Light-coloured cars are up to 2 percent more fuel efficient than dark-coloured ones

No surprise* that a light coloured car will be cooler than a dark coloured one.  Interesting, though, to see it quantified in terms of air conditioning & fuel consumption.

* No surprise to anyone other than Chevrolet – the roof of every Volt is black!!??  In Europe the principle seems to have been understood – the roof of the Ampera (European version of the Volt) is the same colour as the rest of the body.

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/11/01/cooler-colored-cars-are-up-to-2-percent-more-fuel-efficient-than/

iPhone 4S: Stephen Fry's review

Not what we normally expect in a review, but an interesting read.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/12/iphone-4s-stephen-fry-review-steve-jobs

October Electric Car Sales: Chevy Volt Outsells Nissan Leaf

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1068042_october-electric-car-sales-chevy-volt-outsells-nissan-leaf

Too close for comfort? How does 324,600km sound?

This month, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will pass the Earth, coming closer than the Moon.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/this-asteroid-is-getting-way-too-close-to-earth/#more-490204

Coming to an interstellar mission near you – Tractor Beams

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/02/coming-to-an-interstellar-mission-near-you-tractor-beams/

“Often wrong, but seldom in doubt.”

"Often wrong, but seldom in doubt." – Bob Lutz, former executive at BMW, Ford, Chrysler & most recently, General Motors.

Linked below is an interesting book review, cum history, of Bob Lutz' time at GM, starting in 2001.  This period includes the "death throws" of the old GM & its rebirth, financed by public money, as well as development of the Chevrolet Volt, which Lutz championed.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/08/autos/bob_lutz_book_review.fortune/index.htm?iid=EL