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Car Talk: Why You Should Never Listen to Your Father When It Comes to Cars is a hilarious collection of the Tappet brothers' favorite calls over the years about fathers, fatherly advice, and fatherly negotiations around the use of cars and car care. Fathers may be wrong most of the time, but Tom and Ray show us why we love them anyway.

Domine el examen ASE A1: Su guía para la reparación de motores es una completa guía de estudio diseñada para ayudar a los técnicos de automoción a dominar los aspectos esenciales de la reparación de motores y superar con éxito el examen de certificación ASE A1. Esta guía cubre todos los aspectos de la reparación de motores, desde la comprensión de la teoría del motor y sus componentes como la culata, el tren de válvulas y el cigüeñal, hasta el dominio de técnicas de diagnóstico como la prueba de compresión y el uso de herramientas de diagnóstico. Los capítulos ...

A behind-the-scenes look at the robustly competitive race to dominate the market for electric cars, the larger-than-life moguls behind them, and the changes that are transforming the auto industry. In the 1980s, it was unimaginable that the home computer would become as common and easy to use as a toaster. Today, plug-in charging stations and smart grids seem like something still far off in the future. But by 2020, the auto industry will look very different from today's field of troubled auto giants.

TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the listener on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking. The British Police Force's relationship with the car started with the chasing of pioneer speeding motorists, who were often caught by policemen on bicycles.

Conquer the Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Driving Profession: Your Concise Guide to a Career Transporting Goods from One Location to Another is an essential resource for anyone looking to enter or advance in the trucking industry. This guide explores the critical role of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in maintaining the nation’s supply chain, offering insights into the skills, certifications, and work environment required for success. The book provides step-by-step guidance on earning a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and highlights specialized endorsements like HAZMAT for ...

Conquer the Heavy Equipment Operator Exam: Your Guide to a Career Driving, Maneuvering, and Controlling the Heavy Machinery used in Construction and Materials Moving is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring heavy equipment operators succeed in their certification exam and launch a fulfilling career. This guide covers essential topics, including an overview of heavy equipment types, such as excavators, bulldozers, and cranes, as well as the safe operation and maintenance of machinery. With detailed chapters on safety standards, pre-operation inspections, load handling ...

Dream Car tells the story of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin’s fantastical 1970s-era Safety Vehicle-1 (SV1), audaciously launched during a tumultuous breakpoint in postwar history. The tale of the sexy-yet-safe SV1 reveals the influence of automobiles on ideas about the future, technology, entrepreneurship, risk, safety, showmanship, politics, sex, gender, business, and the state, as well as the history of the auto industry’s birth, decline, and rebirth.

Domine la Profesión de Conductor de Camiones Pesados y Tractocamiones: Su Guía Concisa para una Carrera en el Transporte de Mercancías de un Lugar a Otro es una herramienta esencial para quienes desean iniciar o avanzar en la industria del transporte por carretera. Esta guía destaca el papel crucial de los conductores en el mantenimiento de la cadena de suministro, explorando las habilidades, certificaciones y el entorno laboral necesarios para prosperar en esta profesión. El libro proporciona un recorrido claro para obtener la Licencia de Conducir Comercial (CDL) y enfatiza la ...

"Hemi: The Legendary Engine" is a comprehensive and factual book that delves into the complete history of the Chrysler/Dodge Hemi Engine. From its conception to its modern-day applications, this book explores the evolution of the Hemi Engine, identifying the inventors and pioneers who played a crucial role in its development. The book also highlights the impact of the Hemi Engine on the automotive industry and its influence on motorsports, particularly in NASCAR, with a focus on legendary drivers like Richard Petty and others who have etched the Hemi Engine in the history books. With ...

How I Passed My Drivers License Test is a book for people inquiring to obtain a driver's license of all ages. In this book I share special techniques that I teach my students. I share a few things that I wasn’t taught, that I had to learn on my own by hundreds of thousands of miles driven. How I Passed My Drivers License Test is not to replace anything the Department of Transportation would have a new driver read and it is not a replacement of their study guide.

In Magnolias, Sweet Tea, and Exhaust, Carole Townsend goes to ground with NASCAR, following the races at Southern tracks from one to the next, learning about the sport and the culture of NASCAR as she goes. Townsend meets and interviews top drivers as well as some of NASCAR’s rising stars, legends, team owners, pit crews, and fans.

In Driving the Future Oge portrays a future where clean, intelligent vehicles with lighter frames and alternative power trains will produce zero emissions and run at 100+ mpg. With electronic architectures more like that of airplanes, cars will be smarter and safer, will park themselves, and will network with other vehicles on the road to drive themselves.

The trucker's job - so vital to our nation's everyday life - makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories. This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy, and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often stranger, funnier, and more inspiring than fiction. The unlikely yarns and tales, collected by Jim Haynes, quickly transport the listener into the intriguing but often hard and lonely world of the long-distance truck driver.

RV living is growing in popularity as more people hit the road to travel in a different kind of way - by bringing their mobile homes with them everywhere that they go. Sure, you could buy a ticket and hop on a plane to your next destination, but what's the fun in that? Touring on the road, making little stops along the way that are off the beaten track sometimes, and exploring places you ordinarily would have missed, that's the real adventure that brings so much allure to life on the road living in an RV.

Elon Musk is the man behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, multi-billion dollar companies he founded. Although he is now a multi-billionaire, his objective has never been to amass great wealth, but to save humanity. Writing in the Smithsonian, Carl Hoffman noted: "He does not laugh or crack a smile when he says this. There is no hint of irony."

Ein Plädoyer für eine inklusive und klimagerechte Verkehrswende – Mit Schwung, Know-how und Kreativität macht die Mobilitätsexpertin Katja Diehl Lust auf eine Gesellschaft, die gemeinsam eine attraktive und klimafreundliche Zukunft für alle baut. Eine Zukunft, die mehr Lebensqualität in Städten und auf dem Land bietet sowie moderne Formen von Arbeit berücksichtigt. "Jede:r sollte das Recht haben, ein Leben ohne ein eigenes Auto führen zu können." "Autokorrektur" will Kick Off einer Gesellschaft sein, die gemeinsam eine attraktive Mobiltätszukunft baut – und zwar schon heute.

The ASE S7 Certification is a critical benchmark for technicians specializing in diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing school bus A/C systems and controls. This comprehensive guide equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to master the refrigeration cycle, troubleshoot airflow and cooling inefficiencies, and handle advanced climate control diagnostics. With an emphasis on real-world applications, the book provides detailed insights into key components such as compressors, condensers, evaporators, and refrigerant flow control devices like expansion valves and orifice tubes. You'll ...

Learning to Drive and Pass Your Practical Driving Test in the UK is written by a DVSA-approved driving instructor and is a helpful guide for anyone who is just starting out on their learning to drive journey. It is essential listening for anybody who is about to sit the practical driving test. Jam packed full of handy hints and tips to enhance the learning experience. Written in easy-to-follow language without jargon.

Self-driving cars sound fantastical and futuristic, and yet they'll soon be on every street in America. Whether it's Tesla's Autopilot, Google's Waymo, Mercedes' Distronic, or Uber's modified Volvos, companies around the world are developing autonomous cars. But why? And what will they mean for the auto industry and humanity at large? In Robot, Take the Wheel, famed automotive expert Jason Torchinsky gives a colorful account of the development of autonomous vehicles and their likely implications.

From the Model T to the SUV, Autophobia reveals that our vexed relationship with the automobile is nothing new. In fact, debates over whether cars are forces of good or evil in our world have raged for over a century now, ever since the automobile was invented. According to Brian Ladd, this love and hate relationship we share with our cars is the defining quality of the automotive age.