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Eco Factor: Low-emission bi-fuel vehicle powered by CNG.

General Motors India has unveiled the CNG version of its Chevrolet Aveo mid-sized sedan. The Aveo CNG is a bi-fuel vehicle with a full-size petrol tank and is billed as one of the most environmentally friendly vehicles available in India. The company stated that the launch is a testament to the importance that GM India attached to green technology and environmentally friendly mobility solutions.

The running cost of the Aveo CNG is expected to be 54 percent less than a similar vehicle powered by gasoline and 25 percent less than a similar vehicle powered by diesel. The Aveo CNG has a range of about 200km on a full tank of CNG. The Chevrolet Aveo CNG is equipped with next-generation computer-controlled CNG injection technology from Italy. In an industry first, all “critical to quality” CNG kit components are fitted at the factory – including the CNG injectors, selector switch, modified wiring and suspension – to ensure high-quality and trouble-free service.

Via: GM India [Press Release]

Just yesterday, Famistu announced Namco Bandai’s latest IP, Knights Contract. They didn’t wait too long to show us what’s in on it.
 
 
 
 

Since the launch of RIM’s own-developed app, I’ve flitted between it and UberTwitter, due to a couple of minor issues. Those problems will be null and void soon, as RIM’s update fixes everything I could’ve wanted done—and more. More »










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Eco Factor: Sustainable stadiums designed to harvest solar energy and conserve resources.

Qatar 2022 along with Albert Speer & Partner GmbH has unveiled five stunning stadium proposals for the FIFA World Cup 2022, should the country win the bid to host the event in 2022. Designers have unveiled not one or two, but a collection of five stadiums, each of which is expected to exploit the extreme environmental conditions in Qatar by channeling sunlight to generate a large portion of the stadium’s power using solar technology.

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Here’s yet another reason to have one of those shiny American Express cards with your name on it. Ford’s being generous to American Express users, and has slashed their prices into half, if you own a card like this one. A nice way to promote green technology, taken that, a American Express card can buy you a Ford Fusion Hybrid for half the price.

Now here’s something that might sound a bit disappointing. There are just two cars like these for sale, and you need to be really lucky to get one of these. Just click on the “I Want It” button when the car goes on sale, and if Lady Luck has a thing for you, the car might just be yours for half the price! The base model of the Ford costs $28,675, though a lucky American Express cardholder could have it for $14,337. So make sure you’re up and ready on the day of the sale, when the sale time will be released, and make sure you please Lady Luck in some way till then. Good Luck!

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A total of $58 million was raised by start-up electric car company Coda in its latest financing round. New investors included EDB Investments, an investment firm based in Singapore, and Leslie Wexner, CEO of Limited Brands Inc. Coda, which is based in Santa Monica, Calif., will soon be setting up an engineering and design office in Singapore. Coda said that its invested capital amounts to over $125 million. With the money raised, Coda will support the entry of its all-electric sedan into the market. Previously, Coda has said that it will be selling a fully electric car with a range of up to 120 miles and that this will bear a price that’s in the low $30,000s. Coda aims to deliver 14,000 of the electric cars in California by the end of 2011. The office in Singapore is intended to help design its car for right-hand drive markets in Europe and Asia. Coda will be competing against small players like Tesla Motors as well as big carmakers such as Nissan, Ford and General Motors (which all have plans to launch electric cars or electric hybrids).

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Good idea: spot for briefcase on a bike. Bad idea: bike costs $1300
Woah, these laptop bags made from recycled fire hose look awesome
Mitsubishi installs five 80-person capacity elevators at office building in Osaka
Squishy batteries that fit A through D – probably not going to happen
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If the truth be told, the world has a love affair with Britain – its history, culture and a style all its own. The British Empire is perhaps one of the greatest the world will ever see and this wonderful video celebrates 75 years of Jaguar: now owned by a company from a country that was a former British colony. But perhaps Tata Motors from India is one of the better placed companies to appreciate that class that English cars seem to have, with a combination of Indian know-how and a country with its own turbulent but noble history.

The models shown in this celebration of 75 years of Jaguar include: the original SS100, then the XK120, XK150 and the legendary race cars of the C and D-Type. We also get a look at the famous MKII sports sedan from the 1960’s, and also the E-Type. The 1970’s are represented by the XJ and the XJS coupé, and the XJR sports prototype.

These days, under Tata leadership, Jaguar is dedicating itself to some of the sexier sedans and coupés we’ve seen recently, with the strategic XF, the new XJ and the coupé and spider XK models. While we see less of pure racing pursuits in the company, Jaguar looks to embark on a new heyday which will include hybrid options in this modern era of environmental consciousness. Check out the video above for a look at historic Jaguar models in its 75th anniversary year.

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60,000 m² floor for a new storage hotel on the outskirts of Paris. This was the task faced by fibo
intercon’s client, whose company is based in Luxemburg. The project, however, was associated with
logistical difficulties. First and foremost the concrete had to be delivered continuously which
according to calculations required 10 truck mixers each day to go back and forth between the
concrete factory and the construction site. Another challenge was the traffic difficulties which
frequently arise in and around the French capital. Thus, great risk was associated with having a
concrete factory supply concrete for the project. Therefore fibo intercon’s customer started looking for
other solutions.
The solution was found at fibo intercon, a company which manufactures concrete batching
plants, concrete systems and equipment for the global concrete industry. The two companies
had already for some time discussed the possibility of developing a concrete batching plant that
could meet the customer’s requirements and needs. But when the order for the 60,000 m² floor
in Paris finally was within reach, the joint project was speeded up.
In the process the two companies have worked closely together on the technical clarification. All
details and options have been discussed thoroughly, and adjustments have been made. In May
2009 the finished batching plant was ready for production at the construction site near the
storage hotel in Paris.
The concept
The newly developed concrete batching is characterized by high mobility and flexibility. The
individual units are mounted on swap loads with hydraulic legs, making it easy to move
between projects. When the batching plant arrives at the construction site, it takes about one
day to erect it. None of the units requires a cast foundation, but can be placed on a level surface.
This allows the contractor to begin concrete production almost right away.

Hudson, NH – Teledyne Leeman Labs has expanded its elemental analysis product line with the introduction of a new DC Arc Spectrometer, Prodigy DC Arc.

Fast trace element analyses of difficult samples are hallmarks of the DC Arc approach. Few other techniques can challenge the ease-of-use or productivity of DC Arc when it comes to samples that are difficult or impossible, to digest, like:

•Ceramics such as Metal Oxides, Carbides, Borides, Nitrides
•Refractory powders such as SiC
•Graphite
•Geological Materials
•Nuclear Materials – Uranium Oxide, Plutonium Oxide
•Soils, Sludges, Ashes

The Prodigy DC Arc will enhance materials testing capabilities for many labs by providing low detection limits and fast turn-around times for a virtually unlimited number of elements in even the most challenging sample matrices.

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Built By Request let us know that they have released their first paid premium theme in the BlackBerry Sync Store. The theme is called Play and it’s a PS3 Replica Theme for all you PS3 fans. Let’s take a closer look…

The description from the store is as follows:

PS3 Replica Theme for the 9630 and 9700. Closest action seen from scrolling icons to meters. Theme is light on the memory for all the interactions at 520kb. All icons (excluding the first slot) are reduced in size to show even more of the wallpaper which is user changeable and will display on the lock screen (older os 5.0). First slot intended for weather slot which also displays on the lock screen (older os 5.0)

The features listed are as follows:

The theme is also available for two devices: The BlackBerry Tour 9630 and the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 5.0 OS.

I installed this theme on my BlackBerry Tour 9630 so I could check it out and share some screenshots with you.

I don’t have a PS3 to be honest, but I’ll walk you through the theme. It’s  a black, white, and grey theme. The very top right has the weather app slot which I have placed the BerryWeather app in. The battery life shows as the battery and percent in tiny numbers. The tube in the top right shows the bars of service available as a number and the time and date in small numbers and fonts.

The row that sites below that has eight customizable apps.The first will scroll through power, lock, and alarm. The second will let you scroll through Options, Set up, Manage Connections, and Help. The third will scroll through Camera and Pictures.  The fourth will let you scroll through the Media apps. The fifth will allow you to scroll through videos and the Video Camera. The sixth is games. The seventh will let you browse through the Browser, Facebook, Twitter for BlackBerry, and MySpace. The last one allows you to scroll through the messenger, messages and compose.

Clicking on the menu button brings up all the icons, and they are all native icons that white on grey. Options are also in grey, I’ve included a few shots of what the BlackBerry Messenger and Options looks like too.

As you can see, the icons are easy to read and very familiar. It’s smooth and fast, and should bring joy to you PS3 fans out there. And to top it off, we have even struck up a deal for our loyal readers. Right now Play is available in the BlackBerry Sync Store for $6.99, but for our loyal readers, if you use the code: BBSyncLoyalty , you will save a whole 75% off, making it an entire $1.75, which is open to the first 100 purchases, so hurry.

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A Peugeot apresentará pela primeira vez no Brasil o BB1, veja galeria de fotos ao final da matéria. O conceito, destaque no Salão de Frankfurt 2009, oferece uma resposta original às necessidades de mobilidade dos grandes centros urbanos. O BB1 será a principal atração da Peugeot durante o Challenge Bibendum. Promovido pela Michelin, o evento está em sua 10ª edição – a primeira realizada na América Latina – e tem por objetivo avaliar os desafios e soluções em favor de uma mobilidade sustentável. Para isso, conta com a parceria de diversos representantes do setor de transporte.

Totalmente alinhado à proposta do evento, o BB1 é capaz de acomodar quatro pessoas em apenas 2,50 metros. Veículo 100% elétrico, este conceito reinventa o automóvel em todas as suas dimensões (arquitetura, estilo, habitáculo, condução e conectividade), tudo isso respeitando ao máximo o meio ambiente.

O estilo do veículo evidencia o volume interno e a ergonomia de condução , com linhas projetadas para a frente, deixando transparecer as superfícies vidradas, as portas recortadas com abertura invertida – a fim de facilitar o acesso dos ocupantes – e as caixas de rodas com volumes extremamente gráficos. O carro transmite de imediato a ideia de ruptura em relação aos códigos automobilísticos em vigor, realçando ainda mais sua singularidade.

Aproveitando-se da experiência única na arte de criar automóveis, veículos de duas rodas motorizados e bicicletas, a Peugeot soube mesclar os conceitos e propor soluções de arquitetura totalmente inovadoras.

O BB1 tem por base um chassi tubular especialmente desenvolvido em colaboração com os engenheiros da Peugeot Motocycles, que integra as ligações ao solo do veículo – direção elétrica, conjunto de suspensões dianteira e traseira, conjunto de molas e amortecedores, entre outros – e conferem um comportamento na estrada coerente com seus desempenhos e sua vocação urbana, proporcionando prazer de dirigir e segurança ativa dignos de um Peugeot.

A carroceria composta por uma leve célula de carbono completa esta arquitetura inovadora, permitindo limitar o peso total a 600 kg e entrar no círculo virtuoso de limitação do peso dos componentes automobilísticos (motores elétricos, baterias, freios etc.).

Fonte: Peugeot

Well, Bentley has something to look forward to and breathe live into. We’re talking about the TEN11 sports car, being designed for Bentley. Well, using numbers to name a car isn’t really new. This time it’s in sequence though. And it’s inspired by the Bentley logo, which has ten feathers on the left and eleven on the right side. This car has been dreamt to be a green one, with low emissions.

Using four electric hub motors, each located in a wheel, the car uses a lightweight body structure, ecological materials, and low CDF, pulling down emissions. Well, the logo inspires the name, though the designing is inspired by kite boarding. This one designed by Miika Heikkinen somewhat reminds one of those luxury sports cars in Speed Racer.

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