There have been stories in the press about cell phones sparkingfires at petrol stations in Indonesia and Australia, but these turned out to be inaccurate. There isno evidence a phone can spark a fire at a fuel pump, despite the warning labels you might see. Either way, the chances of a ...
Gasoline or petrol starts as oil on average 5,900 feet below the surface of the earth. A great deal of oil is extracted using what is called a pump jack. Pump jacks don’t run by themselves, in most cases they use electricity. It takes on average 9,960 kilowatt hours of electricity ...
IT'S truly amazing how the mobile phone has taken over our lives. More than just a means of connecting two people over the air waves, they have become true mobile communication and entertainment centres. We can send and receives emails as well as text messages, tweets, surf the internet, ...
Once you get moving, things get even better. In Skoda Octavia iV plug-in hybrid models, you can select the Hybrid mode for a seamlessly easy and efficient blend of petrol and hybrid power, or the E-mode for all-electric drive in urban areas. You can also specify to ‘hold’ bat...