The days of waiting eight hours for an electric car to recharge could soon be a thing of the past. A team of researchers from MIT in America that set out to “reinvent the rechargeable battery” has developed a new approach to energy storage that could revolutionize the cars we drive.
Electric cars take up to [...]

The Martin Jetpack is the world’s first commercially available vertical take-off and landing personal flying machine, and while it may have a retail price and fuel economy comparable with a second-hand Lamborghini, if its combustion engine is powered by ethanol produced in an environmentally-friendly way it is likely to be touted as an efficient alternative [...]

Drive safely and save fuel with Nokian eco tyresFor safe and fuel saving driving check the air pressure and condition of your tyres. Every second car is on the road with the wrong tyre pressure, warns tyre manufacturer Nokian Tyres. This may have serious consequences. High summer temperatures, heavy luggage and high speed put the [...]

On April 7th, the 500,000th JAC engine has produced successfully since engine project established.
On February 28th, 2004, the 1st JAC 4GA engine has started successfully. After nine months, the output of 4GA series engine has exceeded 10,000 units. On October 10th, the total output has broke through 100,000 units. On March 24th, 2010, the 300,000th [...]

The 1.5L TGDI engine project has been carried out according to schedule since it has ignited in March, 2010. In April, 2011, all design and manufacture work have completed in high quality, and the first model has finished under the joint cooperation of Austria AVL Headquarters and JAC R&D Center.
The success of the engine igniting [...]

The word Right Hand Drive means to keep vehicle to the right side of the road. Though originally most traffic drove on the left side all over the world, but now about 66% of the world’s nations are right hand traffic countries and 34% are left-hand traffic countries. Universally each country specifies a uniform [...]

Stoke-on-Trent – Michelin is celebrating the launch of its latest truck tyre, the X MultiWay 3D, a product featuring the manufacturer’s Durable Technologies which combine diverse performance features.
The new X MultiWay 3D tyre range gets its name from the three-dimensional nature of the tread sipes which generate grip in difficult climatic conditions. The design [...]

Stoke-on-Trent - Michelin is launching its new SprayBib agricultural tyre into the UK and Irish tyre market at Cereals 2011. The launch follows its international debut at SIMA in February and is the first row-crop sprayer tyre to feature Michelin’s patented Ultraflex technologies.
SprayBib has been designed to improve productivity by supporting the trend for [...]

Watkins Glen, New York – Ricky Taylor held off Scott Pruett by 3.839 seconds Saturday to win the 30th Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, ending one winning streak while continuing another. Taylor was joined by Max Angelelli in the No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet/Dallara, winning his second consecutive Rolex Series race from the pole.
“We were [...]

NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) held a ground-breaking ceremony in Shika-machi, Hakui-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture to commemorate the start of construction of the new company NTN Noto Corporation (hereafter, NTN Noto).
The groundbreaking ceremony was held with a number of distinguished guests, including Governor Tanimoto of Ishikawa Prefecture and Mayor Koizumi of Shika-machi. During the ceremony, NTN called [...]