Coulomb to install 1,600 EV chargers in California
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA
If you happen to reside in Los Angeles, Sacramento or along the stretch of road that extends between San Francisco and San Jose, California, then you’re in luck and boy are we envious of you. Coulomb Technologies has announced that it received a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to install 1,600 of its CharegPoint Networked home and public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the aforementioned areas.
The installation of these charging stations is being funded by a relatively small $3.4 million grant from the CEC. The charging stations will help the State of California conduct research on EV charging habits and other aspects of EV usage. Though initially installed for research purposes, these 1,600 chargers will likely remain in place long after the study is completed, thus providing selected areas of California with way more chargers than any other region of the U.S. and giving the state the edge in the drive towards a zero-emissions future.
[Source: Green Car Advisor]
Coulomb to install 1,600 EV chargers in California originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Italian Flog: Turin to Goodwood in a Lotus Evora – The Final Leg
Day three on the road in our Lotus Evora convoy finally brings an end to the mundane expressways of central France and that much closer to reaching the Goodwood Festival of Speed. We reach the Eurostar station in Calais, France by midmorning, where we purchase our fares and drive our Evoras onto the underground train that will take our group across the English Channel in roughly a half hour’s time.
Mercedes S350 CDI BlueTEC pricing announced (DE)
Mercedes has announced that the S350 CDI BlueTEC is now on sale in Germany for €76,279. Under the hood, a 3.0 litre V6 diesel engine with 255bhp (258PS) and 620Nm (457 lb-ft) of torque. It enables the S350 to accelerate from 0-62mph in 7.1 seconds, before topping out at 155 mph.
Despite being more potent than its predecessor, the engine is 11% more economical thanks to AdBlue aqueous urea injection. This allows the car to have an average fuel consumption of 41.5mpg (6.8l/100km) combined and CO2 emissions of 177g/km (down from 37.1mpg (7.6l/100km) and 199g/km).
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Report: Ford CEO Mulally named to Obama Export Council
Filed under: Government/Legal, Ford
Ford CEO Alan Mulally has been named to President Obama’s export council. The council, which has been around since 1973, has been tasked with increasing exports by 50 percent within five years. Mulally will be one of the 28 private sector members of the council, which consists of industry leaders and politicians. Ironically, Mulally will report to Boeing CEO W. James McNerney Jr. who edged out Mulally for the top spot at Boeing right before Mulally left his employer of 37 years for the top spot at Ford.
Mulally and company will be working trade equality in a world where countries like China are accused of manipulating currency to better position their products against those made here in the States. Other countries like South Korea are far more closed to imports than the U.S. market. Despite these challenges, exports during the first four months of 2010 are up by 17 percent compared to the same period in 2009.
[Source: Detroit News | Image: William Thomas Cain/Getty]
Report: Ford CEO Mulally named to Obama Export Council originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dagger GT – the most powerful car in the world
In the United States presented supercar named Dagger GT, maximum speed, according to its creators, more than 483 km / h. A car built by TransStar Racing, was founded by former NASA experts in aerodynamics and designer sports car Saleen S7, who participated in the 24-hour race at Le Mans.
Dagger GT is equipped with a racing engine with two turbines that can run on different fuels. While TransStar Racing did not publish any technical features of the model, but promised that the engine power is 2000 hp and torque – 2712 Nm, due to what supercar will accelerate from zero to 100 km / h in 1,6 sec ., and its maximum speed of over 480 km / h. The company has promised to break all records Nurburgring.
Dagger GT chassis is made of steel and the body – from carbon fiber. Reportedly, customers can order three versions of the model: racing, road and GT-X, with splendid comfortable interior. The first five copies of the supercar will be built in 2011. According TransStar Racing, two of them have already found buyers. In the year 2012 will be released for another ten cars. The cost of car starts with 450 thousand dollars.
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Medium-duty Ford F-Series trucks to get 6.8-liter V10
Filed under: Truck, Technology, Work, Ford, Off-Road
If you’ve been itching to hop into the driver’s seat of a new Ford medium duty truck, but want a powerful gasoline alternative to the company’s diesel engines, you’re in luck. The Blue Oval has announced it will shoehorn its 6.8-liter V10 engine into the big SuperDuty trucks starting in the 2012 model year. The engine cranks out 362 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque, and will be mated to the company’s TorqueShift six-speed automatic transmission. The gearbox was originally built just for the ridiculous torque levels of the company’s 6.7-liter turbo-diesel, so odds are it should have no problem handling the more manageable twist of the V10.
The big-boy ten-pot uses a number of unique design elements. For starters, there are three valves per cylinder – two intake and one exhaust – to help balance performance and affordability. Likewise, Ford has incorporated an intake system with both tall and short runners to allow the V10 to operate at peak power at both low and high RPM.
Ford also says that it will offer a number of alternative fuel packages for the V10, allowing the trucks to run on compressed natural gas or liquid petroleum gas depending on the owner’s preference. Buyers can expect to see the trucks hit dealer lots by the fourth quarter of 2011. Hit the jump for the press release.
[Source: Ford]
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Triumph teases new Adventure motorcycle [w/video]
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Motorcycle
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Triumph Adventure teaser – Click above to watch the video after the break
About a decade ago, Triumph offered a pretty decent motorcycle in the vein of the BMW GS series of large-displacement on/off-road adventure bikes. As the Tiger aged, though, it gradually took on a more street-oriented presence, more in line with the Ducati Multistrada than the aforementioned BMWs or anything wearing bright orange and black bodywork.
Now that adventure motorcycles are all the rage (and with good reason, we might add), it seems that Triumph wants back in the game. The British brand is teasing a new bike tentatively known simply as the Adventure on its own dedicated website and on Facebook (it’s the new way of marketing, natch).
We don’t know much about the Adventure, other than some hints that it will use a smaller displacement version of Triumph’s well-loved triple cylinder layout. Expect something around 800cc to compete directly with the BMW F 800 GS. There will be two versions of the bike, one for the street and one more off road oriented.
The full reveal is scheduled for the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan this November, but we can expect a set of teasers every month until then. The first can be seen in the video after the jump.
[Source: Triumph] Read more…
