Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK
In today's show :
It's gone cold.
Someone else is paying.
Dual controls.
Another cavery.
You must get an electric blanket.
A complaint email to Costa Coffee.
It looks like a sheep.
Luxury.
Service at Toyota.
Lots of chocolate.
I rarely get cold.
Gwen is doing quite well.
Where are my visitors ?
No one noticed.
A possible LIVE show.
Off to the cinema later.
A bar of Hershey's please.
How do you make a Toyota Camry Hybrid even more green? Rip out the conventional gasoline tank and replace it with ultra clean burning compressed natural gas (CNG). The Surfrider Foundation's CNG Camry Hybrid shows a clear path to the future, where we rely solely on domestically produced fuel. CA-based Metal Crafters did the CNG conversion work, while Street Image handled the cosmetics.How do you make a Toyota Camry Hybrid even more green? Rip out the conventional... more
If you think cellphones have become overbearingly complex, look away now. A partnership of tech companies and content providers, known as the ng Connect Program, has revealed a prototype "LTE Connected Car," which, as you might surmise, combines 4G mobile broadband connectivity with a bunch of cloud-sourced facilities, such as video on demand, audio libraries, and multiplayer gaming. It can also serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot, connect directly to home automation or monitoring systems, and probably cook you scrambled eggs if you ask nicely. A Toyota Prius serves as the guinea pig for this new concept.
Put a Toyota truck and an XBox in a blender and you have this concept vehicle, designed by Toyota and Microsoft.
Equipped with a Monster energey drink dispenser and a Warthog from Halo, the award winning Toyota Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept truck is all about a different gaming experience, as Toyota Marketing planner, David Williams, explains:
"We've taken the idea of what would it be like to take an off-road vehicle and still be able to play your favorite video games in remote locations."
Toyota has created two flower species that absorb nitrogen oxides and take heat out of the atmosphere. The flowers, derivatives of the cherry sage plant and the gardenia, were specially developed for the grounds of Toyota's Prius plant in Toyota City, Japan. The sage derivative's leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases, while the gardenia's leaves create water vapour in the air, reducing the surface temperature of the factory surrounds and, therefore, reducing the energy needed for cooling, in turn producing less carbon dioxide (CO2).
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in the early stages of looking at ways to write software that would fully integrate plug-in hybrid vehicles to the power grid, minimize strain on the grid and help utilities manage vehicle charging load.SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in the early stages of looking at ways to... more
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash.Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United... more
Toyota Motor Co. is launching a recall of thousands of Toyota and Lexus models to immediately remove driver's side floor mats that can stick under accelerator pedals, causing the vehicles to surge forward.
In an unusual step, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned drivers of the affected models to not replace the floor mats in the affected models. The affected models include:
• 2007-2010 Camry
• 2005-2010 Avalon
• 2004-2009 Prius
• 2005-2010 Tacoma
• 2007-2010 Tundra
• 2007-2010 ES 350
• 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS350
more in the link...Toyota Motor Co. is launching a recall of thousands of Toyota and Lexus models to... more
Will the new Twin-Turbo 3.5L EcoBoost™ V6 play catch-up or catch-me-if-you-can to their V8?
The 2010 Taurus is so innovative we had no choice but to compare it to world-class sedans. Watch all of the demos at http://www.fordvehicles.com/2010taurus/.Will the new Twin-Turbo 3.5L EcoBoost™ V6 play catch-up or catch-me-if-you-can to... more
Rigged to record interior noise levels, how will each car measure up against 140-decibel blasts?
The 2010 Taurus is so innovative we had no choice but to compare it to world-class sedans. Watch all of the demos at http://www.fordvehicles.com/2010taurus/.Rigged to record interior noise levels, how will each car measure up against... more
What if you held the key to controlling how someone else drives your car?
The 2010 Taurus is so innovative we had no choice but to compare it to world-class sedans. Watch all of the demos at http://www.fordvehicles.com/2010taurus/.What if you held the key to controlling how someone else drives your car?
The 2010... more
Two cars and a ton of gravel. Which paint finish can handle the onslaught?
The 2010 Taurus is so innovative we had no choice but to compare it to world-class sedans. Watch all of the demos at http://www.fordvehicles.com/2010taurus/.Two cars and a ton of gravel. Which paint finish can handle the onslaught?
The... more
A gauntlet of pylons. Bogey vehicles in pursuit. Which car will use its technology to help navigate through?
The 2010 Taurus is so innovative we had no choice but to compare it to world-class sedans. Watch all of the demos at http://www.fordvehicles.com/2010taurus/.A gauntlet of pylons. Bogey vehicles in pursuit. Which car will use its technology to... more
Sure, there are entertainment and communications systems in cars...they're called radios.
But in the all-new Ford Taurus that concept is taken to extraordinary new heights with voice-activated SYNC technology. In addition to playing your music and making your calls, the newest version of SYNC can automatically alert you to closed roads and give you an alternate route -- all hands-free.
We speak car. We speak innovation. Introducing the all-new Ford Taurus. Drive one.
Dirty Job’s Mike Rowe recently visited the Chicago Ford Assembly plant to see first-hand how the all-new Ford Taurus is setting the new standard in quality engineering. Watch as Mike learns about the state-of-the-art technology Ford uses – like DC tooling drivers with computerized monitoring – to insure each bolt is secured properly to provide consumers with the best car yet.
Say goodbye to the blind spot. The 2010 Ford Taurus features the patented Blind Spot Information System that uses radar technology to sense other cars where you can’t see them. When moving vehicles drive into the Taurus’ blind spots, a warning light blinks in the side view mirror and helps you avoid a common accident.
We speak car. We speak innovation. Introducing the all-new Ford Taurus. Drive one.
The nation's automakers are bracing for quieter showrooms and slower sales this autumn after the Cash for Clunkers program offered a big but unsustainable boost in August.The nation's automakers are bracing for quieter showrooms and slower sales this autumn... more
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall about 95,700 vehicles sold in the cold-weather areas of the U.S. because of possible brake problems.
(Shwiff, K., 2009, August 26, par.1)
The recall affects 2009 and 2010 Toyota Corollas and Corolla Matrixes and 2008 and 2009 Scion xDs, all equipped with 1.8-liter engines. The Japanese auto giant said it found that at extremely low temperatures, moisture from a ventilation port may seep into the brake system and freeze, leading to braking problems.
(Shwiff, K., 2009, August 26, par.2-3)
On Monday, Toyota recalled nearly 700,000 cars in China because of faulty window-control systems -- its largest recall in that country and one that risks tarnishing the company's image.
(Shwiff, K., 2009, August 26, par.5)Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall about 95,700 vehicles sold in the cold-weather... more
