TESTMILES EPISODE 30

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TESTMILES EPISODE 30

CADILLACS AND INFINTE POWER

General Motors plans to offer wireless charging of smart phones in some 2015 model-year Cadillacs.

The automaker is integrating wireless-charging technology developed in partnership with Powermat, which GM’s venture capital arm financed several years ago.

The first vehicles to get the Powermat capability are the 2015 Cadillac ATS sedan and coupe. The automaker also will make the technology available toward the end of 2014 on the 2015 Cadillac CTS sedan and the 2015 Cadillac Escalade sport-utility vehicle.

The technology allows drivers or passengers to charge devices by placing them in a bin tucked behind the center-console panel, which swings upward at the touch of a button on Cadillacs.

Devices must be equipped with wireless charging capability to work when placed on Powermat’s rubberized pad, GM said. The system generates an electromagnetic field that charges batteries.

GM said “a majority” of wirelessly chargable devices would work with the system.

“Our lifestyles have evolved in a more mobile way than ever before and with that comes an even greater need for access to power in those places where we spend the majority of our time,” Powermat Chief Executive Ran Poliakine said in a statement. “Our integration into the Cadillac ATS is only the first step in the evolution of portable power in places that include your car, your coffee house and even your favorite sporting arena.”

Users still will be able to use some functions on their phone — including placing and receiving calls — when their device is connected to the Cadillac User Experience infotainment system through Bluetooth technology.

“Our lifestyles have evolved in a more mobile way than ever before and with that comes an even greater need for access to power in those places where we spend the majority of our time,”

I think this is the best thing for the future. Wireless charging? absolutely. Powermat’s are brilliant technology with an infinite amount of application. The possibilities are endless, I hope they are developing a way to wirelessly charge a Prius, imagine just being able to park in a select location and have your vehicle charging.

Suddenly these power grids of modified powermat’s are all over, charging continuously until the idea is bounced around of Infinite energy. If you are able to charge while on the go, isn’t that a good start in the right direction? You heard it here first at Test Miles. INFINITE POWER

 

 

CADILLACS AND INFINTE POWER

GM ADDS 1,750 JOBS

General Motors is planning to add as many as 1,750 jobs at its technical center in Warren and invest an additional $800 million in Michigan in the coming years, according to Michael Finney, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

GM declined to say when the jobs would be filled.

The Michigan Strategic Fund, an arm of the development corporation, revised a tax credit for GM today and incentives for two Chinese manufacturers that are investing in the state — H.A. Automotive Systems and YanFeng Automotive.

GM has added or retained 33,000 jobs under an original tax agreement reached with the state in 2009.

GM logo is not actually that big outside

General Motors, loves America.

Headquarters, that skyline though.

“GM, as well as Ford and Chrysler, have over the last few years continued to invest very heavily in Michigan,” Finney said. The revised tax credit enables GM to add jobs, most likely at its technical center in Warren.

“GM, as well as Ford and Chrysler, have over the last few years continued to invest very heavily in Michigan,”

“We are pleased with the State of Michigan’s action which makes a strong business case for potential future jobs and investment at GM facilities across Michigan,” the automaker said in a statement.

GM also expects to add jobs at its Brownstown Township battery plant and the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant.

The Free Press previously reported that there would be about 1,400 new jobs, but the automaker has not said how many positions would be available at each plant and how the jobs would be filled.

Michigan’s Strategic Fund also:

■ Awarded a $2.25-million grant to H.A. Automotive Systems, a subsidiary of Shanghai Changhui Industry Development Co. H.A. is investing $28.8 million in a North American headquarters in Troy, where it expects to hire about 360 people.

■ Amended a tax credit for YanFeng USA Automotive Trim Systems, a Chinese supplier of automotive interiors. The company plans to expand in Harrison Township and hire 519 people.

■Awarded $2 million to Suniva, an Atlanta-based manufacturer of solar panels that is opening a plant in Saginaw.

■ Awarded $2 million to Brembo North America, which plans to make brake rotor casting in Albion Township.

■ Awarded $2.3 million to Challenge Manufacturing, which plans to invest $65.5 million in a plant.

■ Expanded a previous grant by $507,000 for auto supplier Magna Interior Trim Components; it plans to hire 169 employees in St. Clair and Benzie counties.

 

GM ADDS 1,750 JOBS

THE HELLCAT INDEPTH

The Dodge Challenger is part of American Muscle Car, car history. It has been around for over 40 years, and over the last five Americans have fallen in love with the Challenger all over again.

Dodge sales have almost Doubled in that period, and continuing this new found interest in the brand for 2015 Dodge have built a new Challenger.

They gave us the fastest most powerful muscle car ever built. Dodge squeezed 707 horses in the engine, and surpassed the Ferrari FF. Uniquely the car comes with two keys: one for the street and one for the track.

“The black one is for daily driving, the red is for gaining access to 707 horses”

The black key is the everyday driving key, it allows the driver access to 500 of the available horsepower.

The red key (CAUTION RED FOR DANGER) releases all 707 horsepower. However, we at Test Miles must warn you that this power can quickly become overwhelming and get out of control.

There are over 270 different vehicle models on sale in the United States from 40 different auto manufacturers, the Challenger offers something unique and very different for a starting price about the same as a mid level family sedan.

Dodge call it the funnest car you will ever drive. It’s loud, obnoxious, and sounds like a monster was just released on Earth. Push the Hellcat version of the Challenger hard on the racetrack and that power will eat up 1.5 gallons of fuel a minute if you drive it at its full potential. Tone it down and relax, and you can get as much as 20MPG

For the 2015 Model a new interior, 7 inch optional touch screen, $3,500 of new upgrades which include 20″ wheels standard on every V8 model.


The new exterior evolved from the 2014 model with a more tailored look, and is based off design cues from the 1971 challenger.

The 1971 classic

the 2015 meaner looking cousin

This beast starts just under $28,000 for base models seriously, that’s all. The same price as a well equipped sedan. However the Hellcat, all 707HP starts at under $60,000 but even that is a bargan, especially to be the coolest and fastest person in the city. Dodge, hurry up and take my money!

Stop by our Facebook page and let us know what you would do with 707 horses at your disposal

 

 

THE HELLCAT INDEPTH

THE FUTURE OF WAR IS AUTONOMOUS, AND HIS NAME IS GUSS

While we’ve all heard about Google’s silly-looking self driving cars. But did you know that the military’s been working on own autonomous vehicles of its own? Cue; the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) Honestly, it’s no huge surprise that soldiers would want this technology, too. Of course who would they rather have killed in duty? It sure does look badass, though.

The U.S. Marines recently uploaded a video of their new self-driving car, the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS). We’ve hear about this vehicle before,  but now it’s being tested on a simulated battlefield at the Marine Corps War fighting Lab in Oahu, Hawaii. Even though it sort of looks like a World War II-era Jeep on the outside, the GUSS can drive itself or work by remote control.

It can also, presumably, scare the pants off Google’s cutesy creation. I can hear the simultaneous slaps on the fore heads of mom’s across the globe. Who said playing video games were a waste of time? Your undefeated Call Of Duty record may just be your ticket into the Military.

Awww, look at how cute it is. NOT A WAR MACHINE

 

What are your thoughts about Autonomous cars being used for war? Go tell us your opinion on our Facebook page!

 

 

THE FUTURE OF WAR IS AUTONOMOUS, AND HIS NAME IS GUSS

THE BEST GREEN CAR EVER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!

 

THE 2015 GREEN TEAM

Lets get things in order, first of all we should define Green Cars. They are any vehicle that reduces tailpipe emission and are dependent on oil. We had one rule when evaluating these vehicles, the could not be powered by gasoline alone.

First category we looked at was Diesel. After testing a handful of vehicles we here at Test Miles were very impressed with the Dodge Ram 1500 ECO Diesel, that gets 25 MPG. But by far the best car in the group was the brand new VW Golf TDI Diesel. Surprisingly it gets 49MPG in real world testing and starts at just under $22,900. value city!

Test Miles rigorously tested the competitors and everything in between, so after evaluation, many of the electric cars  offered in the US, and on stood out. The Fiat 500 Electric is our choice for the best car available in the market. 122 MPG in the city and a starting price of just over $31,000 before incentives, its very attractive.

Other notable vehicles tested include: VW E Golf, pricing has not been announced but one feature we loved is the fact it looks and drives like a regular Golf.

When it comes to Hybrids the field suddenly gets very busy. however the clear winner in the hybrid category is the Lexus CT200HWE –we are puzzled by the long complicated name but the car is close to perfect. It starts at just over $32,000 and gets up to 43 MPG. The best smooth comfortable drive. Test Miles agrees, it is one of the most pleasant drives in a hybrid we have ever had.

Finally we looked at Luxury Green Cars, and Mercedes offers a diesel E250 Blue TEC. It starts at just over $51,000 and can get 42 MPG. Absolute full luxury with a green fuel economy.

If we here at Test Miles had to pick one car that is the best of all the green vehicles that we drove, it would have to be the 2015 Golf Diesel TDI. It meets all the criteria to be a modern family green car.

WINNER!!!

THE BEST GREEN CAR EVER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!

TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 28

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TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 28

TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 28

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TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 27

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TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 25

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TESTMILES RADIO EPISODE 22

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TESTMILES EPISODE 22

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TESTMILES EPISODE 22

IS TESLA GOING TO BE SELLING S3X?

Tesla Motors, maker of the celebrity status, luxury and performance electric cars will now have a smaller fourth version Model 3 priced at a shocking low $35,000 to directly compete with the BMW 3 series and priced at the same level as a packaged out Toyota Prius, making owning a Tesla much much more plausible for the rest of us.

 

A Toyota Prius LOADED with all the bells and whistles (with out getting into unnecessary gold plating) goes for $34,700, making the new Tesla Model 3 a real competitor for average drivers who would never consider the $80,000 price tag of the flagship model S.

The company confirmed the news via twitter, to the UK’s Auto Express. Company founder Elon Musk, also of PayPal and SpaceX fame, told the publication the name has to do with SEX.

“We had the Model S for sedan and X for cross over SUV, then a friend asked what were were going to call the third car” said Musk. “So I said we had the Model S and X, we might as well have the E.”

But with Ford having the Model E, Musk went with Model 3, however they plan plan to write it III, so they can still show their offering as S III X in an homage to double entendre enthusiast everywhere.

Expect to see it in 2016, and buy it in 2017

IS TESLA GOING TO BE SELLING S3X?

THE EVOLUTION OF THE WINDSHIELD

Over the last few years we have seen the disappearance of Analog gauges in vehicles. They are being replaced with digital screens, door handles are disappearing and being replaced with touch sensitive pads, and the traditional gear shifter is being upgraded to a simple electronic switch in some modern cars. So what’s next automotive technology? Whats next for the evolution of our windshield?

WORLD PREMIERE OF THE ALL-NEW JAGUAR XE ANNOUNCED FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2014

Jaguar will unveil the latest addition to its sports sedan car family, the Jaguar XE, at a star-studded event in London on September 8th. The event will mark the unveiling of a true driver’s car; one that redefines the concept of the sports sedan.

A LITTLE AUTO RACING NEWS

Do you love hearing the sounds of the engines roaring by you at the race track? This is all about to change, and maybe for the better, at least for our environment.

The Formula E (electric race car) was just an idea in 2012, now it’s a full blown reality starting September 13,2014 in Beijing. This is just one of nine stops, spreading across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.


This race car season will mark a big step in automotive history, and auto racing news. It is not just about performance anymore, the tables have now turned to a different type of technology, that’s right, “batteries”.

The first year of this race, all teams will be driving the same car. After that all teams will be given the ability to make their own modifications and improvements, rules are in place to assure that teams focus their efforts more on the battery, and the drive train, than on the aerodynamics which most F1 teams spend millions on. Ten two-car teams will compete in an hour long race. Drivers will be changing their cars rather than their batteries during the pit stop, charging generators will be powered by renewable fuel.

Now think far into the future and imagine being on the race track watching or trying to listen to auto racing news. You will be hearing the whooshing sound of cars speeding by, instead of the147 decibel motor rushing by, each equally exciting in it’s own way, one is just less damaging to our environment. This could be a very controversial subject. The 147decibel roar of a big engine, the smell of motor fuel, some people will argue that this is a big part of motor sports, and I agree, it’s not going to go away it is just morphing into something new, and quite possibly just as exciting.

Technology in batteries are growing at an amazing rate, and it is only a matter of time before the majority of us will be driving electric cars, and gas will become a novelty, and something only for the rich. Ok, we are long from there at the moment, but seeing how far technology is growing it will become a reality eventually. This could not come too soon for Beijing, where just in 10 years alone they have gone from having 800,000 vehicles on the road to having 6.5 million vehicles, that’s a lot of pollution for China.

Sales of electric cars have been low, this could be the price, or maybe it’s just the perception. If it is the perception, wait til September and watch these all electric race cars perform at speeds up to 170mph, this isn’t your typical electric car anymore, now it is a full blown racing vehicle. I talked myself into it. I need to go check prices on the Nissan Leaf., I am sure it has to get a pretty decent top speed, right?

A LITTLE AUTO RACING NEWS

TEST MILES EXCLUSIVE: 2015 DODGE HELLCAT BURN OUT

TEST MILES HAS  EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE OF THE 2015 DODGE HELLCAT BURNOUT LOOK AT THE SMOKE!

NEVER WASH YOUR CAR AGAIN

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THE CAR WASHING INDUSTRY IS A 5.8 BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN AMERICA AND IF EVER DRY BECOME THE STANDARD USE FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS WE MAY NEVER NEED TO VISIT ONE OF THE 113,000 CAR WASHES IN AMERICA AGAIN.

MARK SHAW IS THE CEO OF ULTRA TECH. THEY ARE THE COMPANY WHO MAKE EVER DRY AND ARE CURRENTLY TESTING A WHOLE RANGE OF NEW PRODUCTS THAT REPEL ALL KINDS OF DIRT. MARK USED  A JAR OF MUDDY WATER AND POURED IT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE EVER DRY COVERED NISSAN LEAF, THE MUDDY MIXTURE JUST ROLLED OFF

THE CLOTH WILL BE AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

THE APPLICATIONS OF THIS NEW PAINT SEEN ON THIS  NISSAN LEAF HERE IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYONES DREAMS WHO DOES NOT EVER WANT TO WASH THEIR CAR AGAIN AND THE WATER SAVING WILL ALSO BE IMMENSE.  38 GALLONS OF WATER ARE LOST EVERY TIME A CAR IS WASHED.  THE COST OF THE NEW PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDER $1000 PER CAR BUT IT IS STILL IN THE TESTING PHASE.

HERE IS THE BAD NEWS.  RIGHT NOW THE ULTRA EVER DRY COATING ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT A YEAR ON THE EXTERIOR OF A VEHICLE, AND ONLY COMES IN WHITE, BUT ULTRATECH AND NISSAN ARE DEVELOPING NEW COLORS AND TESTING TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT LAST LONGER

 

NEVER WASH YOUR CAR AGAIN

NEVER WASH YOUR CAR AGAIN

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THE CAR WASHING INDUSTRY IS A 5.8 BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN AMERICA AND IF EVER DRY BECOME THE STANDARD USE FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS WE MAY NEVER NEED TO VISIT ONE OF THE 113,000 CAR WASHES IN AMERICA AGAIN.

 

MARK SHAW IS THE CEO OF ULTRA TECH. THEY ARE THE COMPANY WHO MAKE EVER DRY AND ARE CURRENTLY TESTING A WHOLE RANGE OF NEW PRODUCTS THAT REPEL ALL KINDS OF DIRT. MARK USED  A JAR OF MUDDY WATER AND POURED IT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE EVER DRY COVERED NISSAN LEAF, THE MUDDY MIXTURE JUST ROLLED OFF

 

ON THIS HOOD ONE SIDE IS REGULAR PAINT AND THE OTHER SIDE IS COATED WITH THE ULTRA EVERDRY.  COLORED WATER JUST ROLLS OFF THE SIDE OF THE TREATED HOOD, MUDDY WATER DOES EXACTLY THE SAME THING

THAT FIXES THE OUTSIDE OF YOU CAR BUT WHAT ABOUT THE INSIDE

THE CLOTH WILL BE AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

THE APPLICATIONS OF THIS NEW PAINT SEEN ON THIS  NISSAN LEAF HERE IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYONES DREAMS WHO DOES NOT EVER WANT TO WASH THEIR CAR AGAIN AND THE WATER SAVING WILL ALSO BE IMMENSE.  38 GALLONS OF WATER ARE LOST EVERY TIME A CAR IS WASHED.  THE COST OF THE NEW PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDER $1000 PER CAR BUT IT IS STILL IN THE TESTING PHASE.

 

HERE IS THE BAD NEWS.  RIGHT NOW THE ULTRA EVER DRY COATING ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT A YEAR ON THE EXTERIOR OF A VEHICLE, AND ONLY COMES IN WHITE, BUT ULTRATECH AND NISSAN ARE DEVELOPING NEW COLORS AND TESTING TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT LAST LONGER

 

NEVER WASH YOUR CAR AGAIN