That was when German engineer Karl Benz (1844–1929) fastened a small gasoline (petrol) engine to a three-wheeled cart and made the first primitive, gas-powered car. Although Benz developed the automobile, another German engineer, Nikolaus Otto (1832–1891), was arguably even more important—...
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The more electric cars there are, the better the infrastructure will be, the bigger the choice of models, and the greater the likelihood of hardened petrol heads switching allegiance to the clean and green. It all sounds so very positive, so very inevitable. "Skyrocketing" growth? It's easy...
Karl Benz, the creator of the first ever automobile, and Gottlieb Daimler—inventor of the high-speed petrol engine—were competitors back in 1886 when both companies were just getting off of the ground. However, by 1926 the two companies had merged, and a year later the first Mercedes-Benz...
They say the truest beauty is in the harshest land and that God can be found there by those with open eyes. But my eyes were closed against the shifting winds that can blind a person in an instant. Breathing itself was a miracle when the storms came whirling across the earth. One size...
Petrol usually has about 34.6MJ per litre. Natural gas here in Australia is 38.87MJ per cubic metre at atmospheric pressure. Both vary a bit, obviously, but we can use this for some guesstimates. So we see that 1lt petrol is equivalent in energy to 34.6/38.87 = 0.89m3 natural gas. An...
Kroegeor had shared the Airbnb with Zepeda but walked to the archives on his own lest anyone suspect them. He showed up cheerful, chewing gum, in cargo shorts, Chacos, and a backward baseball cap. While Kroegeor headed to the bathroom to transfer his paint bag to his shorts, Zepeda read...