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Hopes riding high for BMX, 'NASCAR on two wheels': BEIJING -- The International Olympic Committee and NBC are betting viewers are going to fall in love with a sport that features big people riding little bikes. It's called BMX, which is short for bicycle motocross, and it does resemble motorcycle racing without the motors. ...; Tags: Beijing, Games, International Olympic Committee, motor, NASCAR, NBC Universal Inc.; Research articles 2008-08-19
Petit Marine's new Vivid Free: Pettit Marine Paint's innovative antifouling paint, Vivid Free, is now available nationwide in all of its 24 vibrant colors. Using a controlled erosion process, combined with PTFE and the latest biocide technology, Vivid Free provides protection against slime, algae, barnacles and other marine fouling without the use of copper or...; Tags: aluminum, boating, copper, motor, paint, Retail, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-06-01
IEEE guide enters the motor diagnostic field: Attempting to apply standards in a previously uncharted area INSULATION SYSTEMS, DIMENSIONS, PERFORmance characteristics-many features and components of rotating electric machines are highly standardized. Despite design options and manufacturing variations, product interchangeability is readily available except in the larger sizes. Once in operation, however, a motor is subject...; Tags: IEEE, motor, Quality, standards; Research articles 2008-04-30
Tahoe Hybrid Provides Silent Operation: A week of driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid in Northern Virginia turned up few noticeable differences from that of a standard Tahoe, something General Motors probably likes to hear. The 2008 HybridTahoe features GM's dual-mode powertrain system - a 6.0-liter V-8 gasoline engine in tandem with a battery pack...; Tags: battery, Engineering, General Motors Corp., motor; Research articles 2008-04-01
Motor Racing: Deliqhted BBC find winning Formula: FORMULA ONE motor racing will return to the BBC from the 2009 season after the corporation secured a five-year television rights deal. Twelve years after ITV won the rights and began broadcasting the sport, the BBC has managed to bring Formula One back in a major coup for the...; Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., motor, TVs; Research articles 2008-03-20

Honda recalls 273,000 U.S. Acura TL Sedans: Honda Motor Co. is recalling 273,000 of its 2004 to 2008 Acura TL sedans to fix a power-steering hose that may crack from engine heat, leak and possibly cause a fire. A separate recall affects 129,600 of the 2004 and 2005 models because corrosion can cause a windshield-wiper...; Tags: Honda Motor Co., INTERNET, Manufacturing, motor, sedan; Research articles 2008-03-03
Va.'s Long draws buzz as high pick: INDIANAPOLIS -- General managers, coaches and scouts buzzed about coveting high-revving motors in the April 26-27 NFL draft as if they were working along pit row at the Indianapolis 500 rather than evaluating 333 prospects at the five-day scouting combine. No motor appears more admired among...; Tags: Games, motor, NFL, Virginia; Research articles 2008-02-26
Prius plug-in displays battery of good points: DETROIT -- Seventy-one miles per gallon. That's what the trip computer read after a 4-mile loop through downtown and a short freeway blast in a prototype of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid. Skip the freeway run, go lighter on the throttle downtown...; Tags: battery, car, Engineering, hybrid, motor, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-01-18
Tata Nano: DON'T believe a word when carmakers say they've just invented the world's cheapest motor. They claim the tiny Tata Nano, which costs just EUR1,600, can't be beaten on price. I once bought a 1998 Honda Civic for just EUR500 - I'd say that was cheaper.; Tags: carmaker, Honda Motor Co., motor; Research articles 2008-01-13
A.O. Smith Recalls Exhaust Fan Electric Motors Due to Fire Hazard: To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact, +1-301-504-7908 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise...; Tags: motor, recall, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; Research articles 2008-01-10
2007 Ad: Laws concerning the minimum wage, prevailing wages, equal employment opportunity, wages paid, time off, drug and alcohol testing, child labor, and worker privacy were among the most active areas with new or amended legislation enacted during the year ********** The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department...; Tags: advertisement, agency, Benefits, Labor, leave, Motor, officer, salary, Standards, statute, U.S. Department of State, worker; Research articles 2008-01-01
Farm hand to car seller: A CAREER change from farming to motors has paid off for a Northumberland man who hasn't looked back since joining Jennings Ford . After achieving a BTEC National Diploma in Agriculture at Kirkley Hall College, James Downey, 39, from Morpeth, spent 10 years working as a farm worker for...; Tags: car, CAREER, Ford Motor Co., motor; Research articles 2007-11-23
On the pull for a Pope: THE POPE has got a brand new motor. Painted white with Benedict XVI's coat-ofarms, the Fiat-made tractor will tow and position a 17-ton platform on which the Pope will hold his weekly audience in St Peter's Square.; Tags: Fiat, motor, Pope; Research articles 2007-11-11
Transmissions soon hybrid: WHITE MARSH, Md. -- Last week General Motors Corp. started production of its two-mode gas-electric hybrid transmission systems that will debut in the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid sport utility vehicles. Built at the automaker's Baltimore Transmission plant, the hybrid system will help GM compete...; Tags: General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, MARKETING, motor, Pricing, Strategy, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2007-11-04
Audi reveals Metro: Byline: By STEVE HUGHES AUDI has revealed a new sub-compact car that is destined to become its new entry-level model within a couple of years . Currently code-named Metro but likely to be known as the Audi A1, it will be a rival for the BMW 1 Series...; Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, Handhelds, HARDWARE, MARKETING, motor; Research articles 2007-11-02
A new standard for large drives: The IEEE steps up with directions for matching drives with motors in the upper size range Power versus Electronics.... Although volts, amperes, and ohms have the same significance in either field, practitioners in the two branches of technology often find themselves at odds. Nowhere has that been more...; Tags: IEEE, motor, performance, Strategy; Research articles 2007-10-01
New horses in the motor efficiency derby: As some distinctions among global motor standards disappear, others emerge FROM SEATTLE TO SYDNEY, COPENHAGEN TO Cape Town, finding the same fast food and soft drinks, the same video entertainment, and the same cell phones-that's what "globali/ation" muy mean to travelers. But while many international distinctions have become...; Tags: IEEE, kW, motor, Quality, standards; Research articles 2007-09-01
Service record; Car dealer rewards loyal worker for 20 years' service to firm: Byline: By NICK WHITTEN Industrial Reporter A MEMBER of staff at Jennings Ford Direct in South Shields has been rewarded for his loyalty to the company. Hard working, Martyn Tinmouth, 45, from Hutton Henry, in County Durham, has clocked 20 years' loyal service at the Newcastle Road dealership....; Tags: car, dealership, Ford Motor Co., mechanic, motor, worker; Research articles 2007-08-30
Power Efficiency Corporation Announces Progress in Utility Programs and Potential Benefits of Recently Passed Legislation: LAS VEGAS -- Power Efficiency Corporation (OTCBB: PEFF.OB), a green energy company focused on efficiency technologies for electric motors, today commented on the recent energy legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and its significance for Power Efficiency's business. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an...; Tags: benefit, Company, motor, Technology, U.S. House of Representatives; Research articles 2007-08-27
VDC Sub to Provide Propulsion for Unmanned Vehicle: ATLANTA -- Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE) announces that its Lexel Imaging Systems, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a significant contract by Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, for the design and delivery of a high performance 70 HP electric propulsion motor. This motor will provide direct drive power for the...; Tags: Components, HARDWARE, Leadership, Manufacturing, motor, Penn State, Projectors, SALES; Research articles 2007-08-24