Orange County’s suburban tract homes are often unfairly labeled as “cookie cutter,” but in reality, Orange Counties’ communities boast some unique architectural gems. At OCAR,
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Art “The Beachcomber” Snyder Dies
The man who brought back Don the Beachcombers to the Tiki fanatics in Southern California passed away November 7th, 2012. Known to many like me
Read moreMicrosoft V. Apple – Redmond comes out swinging with Windows 8
With the ho-hum release of the iPhone 5, Mini iPad and new iPad, it almost appears that Apple has once again stumbled. This happened once before when Steve Jobs left and Apple eventually entered a tailspin only to be rescued by it’s famous founder.
Read moreA New Electric Car Company In SoCal
CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Southern California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery systems
Read moreA New Entrant To The Pure Electric Car Market
Creating a new car with new technology within a new company is obviously a large scale project. Based on research on which attributes are most relevant in an electric vehicle, CODA established three core areas of product focus: 1) Providing a realistic minimum range of about 100 miles on a single charge;
Read moreAlternate Car Expo 2012 – Free Electric Car and Alternative Fuel Test Drives!
Ford is here with both a Focus Electric and a CMax Hybrid. The giveaway, a pretty cool Ford Cmax reusable shopping bag. Also outside to see and drive are the electric version of Mercedes Smart, The Nissan Leaf, Toyota Plug In Prius, Mitsubishi MiEV, and a new entry, the Coda all electric.
Read moreTESLA MOTORS LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY SUPERCHARGER ENABLING CONVENIENT LONG DISTANCE DRIVING
…Tesla is demonstrating just how fundamentally better electric transport can be,” said Elon Musk, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO. “We are giving Model S the ability to drive almost anywhere for free on pure sunlight.”
Read moreNational Plug In Day – Electric and Solar Cars That Really Work
Events from Spokane to Sarasota will highlight the fun, clean-air benefits, and cost-savings of electric cars with ride ‘n drives, rallies, tailgate parties, charging-infrastructure demos, EV-readiness awards, and more.
Among the plug-in vehicles available for ride-n-drives:
Top Ten Things You Should Know About the 3.8% Obama Care Tax
3) You’ll NEVER pay this tax at settlement when you sell your home or investment property. Any capital gain you realize at settlement is just one component of that year’s gross income.
Read moreHow To Lose Weight – A Little Contest That Works for Real Weight Loss!
At first I was a little shocked. I knew I was a little bigger since I did recently have to buy some new slacks, but 25 pounds. That seemed quite excessive.
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