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

Baua Electric

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. It is a device designed to control and absorb minute distortions and vibrations, contributing to improvements in stability and comfort in a wide variety of vehicle types.

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

Teslarati

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. ” ArtCenter College of Design gave me an honorary degree for my work on the original Tesla Roadster. In 2004, Tesla raised $7.5 In 2004, Tesla raised $7.5

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2017 Nissan Leaf Renderings: How Conservative Will Design Be?

Green Car Reports

It''s long been acknowledged that the current Nissan Leaf electric car is a radical and distinctive design, just as the landmark 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid was. But some portion of potential buyers, who may be amenable to the benefits of driving a battery-electric vehicle, won''t consider the Leaf because of its "weird" looks.

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

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. 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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City of Szczecin buying 8 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated electric buses

Green Car Congress

These are energy storage units designed for fast-charging and they work perfectly in a dynamic urban traffic. Additionally, the Solaris Urbino 18 electric designated for Szczecin will be equipped with eSConnect software. Solaris has been collaborating with Szczecin since 2004.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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It focused on projects to make local transportation more efficient and sustainable, examining physical infrastructure and soliciting design ideas for transit stations. Since 2004, NFI has delivered 50 buses to LTD, including New Flyer transit buses and low-floor cutaway buses from NFI sister company ARBOC.

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