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European Logging & Forest Management Company Unveils Electric Timber Truck

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million hectares of forest land in northern Sweden and 60,000 hectares in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, recently unveiled a new logging truck for its wood business. It was designed in a collaborative […]. SCA, a manager of forestry operations in 2.6

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses. These two discrete modules have been designed, tested and validated for transit bus and light rail applications.

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I.M. Group to Import Great Wall Vehicles Into Europe Starting in 2010

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Initially, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be targeted. The Great Wall Motor Company, one of the few privately-owned Chinese car companies, has designed and built all of the European-bound models specifically to meet EU whole-vehicle type approval standards.

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Mitsubishi Motors running two new MiEV Evolution III electric racers in Pikes Peak Climb

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Also running in the Electric Modified Division will be a Tesla Roadster from Latvia.). To reduce weight in the pipe-frame chassis, the design has rationalized and some structural materials have been replaced. The MiEV Evolution III racecar is an improved and evolved version of last year''s MiEV Evolution II. Earlier post.)

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Laser Melting for Better Aircraft Engine Parts

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This also permits the kinds of geometries and designs we once could only dream of. —Dr. Research for FANTASIA was undertaken by research institutes and industrial partners from France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Spain, South Africa and Switzerland. Konrad Wissenbach, ILT. By doing this, we want to increase our speeds by a factor of 10. —Dr.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Well-designed policies to manage demand for transport can reduce transport volumes. —Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director. This would improve the transport efficiency of the economy and decouple transport growth from economic growth. TERM reports have been published since 2000. Resources.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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She had invented an early graphing calculator and worked on the design and construction of hydroelectric power systems including the Hoover Dam , located on the Nevada-Arizona border. Attendees learned how to design, operate, and stabilize systems. In 1968 he founded the Transmission and Substation Design and Operation Symposium.