedicated more than $400 million to help build an electric vehicle infrastructure according to CNN’s Steve Almasy. There are several energy companies planning to build thousands of charging stations in the coming years in order to help with this electric car range issue.

As the industry stands now, many potential buyers are turned off by electric cars because of the fear and anxiety directly related to charging issues. Another problem that may continue to turn buyers away is that fully charging an electric automobile can take up to four hours, time that many drivers cannot spare while traveling.

While electric vehicles have many advantages, the automobile industry and other entities must create solutions to the worries created by the limited travel range that these new cars offer.

If it is not car on air, at least we can make it car runs on air. This is one of the latest inventions in auto industry, especially when green earth and environmental safety has become the buzzword today. Well, you can call it Airpod, which is based on compressed air technology.

In the United States there are no less than 243 millions vehicles using petroleum as fuel source. The resource is depleting over the time. Around 200,000 miles of pipelines and 170,000 gas stations are supplying these whole fuel feed on a regular basis. Hence, you must not scratch your head to realize the need of the hour and the crisis impounded.

The founder and CEO of Motor Development International, Luxembourg Guy Nègre, is devising a new formula with AirPod. The R&D works are going on in Nice, France. this is a small four-wheeler that runs on compressed air to move pistons in a 5.45 hp internal combustion engine.

On single time loading of air tank, it can give you mileage of 60 miles. It has a small in built motor that compress outside air to reload the full tank.

Moreover, you can drive the engine on gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol or vegetable oil. You can recharge it electrically too. With conventional fuel gasoline, you can enjoy good fuel efficeincy- 106 mpg with a range of 800 miles.

Now, you must be thinking if I have to sell my car (the old one run on gas) within couple of years down the line, how to order for the alternative one, Airpod. Air France and KLM airlines have already started running the car at Airports in Paris and Amsterdam. Even Automaker giant Tata motors will produce it in India.

For the United States, Zero pollution motors has got the authority to manufacture it and by 2011 you can expect 8,000 new vehicles launched in the car market.

Well, you may be compromising with a slender, big family car with this Airpod, but you can save your family, Nation and many others from atmospheric solution. Airpod is going to win the market.

Almost every one of us in Longisland loves their car. However, if you are one of those who would rather have a powerful and high performance cars instead of the one that you drive today, there is much more than you can do than thinking about selling your car off for a new car. Why not consider tuning your car up to give you the same results? It will cost you lesser than going for a brand new car, and at the same time, you would not have to worry about getting your car sold.

There are a number of things that you can do to tune your car up, right here in Longisland. While you can always visit a garage, let us first look at how to tune your car up, so that you have a fair idea about the process.

Apart from the really techie stuff that the garage is going to do for you, you can do some preliminary stuff. For example, clean up or replace the fuel filter for starters. Make sure the fuel injection system is free of any clogging. This is important.

Next comes the spark plug setup. Change the plugs, check the wiring and change it with the best quality stuff available in the market. Believe me, it makes a great difference. If your car doesn’t run on an electronic ignition system, try and check the condensers and the points. This should be done every six months. Also, the rotor’s distributor cap is worth a look from time to time as well. The oil levels should be satisfactory and checked regularly too.

The cam belt, if present in your car, should be changed after roughly 10000 kilometers for the best results. Check with the garage what the condition is, and get them changed if necessary. Other items include the battery, the clutch and transmission, air filter, and so on.

You will be amazed at what difference it can make to the performance of your car if all these items have been considered. Your car will run smoother, feel better to drive, and leave you much more satisfied than what you feel about it at present!

Now you don’t have to hanker for your car parking spot when you are on for a shopping spree or whether you are planning out a light dinner. Find a good place to park becomes such a menace. But Google has answer to all these woes. Open Spot is a free application from Google labs for Android phones that will give you a map of parking spaces in your area or wherever you go. Isn’t this amazing? Just a button away and you have your car parking place. You can just enjoy a movie or a date without any tension!
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