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"Car of the Future" Nova Episode Stunk, But Here's The Interesting Part

Yeah, so, that Car of the Future episode of Nova with Click and Clack just wasn't all that good, sorry about that. The episode should probably have been called "Moments of forced laughter from two funny old guys in between John Lithgow talking down to the viewer about the car of the future". However, buried in the muck and mire of that episode was an interesting segment about the Rocky Mountain Institute and their work with lightweight materials, like in their Hypercar above, built with all carbon fiber superstructures and components. More »

4:20 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,048 views, 48 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: Nobody has yet figured out an easy, quick, and cheap way to make carbon fiber structures (very labor intensive). Until then, what's wrong with making frames out of aluminum? the nissan Z does it, the lotus elise does. more »

government

Click n' Clack Endorse Higher Fuel Economy Standards For Automakers

Tom and Ray Magliozzi , better known as the co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk Click n' Clack, dropped a letter to the US House Select Committee on Global Warming that they endorse 35 mpg standards. The pair claimed
"When we're facing a future of global oil wars and economy-killing gasoline prices, perhaps having single commuters drive 5,000-pound SUVs is something we'll just have to learn to live without."
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6:00 PM on Mon Nov 5 2007
By Ray Wert
1,391 views, 70 comments

clickety-clackety

This Is What An Animated Click And Clack Look Like

As we reported earlier, Click n' Clack are getting a cartoon on PBS starting next summer. We just wanted to make sure we were clear here for anyone who's "excited" about a Car Talk television show — these guys have faces made for radio. As we're now able to tell — they can't even make Tom and Ray Magliozzi look good as cartoons. We feel like maybe kids are going to get scared watching this on Saturday mornings [Photo Credit: newscom]

10:00 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By Ray Wert
1,046 views, 17 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: The Red Green Show writers meet the Fat Albert cartoonists? more »

commentary

Click and Clack Come Out in Favor of Efficiency

Although they appeared as a Dodge A-100 and an early Dart in Cars, Tom and Ray Magliozzi are firmly in favor of more fuel-efficient cars on the road, but taking a realistic approach, noting that customers vote with their wallets. Ray notes, "A small family car such as the 1982 Honda Accord had 75 hp. By comparison, a 2007 fourcylinder Accord has 166 hp. A six-cylinder Accord has 244 hp!" While we at tha Jalop love our horses, we have to admit that we ultimately come down on the side of Colin Chapman. A light car with the same power-to-weight ratio as a heavy car — even if it has the same grip and braking numbers — is almost always more fun. Anyone got a spare Europa lying around? More »

8:00 PM on Fri Sep 22 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
72 views, 7 comments

Latest by detroit9000: Gosh the Europa was ugly. more »