Land is finite, population is still expanding and the motor car's dominance may not last much longer.
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Take the motor car for example: we still measure engine power in horsepower.
As an example, take this century's greatest consumer icon, the motor car.
Then, as now, there was talk of a new era, with electricity and the motor car playing the role of the Internet and the computer.
It was introduced in about 1929 when the authorities were trying to work out how to regulate the new form of locomotion - the motor car.
He pointed out, for instance, that the train had lost out to the airplane and the motor car because it thought it was in the business of running trains rather than that of providing customers with transport.
Just as in China, which got its foot on the F1 ladder in 2004, India's love affair with the motor car is growing -- at an average annual rate of 17.2 percent over the last five years.
If somebody wants to go buy, as the President said, the Motor Trend car of the year, they can go do that.
The Volkswagen Passat won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year award (which judges models on a variety of value and safety criteria), propelling it to sales of over 117, 000 that year alone.
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And I think he pointed out today that of the companies that we're talking about, like I said, he said in his remarks, he mentioned -- I don't want to turn this into an advertisement -- (laughter) -- you know, Chevy Malibu was the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year, or North American Car of the Year.
Because energy powers the economic engine much as it does the motor of your car, increases in its cost can have stark effects on inflation and growth.
Not only is the motor quiet but the car has been meticulously designed to minimize wind and tire noise as well.
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On the other side the electrons return via the second electrode, having passed through the coils of an electric motor that drives the wheels of the car.
On Friday, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed new car sales in the UK were down 23% from a year ago.
Model S has received many awards and accolades during its first year on the market, including Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year.
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Motor Trend drove the car for almost 300 miles, charging at night and going through a routine of freeway and stop-start city driving.
The five-speed manual is easy to use, if a bit slow, but then again, the old Jag motor is so torquey that you can leave the car in third gear for most jobs, and the brakes stop with the kind of easy retardation that speaks of modern discs and light weight.
Eventually, the goal of motor engineers is to produce a car that will sense and respond to obstacles the way that Dr Dollinger's tyres sense and respond to slippage.
The Englishman has won on the streets of the Principality in both Formula Three and GP2, but in an F1 car the track is one of motor racing's greatest challenges.
The sudden moves in the currency overnight means the Nikkei is now up 6.6% in the week with car makers among the prime beneficiaries Friday as Toyota Motor Corp.
The track at Sonoma will also host the first U.S. FIA World Touring Car Championship, AutoGP World Series and the United States Touring Car Championship in a busy motor sports weekend.
The German manufacturer recently released a video of this self-parking wizardry -- you can catch it by following the Read link -- which shows a happy homeowner simply pushing a button on his keyfob to fire up the motor, retract the side-view mirrors, and send the car on a controlled journey to its home just inches from another luxury ride.
The chairman of Peoples Motor Group has expressed optimism about the year ahead after the car dealer reported a rise in turnover for last year.
The Batmobile design was based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura, a concept car built in Italy by the Ford Motor Company.
"Henry's premise was: The more you control production, the more you can control what you sell the car for, too, " said Ford Motor's historian, Robert Kreipke.
Mr. Warming pointed to another picture of the spare, yet modern, steering-wheel column and single large dashboard dial on an old 1960s Mini, the inspiration for the minimalist dashboard of the Mini Rocketman, an even tinier Mini concept car that made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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The lights are dimmed and the guitar is whining as the automotive world gets ready to witness one of the year's most anticipated car launches, on the sidelines of the Detroit motor show.
Things could come to a head at the Frankfurt motor show next month, where, according to German car magazine Automobilwoche, the disputed Shuanghuan's cars will be on display.
"People like the car for the car, " emphasizes Stephen Wynne, the 54-year-old CEO of DeLorean Motor Co.
This week, Chevy is rolling out new advertising, including an ad called "Just the Facts, " aimed at reminding consumers that the Volt has been heralded as a "game changer, " that it won Motor Trend magazine's "Car of the Year" award and that owners love the vehicle.
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