by Graham on October 15, 2008
Sweet! San Antonio resident Lucas Laborde, 17, spent 150 hours this summer converting his gas-powered Bradley GT II to battery power. It cost about $5000 for the car and $5700 for the upgrades.
The car’s deep-cycle, 12-volt, lead-acid batteries are hooked up in series. They provide a total of 96 volts of current to an electric [...]
by Graham on July 4, 2008
Here’s the rankings of the safest cities (pop > 1 million) in Texas according to this study from Allstate insurance.
Rank/City
153. Houston
161. San Antonio
167. Dallas
Collision Likelihood Compared to National Averages
Houston: 23.5% more likely
San Antonio: 25.7% more likely
Dallas: 27.6% more likely
Average Years Between Collisions
Houston: 8.1 years
San Antonio: 8.0 years
Dallas: 7.8 years
The rankings appeared to be correlated with [...]
