Driving Tips
Tips for Maintaining your Hybrid Vehicle
Article by Raghu Raj Murmu
Definitely Hybrid vehicles costs a lot in comparison to the conventional fuel vehicles, but a question always come to everyone’s mind,who is in the process of deciding upon buying one, about the maintenance of a Hybrid vehicle. It is an evident fact that Hybrid vehicles are very much different than the regular vehicles that run on conventional fuel sources. Apart from the systems that tackle the storage batteries on board and the electric driven motor in addition, the routine chart of maintenance for these Hybrid vehicles are very much similar to the lock step check that you would like to do if you are suffering from diabetes. In short you do not want to miss anything at all if you want [...]
The best 10 tips on saving precious fuel
Article by Raghu Raj Murmu
With the rising price of fuel everywhere, it has literally become a menace to drive around knowing that very soon you have to empty your wallet or swipe you card to refill that fuel tank of yours, which is truly annoying, but a necessity which you can’t avoid. The excursions on weekends have become more expensive and long drives have become pure luxury now. The students who used to demand cars when they enter junior college seem to have lessened with this escalating price of fuel in the recent years.
Now then, whatever you may drive in gasoline, diesel or hybrid; from a compact car to a three-tonne SUV, there are ample opportunities to squeeze a mile or may be two per gallon of fuel. Keeping [...]
Compressed Natural Gas run cars coming soon to grab a big market share in India
Article by Raghu Raj Murmu
With the demand of diesel cars increasing in the past couple of months because the petrol fuel prices soared so high that they gave way to the much cheaper diesel fuel engine cars. But with diesel engine cars, fuel is still going to be a bit expensive in comparison to the CNG (compressed natural gas) cars, which have been running on the streets of the metropolitan cities of India for more than five years now. These CNG cars have shown a very good ratio of reliability, compatibility, fuel efficiency, engine longevity and not to forget, very less emission which goes in improving the environment.
Although there is very limited number of CNG refill stations even in the metropolitans, but still the [...]
How ABS Braking System works
Article by Raza Ahmed
The antilock braking system (ABS) helps your car stop efficiently when you jam the brake pedal and steer simultaneously. This German technology adopted from airplanes prevents your car from skidding or drifting on a muddy or slippery surface.
Components:
The ABS comes with three major components:
The wheel speed sensor, which is present at a wheel, sends the signal if the wheel is locked, or anti-locked (moving).
The valve, which controls the flow of brake oil, which then controls the brake pads.
The ECU is the brain of the system, which receives signal from the wheel speed sensors and actuates the ABS modulator to control the valve on/off.
How it works:
When your going on a road in monsoon, [...]
Best way to find new roads…..
Article by Lemuel Dias
Bored of work? Want a weekend where you can do more than visit the mall then why not get off-roaming trip squeezed in your calendar, and a 4×4 squeezed in your garage.
With the city becoming more concrete and fewer grounds many are finding solace in greener places during their weekend holidays, but they can get stuck to a limit due to inaccessibility. Hence many have started finding new routes using their 4×4′s.
First lets get this straight that off roading doesn’t means driving off the road like a pavement but it rather Off-roading is a term for driving a vehicle on un surfaced roads or tracks, made of materials such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other [...]
