Rather than eliminate nitrogen oxide via a bulky chemical treatment system that even the EPA questioned initially, EGR would make the motor do all the work by piping exhaust gas back into the cylinders and burning it again a cleaner, cheaper, lower-maintenance solution, which would set Navistar ahead of the pack.
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Putting more than half a million road miles on development versions of the Spark EV enabled engineers to make the performance of the electric motor the best it could be by using a bar wound copper stator and unique rotor configuration.
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Later this year a rocket incorporating the new motor will make an attempt on the UK rocket altitude record, which stands at 10, 540 m (34, 579 ft) and is held by the Mars group.
The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur will make its first live debut on March 5 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The federation of companies that make up the group include an Australian aerospace company and South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor Company, which Mahindra acquired last year.
"The trick now is to make the UK the place you just can't ignore if you're in the low carbon motor business, " he said.
But it's a long way from the kind of billions required to make this industry motor, and get turbine makers such as Gamesa and Areva to deliver on their conditional manufacturing announcements for Scotland.
Apparently, it takes the combined output of the East Coast's motor cars to make a dent in a hurricane.
On December 5th Michael Schumacher, six times champion of Formula One motor racing, and other glitterati are due to make the draw for qualifying tournaments for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Noting the interest, Bruce Ertmann, corporate manager of consumer-generated media at Toyota Motor Sales, couldn't resist the opportunity to make a sales pitch.
Collaborative relationships may seem sensible, but it is often difficult to make them work - especially within a dog-eat-dog environment such as the motor industry.
You can make your own sea monster by taking the shell off a remote controlled boat with a decent sized motor and replacing it with a plastic crocodile head.
It is, therefore, far easier for carmakers that make mainly smaller vehicles, such as Honda Motor, Toyota Motor and Hyundai, to meet the regulation than carmakers such as General Motors and the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler, which sell hundreds of thousands of big ol' pickups and SUVs every year that can tow small houses.
Amid breathless talk about the future of electric cars, Ford Motor Co. figures hybrids, which still use gasoline, will make more sense for most drivers.
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