A bus fitted with a Kinetic Recovery System (KERS) has entered full service trial in Kent as part of a research and development project to explore fuel saving technologies. The Wrightbus vehicle is fitted with a flywheel KERS unit, which ...
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Ferrari has unveiled its most powerful model named FXX-K which will be introduced at the Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. The K in the car refers to the KERS kinetic energy recovery technology used to boost performance of the car on track. ...
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A consortium of British high-technology companies, led by Torotrak PLC, has won £2.4 million funding from the UK government's Technology Strategy Board towards the development of an optimised manufacturing route for key components of ...
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Müller Wiseman Dairies, a Scottish milk supplier and distributor, has commenced production at its £17m butter plant in Market Drayton, UK. The plant is set to be formally opened in early December. It will annually produce up to ...
A new front-engined Ferrari coupe appears to be in the works with patent images leaked onto the web. Early reports are mixed with some suggesting the two-door could be a hardcore or one-off version of the four-seat FF or, perhaps more ...
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Müller Dairy has acquired Nom Dairy, with its modern yogurt production facility in Telford, Shropshire in a bid to build its presence in the UK own-label yogurt market. Müller Dairy has acquired Nom Dairy for an undisclosed sum ...
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Mercedes-Benz has released a clip of its new turbocharged V6 Formula One engine destined to compete in the 2014 season. Recorded completing a simulated lap of the 5.8km Monza circuit in Italy, using a development version of the ...
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Ferrari has released a brand new clip of two-time Formula One world champion and current Ferrari F1 driver Fernando Alonso behind the wheel of its LaFerrari hybrid supercar. Filmed just before the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, the ...
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Williams F1 and Mercedes-Benz have announced a long-term engine partnership commencing from the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship season. The agreement will see Williams supplied with a Mercedes-Benz power unit – comprising an ...
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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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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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Transmission systems manufacturer and designer Torotrak has acquired 20% of Flybrid Automotive, in order to deliver first-to-market flywheel hybrids. The transaction will help Torotrak to provide turnkey development and manufacture of ...
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A series of official LaFerrari videos have been released by the Italian manufacturer, detailing the marque’s fastest and most powerful production car ever. The six Ferrari videos (compiled below) cover everything on the ...
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled that new LaFerrari hybrid sports car at the ongoing Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland. The new hybrid sports car is powered by a HY-KERS system, which includes a 6262cc 6.3L V12 ...
The fastest and most powerful Ferrari production car in history, the LaFerrari, has been unveiled at the 2013 Geneva motor show. The latest in a long line of special series cars from the iconic Italian sports car manufacturer, the highly ...
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