Volkswagen has given a revealing insight into its next-generation powertrain technology, confirming development of a 10-speed DSG, a high-performance diesel engine and a focus on plug-in hybrid and natural gas propulsion systems for its ...
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The new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter,set to go on sale across Europe in the coming months, is being touted as the world’s first van to meet future Euro 6 emissions standards across its engine range. The world first Euro 6 compliancy claim ...
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The IBEW and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently saluted the men and women who keep electricity flowing to our homes and businesses. Electrical lineworkers construct and maintain electric transmission and distribution facilities and, ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has introduced the 2014 4Runner sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, California, US. The revamped 4Runner SUV is powered by a 4.0L V6 engine, which is mated to a ...
German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the revamped version of its Sprinter Vans with new Euro 6 compliant engines. The vehicle has been made available with four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines that generate ...
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Volvo says its extensive development and testing of kinetic flywheels has confirmed the technology is a lightweight, eco-friendly and financially viable solution for improving the performance of its future production vehicles. The Swedish ...
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By its own admission, VW UK’s public relations department says the new Volkswagen Rock Up! and Volkswagen Groove Up! will appeal to “fans of loud music, great-looking small cars and questionable puns”. Inspired by ...
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The production version of the Mazzanti Evantra V8 has debuted at Top Marques Monaco 2013. The flagship Evantra boasts Lamborghini-beating numbers, with its naturally aspirated 7.0-litre V8 producing 523kW of power at 6600rpm and 848Nm at ...
Researchers at the University of Michigan have invented a way for different wireless networks crammed into the same space to say "excuse me" to one another. Wi-Fi shares a frequency band with the popular Bluetooth and ZigBee systems, and ...
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German carmaker Audi has introduced its new TT ultra quattro concept coupe prior to its global debut at the upcoming Worthersee 2013 event to be held during May 2013 in Austria. The new concept is powered by a 2.0 TFSI engine, mated to a ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars has completed test of a new kinetic flywheel technology also known as Flywheel KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) on public roads. Volvo claimed that the is light, financially viable and ...
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A new strain of bird flu, which first originated in China and sickened more than 100, has spread to Taiwan, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A 53-year-old Taiwanese businessman who returned from China's coastal Jiangsu ...
German automaker Daimler is planning to invest about EUR 300m to expand the production capacity at its Romnian subsidiary Star Transmission, in a bid to support production as its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen transmission plant is operating at full ...
MCI-2019 is a non-toxic, environmentally safe, 40% silane, solvent-based concrete sealer utilizing revolutionary time-proven Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor (MCI) technology that has grown to become the industry standard for significantly ...
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The drivetrain begins with pedals which rotate the cranks, which are held in axis by the bottom bracket. Most bicycles use a chain to transmit power to the rear wheel. A very small number of bicycles use a shaft drive to transmit power, or ...
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