Aging Wheels:The CitiCar is an Electric Cheese Wedge From the 70’s
The CitiCar was the most produced electric car in America after World War II until the Telsa Model S. The car, with a top speed of 38 MPH with entirely electro-mechanical, and lacked any control electronics.Complete with a brushed DC motor and three-speed contactor control system that made a large clunk between "gears", that worked by using a resistor and two batteries for low speed, two batteries and no resistor for mid-speed and all six for high-speed.
Big Bill Hell’s – YouTube.
I don't own a television but I imagine this is what approximately the 20-minutes of every hour of TV watching is like. Her is the backstory of this video, as created by 1980s Mad Men: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/big-bill-hells
NOTE: This video contains most of George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words, but it's hilarious.
Rubber Tires – A dirty business | DW Documentary
The booming global tire market is worth billions - but this comes at a high price, both to humans and the environment. Over 50 million car tires are sold each year in Germany alone. But where does the natural rubber for them come from?
