Category Archives: General Talk

What if crash test dummies became alive right before the crash

Not too long ago (early 1990s) automakers used animals to test cars safety and thankfully animal testing is no longer practiced by any of the major automobile makers.

DOE authorizes Jordan Cove LNG export project

DOE authorizes Jordan Cove LNG export project

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally authorized Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, from the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Indian Toyota workers down tools despite end to lockout

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited employees gather near the facility after the company halted production at its two factories amid a labour dispute regarding wages, on the outskirts of Bangalore, on March 20, 2014

Employees at Toyota’s auto assembly plants in southern India failed to return to work on Monday at the end of a week-long lockout after refusing to sign codes of conduct, their union said.

2015 Hyundai Sonata makes its debut in South Korea

Hyundai has unveiled the all-new Sonata in South Korea with global sales scheduled to start in the second half of 2014.

The new model is 35mm longer and 30mm wider than its predecessor, with an overall length of 4855mm and width of 1865mm. The new Sonata is 1475mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2805mm.

Texas teen gives police officer parking ticket

A Texas teenager recently decided to stick it to the man when she saw a police car illegally parked in her neighborhood — and wound up with a reward for keeping a cop in line.