The first sketch of the interior of a large Skoda: a car for seven people will start a revolution

No stone is left unturned in the design of the Mladá Boleslav cars, but the automaker is still giving its fans a drop-by-drop of the upcoming changes. She recently showed a blurred photo of the car in the new Modern Solid style, which she now followed up with a sketch of the interior of the … Read more

A deer supermoon will be visible in the sky. The spectacle is partially spoiled by cloud cover

On Wednesday evening, the moon will be closest to Earth and at the same time full, creating a phenomenon called a super full moon. It will be possible to watch it from anywhere. But it is best observed outside the city to see how the moon illuminates the night landscape. However, according to meteorologists, partial … Read more

Auroras and space collisions. These are the best astronomy pictures of 2022

The beauties of the aurora borealis, mysterious nebulae in deep space and unusual views of the surface of the Sun and the Moon. All this brings the best astronomical images of the year, which advanced to the finals of the international Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 competition, organized by the British Royal Observatory in … Read more

Like from Star Trek. Týnec nad Sázavou will build a ceremonial hall in the shape of a spaceship

A modern ceremonial hall evoking the ship Enterprise from the Star Trek series will be built in Týnec nad Sázavou in Central Bohemia. The jury that chose the winning proposal was won over by the concrete structure with its shape, affordable price and glass walls, which can also be opened in the summer. The building … Read more

The first public hydrogen pump in the Czech Republic opened. Prague was overtaken by Vítkovice

The launch of the hydrogen station in Prague at Barrandov was delayed for so long that Ostrava overtook the capital. The first public pump started operating in Vítkovice, opposite the World of Technology exhibition. Its equipment is modest and instead of the usual five minutes, it fills one car in three quarters of an hour. … Read more

The demand is there, the cars are not. There are a few surprises among the best-selling cars in the Czech Republic

The demand exceeds the supply of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic. Sales have fallen by more than 12 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, as automakers are running out of production due to a lack of parts. Even last year, sales exceeded one hundred thousand cars, this year they are … Read more

Cheaper without oil and candles? Maintenance of electric cars requires the service to earn money on expensive equipment

As electromobility turns from fringe enthusiasm to ordinary business, some notions of savings are falling apart. After the subsidized electricity at the chargers, we also say goodbye to the illusion that with the absence of expensive fillings and consumable parts, the maintenance of an electric car will be a breeze. The equipment of the workshop … Read more

The BMW i3 belongs to the past. The car from the heroic days ends after nine years without a successor

The last day of June saw the end of the era of the first series-produced battery-powered BMW. When the head of the Munich brand Norbert Reithofer presented it in the fall of 2013, he spoke of a revolutionary step. The press of the time did not spare ironic remarks about him, but time proved him … Read more

The automatic in the Sander shifts better than it used to, but don’t expect economical driving with it

The third generation of Dacia Sandero is no longer a showcase of Renault’s retired technology, so it is not surprising that it replaced the cumbersome robotic gearbox with a more actionable one. However, this solution is not completely without compromise either. For the Romanian Dacia, the Sandero is a real family silverware: For three years … Read more

He saved the last Czech enamel factory. It’s not chinaware, it lasts for generations, he says

Jan Novák decided to take a stab at international business and exchanged the multinational company for a failing factory where traditional Czech enamelware is produced. The company literally rose from the ashes within three years, Novák took over just before the former owner sold it off. Today, they try to preserve the Czech tradition of … Read more