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If you thought China was the only country trying to improve its carbon balance, think again. In India, railway carriages will now come equipped with solar panels.
That’s something new in India. After having built one of the world’s largest solar power plants, the country has just inaugurated its first ‘photovoltaic’ train. Since July, this train has been running daily from New Delhi to the town of Garhi Harsaru in northern India. That represents about 50 kilometres with minimum use of diesel fuel. While it gives the train at least 72 hours of autonomy, sunlight doesn’t yet allow the train to run 100% clean, though it does power on-board electrical devices (lighting, air conditioning, screens, etc.).
Made up of six carriages, the train has about 16 panels, each with 300W of power (4.8 kW total). The surplus is stored in batteries, which are also installed on the roof. Result: each train saves 21,000 litres of diesel fuel a year, since the solution replaces power generators normally installed on board. The impact is such that Indian Railways, the national railway company, estimates 24 new models should enter into service in the next six months.
With its 1.3 billion inhabitants, India is the world’s third largest consumer of electricity. And just like in China, solar power is starting to replace coal. As well, the Indian government is being quite ambitious and has set itself the goal of supplying 60 million households with photovoltaic energy by 2022. It’s a daring yet realistic bet, since the price of photovoltaic energy has dropped by a quarter since 2009 and should decrease by another 66% in 2040. This means that by then, one euro will get us 2.3 times more solar power than it does now.
In Europe, Belgium is the pioneer of solar-powered rail. The whistle blew for the first departure from Antwerp station in 2011. Since then, the train has been running on electricity produced by 16,000 photovoltaic panels installed on top of a 3.6-km long railway tunnel, on the high-speed line between Antwerp and Amsterdam. The system supplies not only the train but also infrastructure at stations (signals, heating, lighting). On the down side, it still hasn’t helped lower fares.
You can play any style with any guitar if you adapt the rest of your rig. That said, some are more versatile than others. As a longtime PRS SE player, that's adapted well to everything I've thrown at it. Mine's a Santana, try an SE standard if you need a cheaper option.  
  
Pickup configuration is often the thing that makes a guitar more suited to one style than another. If you're after versatility, there's an argument for finding something with a mix of single and humbuckers. My view is it's easier to emulate single coil tones with humbuckers than vice versa, and that while coil splits are nice in theory I've not tried one that feels remotely powerful when split...both of those are just one person's opinion and I'm sure there are many who wouldn't agree.AD #1313 – Ford Faces Federal Scrutiny, Sinkhole Swallows Vettes, SsangYong Sstateside?
February 13th, 2014 at 11:59am
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- Ford Faces Congressional Inquiry over Privacy Concerns
- Kentucky Sinkhole Swallows Rare Corvettes
- SsangYong May be Headed to the U.S.
- Venezuela Car Sales are Falling Dramatically
- John McElroy Responds to Comments and Questions
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FORD FACES CONGRESSIONAL HEAT
Back when we had Ford’s Executive VP of Global Marketing, Jim Farley on Autoline, he told us he wanted WiFi in all of Ford’s dealerships so it could monitor what customers were searching for online. Now the Blue Oval has had to answer questions from Congress about driver privacy after Farley suggested at a forum last month that the company knew lots of information about its millions of owners. The automaker told Congress that it collects limited data, including some from SYNC services for 60 days, but only after customer permission. The vehicle itself also stores navigation data for 2 – 3 weeks, but it’s never transmitted. Click the link in today’s show notes for the full report then let us know how you feel in the comments section.
HOLE LOTTA VETTES
I’m sure by now a lot of you have seen the sinkhole that opened up at the National Corvette Museum. But just in case you missed it or have not seen the images, here is what it looked like. It’s a pretty crazy scene. The hole is so big the cars look like toys. I just hope that none of the vehicles are lost and can be restored back to their original condition.
SSANGYONG SSTATESIDE?
Looks like there could be a new car company headed to the American market. Ward’s reports that Korean automaker Ssangyong is preparing to enter the US, but no date has been set yet. Part of the plans include coming up with a new name. SSangyong makes SUVs and crossovers. Last year it only sold about 145,000 vehicles worldwide, but hopes to double that number in the next two years. The Indian car company Mahindra and Mahindra owns 75% of Ssangyong and had played a pivotal role in getting the company into competitive shape.
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
Boy, what the heck is going on in Venezuela? Last month new car sales fell 87% compared to a year ago. Get this, Ford only sold two cars last month in Venezuela. And it says it cannot get enough U.S. dollars to pay suppliers, so it’s cutting back on production. Toyota says it is stopping production there altogether because it’s even having problems getting Venezuelan customs to allow parts into the country. That didn’t stop Venezuelan president Victor Maduro from criticizing Toyota for halting production.General Motors had to book $162 million in losses from currency exchange. Looks like the Bolivar revolution started by former president Hugo Chavez is falling apart, and at least as the auto industry is concerned, everyone expects this to get a lot worse.
Coming up next, it’s time for You Said It!
And now It’s time for some of your feedback.
Dakota wrote in to say, “Hi John, my name is Dakota. I’m 10 years old and LOVE cars. I can name them all. My favourite is the Buggati Veyron. My Dad even took me to the Detroit Auto Show last month. It was the first time I’ve ever been to Mishigan. We got to see all the cars you reported on Autoline and even where you stood! I hope to meet you one day.” Dakota I think that is so cool that you love cars and got to go to the Detroit auto show. You’ve got a good dad for taking you there. I would be pleased to meet you someday, hopefully when you are the Chief Executive Officer of one of the car companies. And one more thing, you’ve got a really cool name.
Kit Gerhart is getting tired of Ford creating a common family look across its model line. “When the “Aston Martin” grill first showed up on the Fusion, I really liked it, but enough is enough. I think it looks a bit silly on a Transit Connect, and Subaru doesn’t need to copy it.” Yeah, I noticed that Subaru is going with that look, too.
M360 doesn’t care that the Australian auto industry is on the verge of collapse. “So what’s the big deal if GM, Ford and Toyota pull out of the Aussie market? What effect will that have on the US, European or Asian markets? Could you please explain?” It will not have much effect on other markets, but I hate to see a country’s entire automotive industry collapse completely. A lot of good designers, engineers and executives have come out of Australia and losing so much of that talent pool is a loss for the entire industry.
pedro fernandez chimed in to say, “I wonder if what is happening in AU is the same fate that awaits us?” Pedro, as I said all along, the real problem with the Australian market is that it’s so small. Remember, Australia has a population of about 20 million people. That’s the same as