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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co., This achievement was marked with a function at the Numazu Factory No.2 2 of Yamaha Motor Hydraulic System Co.,

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Elon Musk clarifies that he led the design of the original Tesla Roadster

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Elon Musk pointed out that he was the head of the product and led the design of the original Tesla Roadster in response to a misleading statement on Twitter. At that point, Tesla was just a name & 3 guys with no money who’d registered the company 6 months earlier.” In 2004, Tesla raised $7.5 In 2004, Tesla raised $7.5

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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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Furthermore, top-class electric mileage has also been achieved through the optimal magnetic design of the motor, the joining technology to shorten coil ends, low-viscosity oil for the eAxle, and loss reduction technologies such as the new reverse-conducting IGBT (RC-IGBT).

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Our new lean structure will enable us to develop the considerable potential of our Company, its brands and employees to great effect. Mauer studied vehicle design and began his career at Mercedes-Benz in 1986, holding various functions until 2000, including design responsibility for the A-Class, SLK and SL models as well as Smart design.

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Raízen investing in cellulosic ethanol company Iogen; joint development of cellulosic ethanol project in Brazil

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The investment, the first step toward the commercialization of cellulosic biofuels technology in Brazil, will cover development and engineering costs associated with the front end design of a biomass-to-ethanol facility to be co-located with Raízen’s Costa Pinto facility in Piracicaba, São Paulo. The company. Earlier post.)

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AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

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The dual expander cycle offers an ideal cycle in this size range, enabling reusability, optimal closed loop performance, and very cost effective design and production price points, according to NASA. The successful hot fire testing paves the way for exciting new high performance rocket engine designs.

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GM Ventures invests in battery-electric bus company Proterra

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was founded in 2004 and is currently manufacturing buses in a temporary plant in Greenville, S.C. Proterra’s TerraVolt energy storage system consists of 54-72 kWh lithium titanate battery packs that recharge in 10 minutes using the company’s roof-mounted Fast Fill recharging system. —Jon Lauckner, president of GM Ventures.

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