The Army and Marine Corps have been testing this vehicle on a mixture of biofuels.
An inquest has opened into the death of a man who was testing a vehicle for Honda when it crashed in Bedfordshire.
In testing, the vehicle has also been able to get closer to animals within the game park due to its much quieter operation.
Isle of Man residents are being consulted about plans to introduce a more rigorous system of vehicle testing to help reduce accident rates.
Around 5, 000 people have responded to a public consultation over plans to introduce a system of vehicle testing in the Isle of Man.
Thirty drivers were at the June finals at a vehicle-testing center on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa's capital.
It was decided that existing cancer-prevention studies, which compared the drug to placebo, were the perfect vehicle for testing the drug's heart safety.
The bribe at issue was allegedly paid in 2001 to Patricio Tombolini, a deputy minister of transport, in exchange for a permit to operate a vehicle-testing plant.
The research vehicle is a testing platform aimed at the development of systems capable of enhancing the driver's perception of his or her environment, assisting in the decision-making process and improving overall driving skills.
Well that's a vehicle that, in our testing, got about 14 miles per gallon.
Continental's testing license is for the company's highly automated vehicle, and represents the first license granted by the Nevada DMV to an automotive supplier.
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Due to efficiency improvements, the 2013 Nissan LEAF is expected to offer improved range, with testing on the EPA test cycle to be announced closer the vehicle's on-sale date.
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While GM gave up on the car, AeroVironment kept up its electric vehicle research and development and has been offering EV charging and testing equipment and services to automakers as well as selling a line of chargers for heavy-duty electric forklifts.
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In road testing a hydraulic hybrid truck in suburban Detroit, Michigan, the EPA found the vehicle used 40 to 50 percent less fuel than conventional diesel trucks while reducing carbon emissions by one third.
Meanwhile, the feds' fuel-economy administrators are currently operating at a dead run trying to keep up with a host of new, highly digitized fuel-saving technologies, such as "Eco" throttle mapping and stop-start (the engine cuts out as the vehicle coasts or stops), which were practically invented to hack the EPA testing cycle.
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The Army says it wants the first production version of the new vehicle available within seven years, which is an aggressive schedule when all the required prototyping, testing and integration are included.
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