Alex Vasile
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Alex’s childhood dream was to fight Bruce Lee and win. Being unable to throw a punch, he decided to go to college. After finding out a little too late that economics was not really his thing, Alex decided to write about cars for a living. It might not be as exciting as being an accountant, but it’s quite a thrilling job. When he’s not writing for autoevolution.com, Alex enjoys long walks on the beach, dynamite fishing and playing his banjo.
Favorite quote: "Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations" - P. J. O'Rourke
Skoda Superb Gets New Diesel Engine
18 Feb 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Skoda seems to be moving in the right direction lately - from the image standpoint - as the Czech car manufacturer had some serious market share increase in some of the most important markets in Europe. Despite a rather unfriendly climate (economic...
India Presents World’s First Armored Golf Cart
18 Feb 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The word that the US Army will no longer buy Humvee trucks must have gone out fast, as a lot of companies are showing interest in getting contracts with the American Government. Maybe that’s why the Indian company Metaltech Motor Bodies Pvt L...
Unites States Postal Service Goes Electric
18 Feb 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Transportation is on its way of becoming all electric, so the United States decided to make another step in becoming more eco-friendly, more efficient and get closer to energy independence. The US Postal Service (USPS) has awarded electric car pion...
Daimler Posts 2009 EBIT and 2010 Previsions
18 Feb 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Last year was a difficult one for most automakers, but everybody managed to pull through. Daimler had a difficult first half of year, but managed to improve its EBIT in the third and fourth quarter. EBIT from ongoing business increased to plus &eur...
GE and Juice Technologies to Develop EV Charging Device
18 Feb 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The race for building a charging infrastructure and different devices for the future electric vehicles has started a while ago. We can’t really tell which companies will offer the best solutions, but there are a lot involved in this game. ...
Cummins CTO Wins Engineering Oscar
18 Feb 2010, 09:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Most people working in the automotive world are very passionate about their job and committed to achieving the impossible. As technological progress happens every day, some get recognized for their contribution to the auto world. This is just the c...
US Drivers Fail to Honor the Road Code
18 Feb 2010, 09:05 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Traffic politeness rarely exists any more. Everybody is in a hurry and people seem to give each other the finger more and more often. According to Allstate, this attitude also reflects on the “hit while parked” collisions, as the likeli...
Food vs Fuel: Myth Busted
17 Feb 2010, 15:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / There has been a lot of talking about bio-ethanol in the United States lately. On the one hand, President Obama wants America to be energy independent, so he will focus on bio-fuel to make that happen. On the other hand, General Motors started sel...
Vauxhall Offers Winter Safety Check and Top Up
17 Feb 2010, 15:04 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The United Kingdom is still experiencing the hardest winter in over thirty years, so it is advised that all UK drivers check if their vehicles are still in good condition. As temperatures reached -17 degrees and most of the country lies under sn...
Michelin Gets Tire Manufacturer of the Year Award
17 Feb 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Michelin did not have such a bad year in 2009, though the world’s second largest tiremaker announced that its profit decreased by 71 percent in 2009 as a result of falling sales and increasing reorganization costs. Still, the company did a go...
Tesla Offers Test Drives in Switzerland
17 Feb 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Selling cars proved to be quite a difficult job in the past years, so automakers started to think outside the box. On many occasions, good marketing can be more effective than a good product, though ideally you’d have both. Tesla, the elec...
GM Wants More US Ethanol Fueling Stations
17 Feb 2010, 11:14 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / General Motors Co decided to sell vehicles capable of running on bio-ethanol, but the matter of the fact is that pollution levels will not go down until the network of stations dispensing ethanol will be greatly expanded, GM Vice Chairman Tom Steph...
Ford Donates 242 Acres to the US Wildlife Service
17 Feb 2010, 10:36 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford, the only American car manufacturer that did not ask for government aid in times of recession, had some important sales increase lately. Things seem to be back on track, so the automaker decided to donate 242 acres of coastal wetlands in Monro...
American Ethanol Producers Contribute Generously to the US Economy
17 Feb 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / For a while now, the Americans decided to become energy independent. President Obama announced a series of steps his Administration is ready to take in order to make this possible. The President said that the focus will be on biofuel, which is alre...
Nissan Investigates Driveshaft Defects
17 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After Toyota, another Japanese car manufacturer seems to have some problems in terms of recalls, as Nissan confirmed that it is investigating potential driveshaft problems in North America, as a Result of Dana supplied parts. If the problem is real...
Lockheed Completes JLTV Production
17 Feb 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Building stuff for the US army can be very profitable and companies will try to close contracts especially now that Humvee will be out of production. Lockheed Martin, a global security company, has just managed to complete the production of the fir...
Jaguar Show XKR Special Edition at Geneva
17 Feb 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Jaguar had a great start in 2010. Sales have increased and the car manufacturer wants to keep things this way, so it’s going to present a Special Edition XKR coupe at the Geneva Motor Show. The car has bold exterior styling changes and a top ...
Navistar Defense Gets $752 million Contract from the US
17 Feb 2010, 08:29 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / One of the most iconic representations of the US military, the HUMVEE, will no longer be a part of the army garages starting next year. The military has placed a final order of 2,620 new HUMVEEs, after which it will switch to newer vehicles. The st...
Viper Club America to Acquire Historic Parts from Dodge
17 Feb 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / For most cars enthusiasts there is nothing more important than their pride and joy. Over 25,000 of Dodge Viper owners from the US are part of the Viper Club of America, an organization that was formed in the mid-90’s. The club signed an agree...
BMW Won Australia’s Bathurst 12 Hour Race
16 Feb 2010, 15:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Despite rain, fog and even a large fallen tree, team Eastern Creek International Karts managed to win the Armo All Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama, Australia’s longest motor race, staged for showroom-standard popular cars with only safety-...