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Junkyard Find: 1984 Honda Accord Sedan with 475,113 miles

The Truth About Cars

The second-generation (1982-1985) Accord made Soichiro Honda's company a sales colossus in the United States, doing away with any residual impression that it was a mere motorcycle manufacturer with a sideline in four-wheelers. If I had to guess, I'd say that inability to pass smog led to this car's demise.

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Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read

Electric Vehicles India

It is based on the project that was done from August 2013 to Jan 2016 to understand consumer preferences for the use of electric vehicles in terms of socio-economic variables such as gender, age, income, education and region. Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle (Tab Green Guru Guides).

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College Electric Motorcycle Team Keeps Setting Records

Cars That Think

In 2016, IEEE Spectrum spotlighted Ohio State University ’s Buckeye Current team, a group of engineering students who dared to test their electric motorcycle’s mettle against professionals in the grueling Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The trials were overseen by the Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM).

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Jeremiah Johnson to race with U of Nottingham in MotoE racing series

National Green Transportation

On Sunday, the University of Nottingham Electric Superbike race team announced that American motorcycle racer Jeremiah Johnson would return to their saddle for the 2016 MotoE electric motorcycle racing season. The team is fresh from the Isle of.

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NC State team develops new Si/C inverter; 12.1 kW/L & greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Future Renewable Electric Energy Distribution and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center at North Carolina State University have developed an inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles using off-the-shelf components made of the wide-bandgap semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC). kW/L by 2020. —Iqbal Husain.

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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

Green Car Congress

Murtaugh earned a bachelor’s degree from Kettering University and a master’s degree in industrial management from Stanford University. By 2016, there will be 200 million motorcycles, cars and trucks sold each year globally, leading to great opportunities for improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine.

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Ford to begin autonomous vehicle testing on California roads; Silicon Valley Lab accelerates Smart Mobility Plan

Green Car Congress

Through data collection from Ranger pickups and motorcycles outfitted with OpenXC technology, Ford is working with Riders for Health to collect GPS data and mapping coordinates to make health care, vaccines and medication delivery to people throughout rural Africa more efficient and accessible. Camera-based pedestrian detection.

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