BMW Tech Office – Translogic

Translogic pays a visit to BMW’s Tech Office in Silicon Valley where they are working on the ActiveE and its integration. In addition to the creation of the actual EV’s, a lot of work still needs to be done in the area of smart charging grids. We have to be able to charge all of these cars without overwhelming our power distribution infrastructure. That’s what they’re working on here with smart appliances, solar trees and smart phone integration.


Source: AOL Autos on YouTube

2012 Superbike Shootout – Cycle World

Cycle World rounded up the the current crop of superbikes and took them for two days of testing at Miller Motorsports Park with Eric Bostrom. They first tested the “workhouse” bikes that cost under $20,000 and then pitted the winner up against the “exotics” that were over 20 grand. This year has been pretty interesting in the motorcycle industry because just about all of the big companies are introducing traction and stability control. Eric Bostrom says this shootout is really about who was able to best tame the power and inertia of the 1000cc engines.


Source: Cycle World Magazine on YouTube