Have you heard of stray voltages? These take place on revolving shafts in magnitude starting from micro-volts to numerous other volts. These voltages are generated due to rotation of shaft in the magnetic field of the earth or born out of ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Shaft Insulators, Shaft Voltages
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has labelled fuel cell vehicles “bullshit” and hydrogen gas “dangerous” in a presentation at one of the electric car maker’s new German service centres. Musk criticised the safety ...
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India's largest automobile company, Tata Motors Limited has released the new Tata Xenon for sale in Australia today through distributor Fusion Automotive. The Tata Xenon, which has been specially configured for theAustralian market has ...
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ARPA-E Deputy Director Cheryl Martin today announced $27 million in funding from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 14 projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices ...
Chevrolet sold a record 1.25 million vehicles around the world in the third quarter of 2013, up 0.6 percent over the same period in 2012, and the brand achieved its 12th straight quarter of year-over-year increased sales. Overall, General ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is in talks to divest stake to Chinese partner Dongfeng and the French state, in order to raise as much as EUR3bn in a capital increase. The company plans to conclude a draft agreement with state-owned ...
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US-based vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has received regulatory approvals to restart the production of its MUV Tavera in India. Vehicles that are to be produced under the approval are BS III 7,8,9 and 10 seaters. However, the ...
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General Motors of Canada (GMCL) has extended the period of production on the consolidated line at the Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario, Canada to 2016. The line was due to shut down next summer. This move is in response to meet projected ...
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ARPA-E deputy director Cheryl Martin has announced $27m in funding from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 14 projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices that ...
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A modern take on the iconic Moke will hit local roads in 2014 with the help of an entrepreneurial Australian company. The ‘Classic Moke’ is the result of a collaboration between Melbourne-based Moke International, Chinese car ...
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Detroit motoring venture VL Automotive is moving ahead with plans to transform Fisker Karmas from using hybrid powertrains to full-strength ZR1 Corvette power. The company, which is backed by former General Motors’ vice chairman Bob ...
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Deal or no deal, the US Congress' dance with default impressed policymakers and investors in China and Japan with just how vulnerable their own economic revival plans are to the next political tantrum on Capitol Hill. The 11th-hour ...
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Following Greg Barker's (Minister of State, Department of Energy & Climate Change) announcement of the UK's solar energy roadmap at Solar Energy UK this week, the Minister visited Bentley Motor's factory in Crewe to tour their impressive ...
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A Tesla Model S caught fire on a highway in the US city of Seattle recently after its floor-mounted battery compartment was ruptured by a large piece of metal. The shape and size of the metal piece was enough to punch a 7.62cm diameter ...
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Osiris Projects announces the build of new specialist survey vessel 'Bibby Athena' Thursday, Oct 17, 2013 Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, today announces building has commenced on a sister ship to Bibby Tethra, named ...
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