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

Baua Electric

The Yamaha Performance Damper is a vehicle body vibration damper that is installed in the main parts of passenger cars and motorcycles. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co., 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.

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Studies indicate US population has fewer light duty vehicles and drives them less

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In the newer study, “ Has Motorization In The U.S. This focus on light-duty vehicles is in contrast to several other recent studies that analyzed distances driven by all vehicles (including medium and heavy trucks, buses, and motorcycles). —“Has Motorization In The U.S.

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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. It, or a scaled-up version, could also provide a solution for the Asian motor vehicle fleet, in which two-stroke engine vehicles constitute a major share—and contribute significantly to air pollution.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. It was predicted that global BC emissions from motor vehicles might reach 1,025?1,754

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. —Anthony Levandowski. In God we trust, everyone else brings data” —Google design philosophy. Here’s the high-level approach to Google’s autonomous technology.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

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The company is also working on the radical Land Glider Concept (see article ) which looks and feels like a mixture between a car, a motorcycle and an aeroplane; and the Nissan Nuvu , a compact all-electric city car with solar panels that can travel 80miles on a single charge. Faye Sunderland.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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