March 10th, 2010 | 
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Remote control cars have been around since the mid 1960’s. Over the years, the technology has advanced and now there many different kinds of RC vehicles out there for machine enthusiasts, as well as those who have a love for high tech toys. You can find any number of types of remote control vehicles including boats, cars, trucks, airplanes and helicopters. All of them have some things in common, like most are powered either by electricity (using battery packs) or gas. Yet each type provides a vastly different experience depending on whether you are flying, driving, or sailing.
Nikola Tesla gave a demonstration of a remote control boat back in 1893. Over 100 years later, people are enjoying buying a boating RC vehicle in one of many sizes and taking it out on the water. There are different kinds of boats available, the main difference being the type of power used. An electric powered RC boat uses a battery pack and can get speeds of around 15 to 20 mph. A gas powered boat can use a gas mixture like used in weed eaters or a special mixture made just for a model boat. This kind of boat gets speed higher than an electric boat, depending on the mixture used.
If you are more into cars and trucks than boats, that’s fine too, cause there are a variety of these RC vehicles available. Model cars are available in the form of many different real life cars, everything from an ordinary day car to a more exotic Lamborghini or Ferrari. Model trucks used to resemble stadium trucks, but most of them today are based on giant monster trucks. While the cars may be limited to only being able to drive on a flat surface, the model trucks are designed to handle much rougher terrain.
If you have ever dreamed of being a pilot, then you only have to go as far as your own backyard. That is if you get a remote control airplane or helicopter. These RC vehicles will probably cost you more than a model car or boat, but offer a whole new experience. Model helicopters can be small enough to fly indoors. The model airplanes come in the electric and gas varieties too, however if you get the gas airplanes, don’t be surprised if you are required to have a license and flight Insurance before you can fly them. If you are looking to buy an RC vehicle, have a look at http://www.rctoysandcars.com, for more information.
Mary Ann Humphrey
Posted in Boat Insurance
are Electric and Hybrid vehicles being used in egypt? would u want one?
are Toyota Prius’ or hybrids popular there? What about electric vehicles? If someone were to ship a hybrid vehicle to egypt would it pass whatever inspection process is required to register it there? anyone have experience test driving one of those or do u own one? would u buy one if it were available to the market (many concept cars aren’t avail. until 2010–the zap zebra is the only available) + if cost wasn’t an issue? Which one + why?
Electric Cars: A Definitive Guide (has descriptions and pics of various E.V.) http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-car
Zap car/truck/scooter video (cheesey but it is what it is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_laBPi9wbA
a review on the compromises made for zap (it’s chinese made, need i say more?)
http://www.hybridcars.com/vehicle/zap-xebra.html
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but Jesus please save me this Prius crap .. Sarah Jessica Parker has just got one …
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Nope they ain’t that much popular, I’d rather get a Nissan Skyline R34 instead or if they make a hybrid one of it and it ain’t that expensive who knows
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I don’t know specifically about Egypt, but one of my sisters bought a hybrid which she used in California, which has very stringent policies concerning air pollution. It also has very crazy drivers on the freeways, which is why she didn’t buy an all-electric car. Having the hybrid allowed my sister to save quite a lot of money on gasoline, as the car switches to electric whenever she drives on the freeway or on any long, straight stretch where she doesn’t have to do a lot of stopping and starting. In town, where there is a lot of stopping and starting, and where she’s going up steep hills and down them, she has the gasoline engine, which is more efficient for these things. So she can keep up with the very fast traffic and doesn’t get rear-ended, as would happen in an electric car. Her engine is cleaner than a purely gasoline-driven engine, so she’s not creating as much smog, which is very good for California, with its smoggy skies. And, as she drives on the freeway quite a lot, that type of driving automatically recharges the battery, which is necessary for the electric part. It also came with a built-in GPS system (global positioning system) which has a little voice which gives her directions on how to get to where she’s going and then how to get back home. I had to buy one of those things separately for my car, but they are wonderful for people like me, who have no sense of direction and are forever getting lost! I would have bought a hybrid, too, except that the company withdrew them from the market before my last car blew a gasket and I needed a replacement.
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Little old lady who’d like to be more responsible environmentally
not yet now,,,,,it is so complicated and needs clever technitions,,that we have not so it is not suitable for any one hereon egypt
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