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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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The new electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle—originally unveiled in Milwaukee during the company’s 115 th Anniversary this past Labor Day weekend—made its European debut at the Milan press conference of the EICMA show. Harley-Davidson expects to deliver a full portfolio of electric motorcycles by 2022.

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Honda to show EV concept with AI emotion engine from joint project with Softbank

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KHI) announced it was moving forward with plans to develop next-generation motorcycles that have a personality and can grow along with the rider. The motorcycles being developed will also use the “Emotion Generation Engine and Natural Language Dialogue System” being developed by cocoro SB.

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Volkswagen and Suzuki to Establish Strategic Partnership; VW to Take 19.9% Stake in Suzuki, Suzuki to Invest in VW

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Because of limited availability of VW stock, the initial Suzuki purchase will be around ¥50 billion (US$569 million), said Osamu Suzuki, Chairman, President, CEO and COO of Suzuki during a press conference in Tokyo. million motorcycles in the 2008/2009 financial year. I think that will benfit both Suzuki and Volksawgen. Osamu Suzuki.

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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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Using that analysis as the basis for the request, the AAM/AIAM letter asked that the Conference Report coming from the House and Senate: Direct DOE to spend up to $17 million in 2010 to complete the necessary vehicle testing to evaluate the effects of mid-level ethanol blends on legacy vehicles; and.

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Pinnacle’s opposed-piston scooter engine can meet NOx target with lean operation and ignition delay; little fuel economy hit

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They evaluated the contributions to total vehicle fuel usage and emissions production using steady-state flow data weighted by time spent at a respective load and speed from a tested world harmonized motorcycle test cycle (WMTC).

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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But now, Cerf sat alone in the lobby of San Francisco’s Jack Tar Hotel , on a break from a computing conference. Testifying before Congress in his early days at DARPA, he wore a three-piece suit. The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. Oh presented a paper on the work, which was the result of two years of research activity in conjunction with Bombardier Recreational Projects, at the ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference.

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