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The Truth About Cars
MARCH 14, 2024
Despite often being framed as though there’s some colossal demographic consensus, plenty of awards are effectively decided by a small number of handpicked judges that are supposed to represent the larger group. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 11, 2024
Despite often being framed as though there’s some colossal demographic consensus, plenty of awards are effectively decided by a small number of handpicked judges that are supposed to represent the larger group. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2010
The UK Technology Board has awarded a consortium comprising UK start-up Lontra , Ricardo, and Ford Motor Company funding to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger. Designed by Lontra’s Technical Director Steve Lindsey, the Blade Compressor is a rotary device with a wrapped toroidal chamber. Blade compressor prototype.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $125 million in five separate contracts to Boeing, General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce-North America to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce commercial jet fuel consumption, emissions and noise. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 Wave rotor technology has been explored since 1906, although its first significant application was in 1940 by Brown Boveri Company (BBC, today ABB) which used it as a high pressure stage for a gas turbine locomotive engine. Source: Piechna, 2004. Source: MSU.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Transportation technology provider and consultant Ricardo has been awarded a major contract by Moscow-based KATE LLC to partner with it in the development of a new 7-speed automatic transmission for use in AvtoVAZ cars. The FT702 transmission will be based on KATE’s original design concept. Tags: Transmissions.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2009
RWE Innogy has awarded Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., The construction ships of this special design are ideally suited to the construction of marine wind power plants. The company recently commissioned the Rhyl Flats wind farm (90 megawatt) in Liverpool Bay off the Welsh coast.
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