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Cavotec to Supply PCAir and Other Ground Support Systems to Bahrain International Airport in 30M Deal

Green Car Congress

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, as represented by the Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), has selected Cavotec to supply and integrate a range of environmentally friendly ground service equipment for remote aircraft aprons at Bahrain International Airport, in a deal worth approximately €30 million (US$45 million).

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Aston Martin Racing partnering with Hanergy Global Solar to explore solar cells to power AC in FIA WEC GT racers

Green Car Congress

We aren’t looking at solar power technology for our race cars because it is a green option. We are looking at how we can use the power of the sun to improve the comfort of our race cars for our drivers and therefore increase our performance on track. —Dan Sayers, Chief Engineer at Aston Martin Racing.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

Green Car Congress

Al-Futtaim and its network of experienced retailers will allow Fisker to reach customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Egypt. The default Stealth mode maximizes efficiency, giving the car its greatest range on battery power before activating the gas engine-driven generator to sustain battery charge.

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New Toyota TS040 HYBRIDs take 1st and 2nd at Six Hours of Silverstone in UK; new Porsche 919 Hybrid takes 3rd

Green Car Congress

That confirmed TOYOTA Racing’s sixth win from 15 WEC races, its second consecutive victory following its triumph in the 2013 season finale in Bahrain. TMG now combines motorsport participation with work as a high-performance engineering services provider to third party companies, as well as the Toyota family.

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Students give green cars a head start

Green Cars News

This year’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix took on a green theme as engineering students from the University of Bahrain displayed their eco-friendly cars at the event. Tags: Green cars Latest news Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix solar cars solar powered cars Team Solar Falcon World Solar Challenge.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing introduces GR010 hybrid hypercar for WEC

Green Car Congress

The GR010 HYBRID is a prototype racer developed over the last 18 months in partnership by engineers at the team’s headquarters in Cologne, Germany and the electric hybrid powertrain experts at Higashi-Fuji in Japan. The GR010 HYBRID features a four-wheel-drive racing hybrid powertrain, with a 3.5-liter

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

s top class Zeekr emblem have began promoting in Israel and planning to make bigger into extra international locations within the patch, together with Qatar and Bahrain. Some automobiles now not particularly engineered for the Center East begin to creak upcoming being parked out of doors for prolonged sessions of day, he stated.