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Kymera’s ICE- and Electric- powered bodyboard sets 2013 release goal
Details from Gizmag on the Kymera: an electric motor powered bodyboard with many uses from recreation to rescue on the shores and in deep-sea. Details on schematics, mobility, both internal combustion and electric engine types, the testing process, a
Feb 26, 2013
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Colors On Parade Expands Services:
New York Franchisee Manages Reconditioning Work for Dealerships (Hartsdale, N.Y.)—Mark Mega and David Lee have owned Colors on Parade of the Tri-State area since 1996. After working with the same automotive dealerships for 15 years, they have added
Feb 26, 2013
Acuity Brands Expands LED Ceiling Light Family with New Lumen Packages
ATLANTA – Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) expands the OLWCM ceiling light family from Lithonia Lighting to offer two styles and three lumen packages. The OLWCM ceiling mount luminaires are an ideal solution for outdoor lighting applications such as
Feb 26, 2013
Torture Testing a New Van: How Ford Dished Out 10 Years of Punishment in 180 days
•Ford subjects all-new Transit Custom – the 2013 International Van of the Year – to its most comprehensive ever vehicle testing process; durability tests simulate 10 extremely punishing years ownership in 6 months •More than 150 professional
Feb 26, 2013
Tires engineered for efficiency in hybrids and other econo-mobiles
According to the New York Times, Ford and other hybrid and high-efficiency car manufacturers are exploring an understated but essential part for decreasing fuel costs and increasing average city MPG. Below, low-resistance tires, increased and improve
Feb 25, 2013
Automotive Spotlight: Audi Engineers Raise the Bar with Advanced Lighting Technology
Sources at Digital Trends analyze the elegant engineering of Audi’s LED and OLED light technology: from head(light) to tail, new makes and models come with a new brand of adaptive headlight, and have re-engineered every aspect of lighting from
Feb 25, 2013
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Feds arrest criminals in fake car parts scam
The Times Ledger highlights the arrest of 3 men who are being indicted in for counterfeiting OEM parts of Ford, GM, and Federal Mogul in Long Island City. Details of the import-export and smuggling operations, as well as the parts being distribute
Feb 25, 2013
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Taking control of ride control sales
Education on preventive maintenance paves the way for smooth transactions How often do people buy shocks and struts when they are buying replacement tires? “Never,” says Danny Rosinsky, a partner at Ocean Tire & Service in Hermosa Beach, Cali
Feb 25, 2013
Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
An automatic pedestrian-detection system can warn drivers when people are likely to step out onto the road, and cushion a collision. Volvo, the Swedish carmaker known for its safety engineering (a Volvo engineer invented the modern 3-point seat belt)
Feb 25, 2013