10 Fun Automotive Facts That Should Live Rent-Free In Your Brain
The moon is about 384,400 km (238,855 miles) away from the Earth. If you drive at 100 km/h and travel non-stop, it would take around 3,844 hours to drive to the moon. That would be around 160 days of driving without stopping.
In 2022, 85.4 million cars were produced around the world, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2021.
As of 2022, there are about 1.446 billion cars around the world. Out of this number, 10 million electric vehicles are electric cars.
According to TomTom, the Dutch GPS technology and consumer electronics company, Kuala Lumpur drivers spent over 159 hours on the road in 2022 with 75 of those hours being stuck in traffic jams. This is equivalent to time spent reading around 31 books.
In the early 1960s and 1970s, car horns were calibrated to the sound of C sharp but manufacturers decided to raise it higher to F so road users could hear the honks, even through closed windows.
In 1945, automotive engineer, Ralph Teetor, an amazing blind inventor, created the technology we now know as Cruise Control.
Every car has an estimated 30,000 parts. Besides the commonly known auto parts such as the engine, battery, headlights, gearbox and brake pads, there are hundreds more that the everyday car driver is not aware of, like the combination valve, distributor, spacer ring, fuel injector and many, many more.
Most auto parts can be recycled, which includes metal pieces, dirt, glass, fabric, paper, wood, rubber and plastic. Automobiles are the most recycled consumer product in the world today—about 80% of the vehicle by weight is recycled.
No surprise that the 29th Sultan of Brunei has the largest private car collection in the world, with over 7,000 cars of different makes and models. His collection is estimated to be worth over USD 5 billion and comprises cars from Ferrari, McLaren, Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and BMW.
White is the most popular car colour, followed by black, grey and silver:
