Urban Life

Regular Car Reviews

We set sail in this nearly 5,000 lb Chrysler Imperial. A leading luxury car of the pre-smog era of American Motoring.

I like big cars and can not lie about that fact.

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.

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?