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Recent Hybrid Braking Complaints Highlight Regenerative Braking Design Issues

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Right: 2004-2009 Toyota Prius (THS-II). Source: Toyota Motor Company. A typical electrohydraulic braking system is designed so that it can function as a purely hydraulic system if current to the system’s electrical circuits is interrupted. Tags: Hybrids Vehicle Manufacturers Vehicle Systems. Click to enlarge.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. No other vehicle has taken the same risks and pushed the design and engineering boundaries to the same limit,” said Tanya Gazdik. However, common themes seemed to be the availability of electrified powertrains, engaging designs, and a bevy of features.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. No other vehicle has taken the same risks and pushed the design and engineering boundaries to the same limit,” said Tanya Gazdik. However, common themes seemed to be the availability of electrified powertrains, engaging designs, and a bevy of features.

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Biodiesel Board Study Asserts Critical Importance of Biodiesel Tax Credit, Calls for Extension

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The original biodiesel tax credit was passed in 2004 and has been extended twice. The biodiesel tax incentive is designed in a manner that makes biodiesel price competitive with diesel fuel in the marketplace. The NBB reports that 173 American companies have invested in production capacity that currently approaches 2.7

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Toyota reveals all you need to know about fuel cell cars

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An SAE Research Report in 2001 stated that "several automakers have pledged the introduction of fuel cell vehicles, including buses, by 2003-2005." DaimlerChrysler, for example, predicted the industry would be selling 100,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2004. Tags: fuel cell vehicle toyota. I don't think so. In 5 years.

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Vauxhall Astra 5-Door Hatch 1.7 ecoFLEX Design road test

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Astras have been part of the UK’s furniture now since 1980, with this fifth-generation model launched in 2004. ecoFLEX Design road test. provides road tests reports written by members of the Guild of Motoring Writers. provides road tests reports written by members of the Guild of Motoring Writers. RoadTestReports.co.uk

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. Other companies, including Apple and Tandy Corp. The company stumbled badly, its bureaucratic approach to product development no match for a fast-moving field.

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