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The BBC reports that Toyota is planning to manufacture key components for its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time. “Rare earths and concerns about their supplies could very well have played a role in this decision,” Vivek Vaidya of Frost & Sullivan told the BBC.
Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). Validating technical, logistical, environmental, and market solutions to accelerate the commercialization of BBC products.
Wave rotor technology has been explored since 1906, although its first significant application was in 1940 by Brown Boveri Company (BBC, today ABB) which used it as a high pressure stage for a gas turbine locomotive engine. The fuel supplies (green) are located at the inner inlet port. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.
Electric cars are in fact cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of the world, according to a joint study by the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter, and Nijmegen (via BBC News). A new study confirms what electric car drivers already know: that EVs are cleaner than gasoline cars, even when emissions from electricity generation are factored in.
Although some research among UK consumers has shown cynicism resulting from questions in popular culture and the mass media over the credibility of climate science and data, a recent poll for the BBC suggested that these events have had less influence on British public opinion than the cold winter. 3% said they did not know.
It’s very hard not to imagine someone sitting at a desk in the BBC news department tapping a chewed ball point pen on their desk as they mutter, ‘there must be another way we can spin an anti-electric car story, there must!’ Well, they obviously had a good day, the latest is a doozie. Electric Ca[.]. Electric cars Editor Pick'
Bamboo could be the next carbon fiber, according to a new article on BBC Autos (only visible in U.S., Carbon fiber now appears poised to enter the mainstream of automotive materials, but a less high-tech material could be waiting in the wings as well. apparently).
EcoBoost also took part, with drivers Paul and Doug Clifton, from BBC South, producing 61.93 Ford’s ECOnetic technology significantly assists the efficiency of Fiesta and FiestaVan models, by combining Start/Stop technology, combustion and calibration improvements, smart regenerative charging and revised gear ratios among other enhancements.
The MD Series cab design features a short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement of 103 inches, an industry best. Designed with the heavy-duty quality of its diesel-powered counterparts, the MD Electric is available in 4x2 configurations featuring a sharp wheel cut for enhanced maneuverability in tight urban settings.
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Now, a laboratory test conducted by the BBC appears to have shown that the software is programmed to. Around 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars worldwide were equipped with "defeat device" software that allowed them to cheat on emissions tests, VW has said. But initially, it was only confirmed that the cars actually violated U.S.
For as long as we can remember, there’s been an ongoing love-to-hate relationship between the BBC's Top Gear show and electric cars. Until yesterday that is, when Top Gear Magazine caught everyone off guard by announcing that its Luxury Car of The Year was none other than the $95,900 Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid.
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And on Tuesday, reports the BBC, a new electric land speed record was.' At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.
The German government has agreed to Magna International acquiring Opel from GM. The deal was announced early Saturday morning in Berlin by Germany’s finance minister. The German government is expected to provide an immediate loan facility of 1.5bn euros ($2.1bn, £1.3bn).
Working together, I am pleased the commitments to the BBC have grown from the initial $500 million and 300 million square feet that we announced in June at CGI America, to the $2 billion investment with over 1 billion square feet of retrofitted space that we are announcing today.
The Model 365 has a 115” BBC and is available in both set-forward and set-back axle configurations and sets the standard for quality, durability, productivity and environmental responsibility for a vocational application.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that no new fossil fuel boilers should be sold anymore starting in 2025 if the world really wants to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the BBC has reported. The agency published a special report and noted that this is just one of 400 steps on the road to net-zero […].
Sales of cars made an impressive jump upwards in Japan last month and the credit for the increase is largely given to the introduction of new government subsidies for green cars worth just 100,000 yen to buyers (around £773!). According to the BBC, passenger car sales increase 33 per cent from a year ago, with [.].
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Environmental groups are preparing to try to take control of a new net domain designed for green groups. According to the BBC , rival consortiums are preparing bids to control the.eco domain. “We’re two different applicants with two different business ideas,&# Minor Childers, co-founder of Dot Eco, told BBC News.
Today, a BBC test shows that Volkswagen "defeat device" software violates European emissions standards, the Tesla Model X electric crossover is priced from $81,200, and VW says it will update software in models equipped with 3.0-liter All this and more on Green Car Reports. liter diesel V-6 powertrains.
The Green Party wants to see the West Midlands lead in the development and design of green vehicles. According to the BBC, leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas said she wanted to see the region benefit from an expansion of green jobs. Speaking at the West Midlands Politics Show, Ms Lucas said there was [.].
A BBC article [ 9 ] upped the stakes on Thursday the 9 th with an article on carbon emissions that characterized “the lower target of 1.5 BBC: 15 December 2009. [ BBC, 10 December 2009. [ We’ve had our proposal [for an agreement that would bind all countries to emissions cuts in service of a 1.5º Not the last two days.”.
EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.]. Electric cars Nissan Tesla Motors Robert Llewellyn'
A Tesla Roadster may not have really whirred to a halt in the 2008 episode of Top Gear - since at the center of a long, drawn out legal battle - but the maker's court case against the BBC programme is definitely running out of juice.
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According to the BBC, scientists at St Louis University in Missouri, US have developed a prototype cell, similar to the ones our own bodies, which can convert almost anything into energy. Tags: Green credentials cells electric energy mitochondria production. Suggested fuels which the cells could [.].
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The report which details measure designed to slash carbon emissions and eliminate oil use in Britain is set to be published in June, the BBC reports. Tags: Green credentials Centre for Alternative Technology fossil fuel use. Entitled ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ the report’s [.].
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