But there's another, even more important reason: The upstart thinks it can gain a strategic advantage by using in-house metallurgists to develop the lightweight, high-strength alloys it needs to satisfy higher fuel economy and safety standards.
Long-term, they know that government regulations, including tougher rules on fuel economy and safety, plus new technologies, will drive up development costs and make it harder to sustain the fat profit margins pickups are known for.
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It also allowed Japanese automakers to make strides in safety and fuel-efficiency and rapidly gain new U.S. customers.
It also aims to accelerate the development and production of new cars with a focus on better designs, fuel-efficiency, safety and value for customers with the latest launches.
Ford plans to launch 15 new vehicles in China by 2015, focusing on fuel-efficiency, safety and smart technology to help drive its sales and increase market share in the international markets.
It should ultimately be capable of making ultralight cars at automotive scale and cost, halving steel cars' weight and fuel use, improving safety, costing no more per car and saving oil equivalent to finding a Saudi Arabia under Detroit.
Also the company aims to serve the local markets by providing a full line-up of Ford brands to expand customer choice and by focusing upon improving fuel-efficiency, safety and smart technology to provide buyers a better bang for the buck.
Liquid-fuel reactors, such as MSRs, also offer inherent safety advantages: because the fuel is liquid, it expands when heated, thus slowing the rate of nuclear reactions and making the reactor self-governing.
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Japan, Germany and Switzerland all stopped Sellafield fuel shipments because of the safety concerns.
These vehicles stand out for their superior value, safety, reliability and fuel economy.
The problem with mirrors is that they have to stick out - causing drag which adds to noise and fuel costs - and suffer from safety problems due to glare and blind spots.
On Tuesday, a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 readying for takeoff at Boston Logan International Airport sprang a leak from its main engine, spilling about 40 gallons of fuel onto the runway and causing safety workers to tow it back to the gate.
The goal is to set one national standard that will rapidly increase fuel efficiency -- without compromising safety -- by an average of 5 percent each year between 2012 and 2016, building on the 2011 standard my administration set shortly after taking office.
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In February, BNFL admitted that staff checking the size of reprocessed Mox fuel pellets destined for Japan had faked safety records.
From its inception in 1948, Porsche has been a leader in advancing vehicle performance, improving automotive safety and developing ever more fuel efficient technologies in its high-performance models.
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Bayer's flub could become grist for a public debate that could further fuel a growing movement to improve drug safety in the United States by enhancing the FDA's powers.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Eighteen soldiers who refused to make a fuel delivery in Iraq were concerned about their safety and vehicle maintenance, the U.S. military said Sunday.
First, however, Taniguchi must get bureaucrats to loosen overall restrictions that prevent, for example, the importation of fuel cell buses that already meet European and American safety standards.
Raised Outlook: Management at Lithia Motors expects to continue driving sales throughout 2013, due to new safety norms, technological development, better fuel economy in vehicles, improving consumer credit markets and the amount of older vehicles on the road.
He has shown a strong interest in turning the island into a giant laboratory when the switch to fuel cell vehicles begins in earnest 10 to 15 years from now, as well as in testing the safety of hydrogen gas stations, the long-term reliability of cars and the economic viability of fuel cells.
Just two laps after Alonso came in early to take on more fuel, Piquet's crash forced the deployment of the safety car and the subsequent pit stop of nearly all the other drivers -- an action that promoted Alonso to fifth from where he went on to secure victory.
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Just two laps after Alonso came in early to take on more fuel, Piquet's crash forced the deployment of the safety car and the subsequent pit stop of nearly all other drivers, an action that promoted Alonso to fifth from where he went onto to secure victory.
Required safety features make cars heavier, but the added weight hurts mandated fuel economy.
On the contrary, present policies, including taxes and safety regulations, are creating incentives in the market for energy that discriminate against fuel cells and in favour of traditional fossil fuels.
Our Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is also helping speed the transport of hazardous materials--including much-needed fuel--to and from hurricane disaster areas with fast tracked emergency special permits.
Japan's government is consulting with experts from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the French nuclear fuel company Areva, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the agency's chief spokesman.
Instead, out comes a synthetic gaseous fuel and a lump of shiny rock, not unlike volcanic glass, with toxins locked up inside in relative safety.
American spacefarers, accustomed to exacting safety standards (Columbia returned despite the fact that it could have functioned safely on its two remaining fuel cells), must find Mir a scary place.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's elaborate proposal to update the 30-year-old regulations that govern the fuel economy of U.S. pickups, minivans and SUVs released yesterday may or may not end up make the United States less thirsty for oil.
Despite their safety risks, they are increasingly attractive to aircraft makers as a way to cut weight and thus improve fuel efficiency.
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