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Report: Get ready for EV era Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:02AMA Nissan Leaf electric car is pictured during the press day of the LA auto show in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2010.
Toyota Sienna’s versatility is sublimely cool Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:55AM Who the heck at Toyota decreed that the 2011 Sienna had to swagger? Dubbing a minivan a “Swagger Wagon” doesn’t impart cool, it reeks of over-compensating. Unless you’re an insecure parent, a branding slave, or a pushover for the “aspirational marketing” drivel, you should...
Students, faculty to benefit from aviation test cell Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:52AMCARBONDALE - A state-of-the-art aviation test cell that will be part of the Transportation Education Center now under construction will be unique to Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Giant Drill Is the Rock Star of the Southwest Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:23AMThe world’s largest truck-mounted drill, Big Stan, is regularly at work busting up rocky soil in Las Vegas.
Kelleners Soups Up BMW 1 Series M Coupe Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:17AMKelleners cranks the BMW 1 Series M Coupe's output up approximately 20 percent, and calls the tuned Bimmer KS1-S. | July 13, 2011 | Kelleners Sport
Limited edition Fiat 500 for China Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:43PMSHANGHAI - Fiat has presented the 500 "First Edition" made specially for the Chinese market, with creative input from five Chinese designers. Based on the 500 Lounge, the "First Edition" has a three-coat pearlescent white body colour, red leather interiors and a special badge on the door pillar.
How I tricked real racers into believing I was Ken Block [Video] Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:52PM# feature I've wanted to be a World Rally Championship driver ever since I saw Prodrive running BMW E30 M3's in the late 1980s. And for a brief moment I was one of those beloved athletes, cheered by fans and professional racers alike. Sadly, it was just a trick. More »
CARS 2 Production Note & Images ......September 29, 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:05AMPixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios are off to the races in “Cars 2” as star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend, the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice o
The 231 mph Brabus Mercedes 800E - world's fastest and most powerful four-seat cabriolet Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:35AMBrabus specialises in building fast cars - very fast cars. Indeed, it already holds the record for building the world's fastest production sedan and the world's fastest production coupe, so in claiming the title of the world's fastest cabriolet, it's not that much of a surprise. The car begins life as a Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet before the engine is transplanted with a 788 bhp, 6.3 liter ...
Huntsville companies helping Army get Afghan pilots flying new Russian helicopters Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:10AMThe Army's Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft office at Redstone Arsenal is part of a mission to provide Afghanistan with training and Russian Mi-17 helicopters, freeing U.S. crews and aircraft for other missions and to come home sooner, said Col. Bert Vergez.
Field Sales Rep Sr Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:53AMSchlumberger Limited is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying technology, information solutions and integrated project management that optimize reservoir performance for customers working in the oil and gas industrial markets.
Ford still leads Canadian sales race Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:47AMAt the halfway point of the year, Ford continues to lead the way in car and truck sales in Canada.
First Drive: 2012 Audi Q3 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:10AMToo Small for Us -- Or Is It?
2012 Volvo S60 Performance Project Revealed Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:20AMThe S60 T6 already boasts excellent performance credentials in its class but the Swedish car maker has upped the ante by developing a new project, dubbed the S60 Performance Project.
Antonov's 3-speed transmission for electric vehicles boosts efficiency by 15 percent Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:05AMElectric vehicles have been a reality for more than 100 years, but it's only in the last decade or so that the world has truly woken up to their potential as a viable, cleaner urban transport alternative to their combustion engined cousins. During this EV renaissance much of the focus has been on developing improved power sources like batteries and fuel cells in order to deliver the range and ...
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 revealed Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:06AMPeugeot's HYbrid4 leads green charge. Move over Toyota! Peugeot is aiming to lead the charge to greener motoring with a family of hybrid and electric vehicles based on its new HYbrid4 technology.
United States DoD contracts for June 30, 2010 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:41AM...
2011 Melbourne motor show: Volvo builds an M3 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:12PMVolvo Australia could put more poweful S60 into production.
High-performance electric cars set for public debut at Goodwood: Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:19AMThe EEMS Accelerate project based in Britain aims to show that driving an electric car doesn't have to be a bland experience. It's taking the effort public starting at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Merc shows military might Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:12AMA defence force vehicle roadshow rolls into Australia, and we're invited along for the ride.
Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7.5 Million to Help Develop Next Generation Wind Turbines Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:01AMWashington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that six projects in four states - California, Colorado, Florida, and New York - have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine's gearbox and generator, are at the heart of the turbine and are responsible for ...
Aston Martin V12 Zagato Concept Cars racing Nurburgring Test (VIDEO) Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:37AMElena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- The three Aston Martin factory-backed entries in the 39th ADAC Nurburgring 24 Hour race (25-26th June), which also included two new V12 Zagato concept cars (affectionately nicknamed “Zig” and “Zag”), have all successfully complete the ultimate endurance test in Germany, observed by some 200,000 spectators. Taken separately, the number 5 V12 Zagato ...
Engineering firm's Lybster base set to expand with help of HIE grant Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:13AMTHE Caithness divison of AMC Engineering Ltd is set to expand with the erection of a new workshop at its site near Lybster. The firm, whose head office is at Findon just outside Aberdeen, has been given a grant of £76,250 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise to carry out the work.
All-new Elantra offers class-leading performance Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:46AMMUSCAT -- Hyundai's Elantra has reached cumulative sales of six million units worldwide and received high marks from a number of world-renowned car-rating agencies since the first-generation model was launched in 1990.
PHOTOS: 4 NEW small cars soon in India Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:28AMWith Maruti deciding to phase out M800, there would be a dearth of entry level small cars in India.
Toy Box notes: All Titleist gear for McIlroy Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:30AMU.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy’s putter was a Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport GSS (German Stainless Steel) prototype with a chromatic bronze finish.
Local Backyard Builder Crosses Vintage Motorcycles with Lithium Electric Technology Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:00AMA local Dedham man is restoring vintage motorcycles in a slightly different – but completely 21st century – way. Salvaging vintage bikes destined for the crusher, and discarding the gasoline motors and transmissions, he’s converting them to lithium-powered electric vehicles.
Delta Secondary Students Create Canada's First Electric Drag Racing Vehicle Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:04AM100 Percent Electric, 450 Horsepower and 450 Ft Lbs of Torque at Zero RPM
Top 10 vehicle for Father's Day Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:26AMIf you need a gift idea for dad on his day, we've assembled a list of the top-10 vehicles for fathers on Father's Day.
The Amazing Attitude Of Chip Yates Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:52AMIn the 11-year history of CARkeys we have very rarely mentioned bikes (not because we don't like bikes - it's just that they're not part of what we do). We also don't copy and paste large sections of any press release that is sent to us.
Plug-in car study begins to get feedback Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:00PMAfter years of press coverage and applicants to the program, ECOtality's EV Project - a wide-ranging study of electric vehicle infrastructure - is beginning to get feedback.
Why Tiger Woods Will Never Win Another Major Championship Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 8:12AMIt used to be common knowledge that golf was an older man’s game. Golfers' careers started much more slowly than athletes in other sports, and could extend much later. Then came Tiger Woods . Tiger redefined the way the public looks at the career trajectories of pro golfers. Part of the reason that Tiger’s career is so easy to hyperbolize is because he accomplished so much at such a young age ...
Bajaj looking at three new key initiatives Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:19AMThe country’s second largest two-wheeler company Bajaj Auto which was once known for its brand of scooters...
Top Ten Father's day vehicles Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:09AMIf you need a gift idea for dad on his day, we've assembled a list of the top-10 vehicles for fathers on Father's Day.
Honda CR-Z Mugen 197bhp on video Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:06AMThe Honda CR-Z maybe one of the greenest sports coupés, but it certainly isn’t one of the meanest. Now though, tuning company Mugen has bolted a supercharger onto the CR-Z’s 1.5-litre petrol electric powertrain taking power and torque up to 197bhp and 245Nm respectively.
LTRâRacing Engines secures Masters Challenge spot Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 4:17PMRayâConnerSportsâEditor A rich tradition of putting engines into race cars has been the one constant for Lanny Trefz Racing (LTR). Now, after almost 30 years, LTRâRacing Engines of Onyx can add another feat to its storied history of engine building.
Tech on Spike TV Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 10:49AMHOUGHTON - Because of its commitment to green technologies, Michigan Technological University was visited this week by PowerBlock TV on the Spike network. After a few days of filming this week, an episode featuring Tech will air this fall.
Research At UC3M Improves The Bolted Joints In Airplanes Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 4:06PMA research project at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand the variations in temperature that aircraft are subjected to. This advance could improve airplane design, weight and safety. The idea for this research arose when the problems of ...
Research improves the bolted joints in airplanes Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 9:33AMA research project at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that analyzes the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand the variations in temperature that aircraft are subjected to. This advance could improve airplane design, weight and safety.
Research improves bolted joints in airplanes Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:26AMNew research analyzed the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand the variations in temperature that aircraft are subjected to. This advance could improve airplane design, weight and safety.
MIT Media Lab's CityCar: From Invention To Innovation Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 10:36AMIn this excerpt from the new book The Sorcerers and Their Apprentices, author Frank Moss examines the CityCar project and the difficulty of turning an idea in a lab into a product that changes a market. In the dead of night about a week before Christmas 2009, members of the Smart Cities group quietly pushed a car out of their second-floor workshop of the brand-new Media Lab building, into the ...
Summer movies: Harry Potter, Green Lantern, Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz and more Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 7:06AMSummertime just makes a girl yearn for a little "Mad Max." "His only weapon: 600 horses of fuel-injected machinery. His mission is a non-stop, high torque pursuit of speed-crazed bandits. They`ve broken his wife. They`ve killed his best friend. They`ve pushed him too far."
Putting Feeling to Drugs Safety and Handling Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 2:04AMTotal traceability extends to packaging as well as product in the rarefied world of pharmaceuticals. Cap Coder Ltd has adopted a novel torque sensing system as the core of the datalogging capabilities of its bottle sealing machines.
Area Students Helping Build Race Cars Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 5:36PMA rented storage space is an unusual place for a classroom. But this is an unusual program. Students from across the D.C. area are getting hands on training in mechanics, engineering, physics and teamwork. Their first project was building a kit racer, which runs on a motorcycle engine.
"Will This Be on the Test?" An Overemphasis on Grades Might Be Killing the Desire to Learn Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 3:45PMAs a high school science teacher, I enjoy spending my time designing instruction. It’s professionally engaging to come up with something worthy of a bit of brow furrowing. Presenting my lesson to the class gives me butterflies daily. What will they ask? What will they want to do? What knowledge can be culled from their natural curiosity? Days, sometimes weeks, can go by spent investigating one ...
MAZDA6 Offers Sporty Appearance with a Unique Experience - Hilton Head, SC Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 10:13AMThe folks at Hilton Head Mazda love the MAZDA6. The MAZDA6 is a mid-size sedan that offers all the standards in its class like four-doors, five-passenger seating, interior roominess, comfort and convenience features and lots of cargo space. However, the MAZDA6 goes one step further by adding style, performance, technology and passion that no other vehicle in class can offer. Mazda simply calls ...
DeltaWing to Race at Le Mans in 2012 Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:02AMThe controversial DeltaWing racing car concept has been invited to run at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours.
2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman Review: The Un-Mini Cooper Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:48PMIt’s a MINI that isn’t particularly mini. The new-for-2011 MINI Cooper Countryman is the brand’s first-ever crossover SUV. It’s taller, wider and nearly sixteen inches longer than a standard MINI Cooper, which enables the Countryman to include four doors and boast something that no MINI has been able to accomplish thus far, namely hold four adult passengers comfortably.
Westport Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2011 & Year End Financial Results Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:00AM~Fourth Quarter Revenue Up 10.4%; Annual Revenue up 21.7%; Company Plans to Change Fiscal Year End to December 31 st ~ VANCOUVER, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT.to - News )(NASDAQ: WPRT - News ), a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31 ...
The Emerging Epicenters of High Tech Industry Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:04AMFor this map, we asked the Cluster Mapping Project at Harvard Business School to provide the top 20 job-creating areas for the following fields: Plastics, Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace vehicles, Information technology, Biopharma, Metal manufacturing, Communication technology, Medical technology, Analytical instruments, and Electrical equipment.