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Saleen offers 302 V8 crate engine for the first time
Saleen is offering for the first time its high performance 302 cubic inch (5.0L) premium V8 engine for sale as a standalone crate engine through its SpeedLab Aftermarket Division. The engine will be available in either short block or long block varieties and in either naturally-aspirated or supercharged forms.
Based on the 4.6L 3V Ford aluminum [...] [in Motor Authority]
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GM cutting production, plans more layoffs
GM will attempt to avoid the same fate as Toyota and reduce production at a number of its plants to prevent an oversupply of vehicles in the stagnant U.S. market. Corroborating with the decline in demand for fullsize SUVs and pickups, GM confirmed today that it will start eliminating shifts at its Pontiac and Flint [...] [in Motor Authority]
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Electric Airplanes Take Flight. Get Yours Now.
You're probably not going to live to see an electric 747 landing at O'Hare, but a growing number of aeronautical engineers believe electric airplanes are the future of general aviation.They may be right.These engineers work at places like NASA and say the battery and fuel cell technology that is pushing automobiles beyond internal combustion will do the same for light aircraft. One company leading the way is Pipistrel and its Taurus Electro, which uses a 30 kilowatt motor to take off then glides silently on air currents. It's already received a dozen orders for the plane and plans to begin delivering them by year's end."We have this technology," says Tine Tomazic, the company's test pilot. "It's here now."Continue reading "Electric Airplanes Take Flight. Get Yours Now." » [in Wired News: Autopia]
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States Crack Down on Cell Phones--But Is It Enough?
On July 1, Californians had better buck up for a hands-free device--or face face $50 fine the first time they're caught using a cell phone while behind the wheel.California joins several other states, including New York, Washington, D.C., New Jersey and Connecticut in cracking down on driver distractions. Some 23 states have laws prohibiting texting while driving, yet the number of distractions in cars continues to climb.These laws don't go far enough. Nearly 80% of crashes and 65% of near crashes entail some form of driver distraction within three seconds of the event, according to a study from Virginia Tech. We all know the problem is getting worse. Read after the jump.Continue reading "States Crack Down on Cell Phones--But Is It Enough?" » [in Wired News: Autopia]
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Tesco trials climate-change labels on groceries
LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Tesco is trialling telling customers about the greenhouse gases emitted from "seed to store" of some products, as it hunts [in auto statistics]
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UPDATE 4-Kerkorian has Ford stake, buying more, shares rise
(Adds details of meeting between York and Ford executives; updates share movement) By David Bailey DETROIT, April 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, [in auto statistics]
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UPDATE 1-GM to cut truck production, negotiate union layoffs
(Adds details, background) DETROIT, April 28 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Monday it would cut truck production at four North American plants [in auto statistics]
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GM cuts production of SUVs, to lay off 3,500 staff
[in Times Of India: Auto]
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Not just Rs 2.7 cr fee, Bhajji loses his cover too
[in Times Of India: Auto]
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