Get on your feet! That’s the message the feds are sending troubled automakers authorizing a $ 25 billion dollar bailou t. Suffering from a sales slump in lieu of the fuel prices and cash shortages for massive operational costs, the loan is intended to assist automakers with the move toward producing and manufacturing sustainable modern vehicles. The senate voted 78/12 in favor of the bailout at a rate of 5% — a considerable break from the usual 25%.
The loan is the largest federal government payout to an automaker to date. This is big, keep-your-fingers-crossed news for a struggling Detroit and surrounding Michigan suburbs. Detroit is currently the most impoverished major city in the country, stunted by all economic pitfalls of the current crises, and hopefully the loan puts a band aid on the wound that will help it heal before more infection strikes this ailing metropolis. Of course, GWB still has to sign off on this one, but he seems to be comfortable signing b...
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The Progressive Auto X Prize has gotten over 100 teams that have expressed an interest in competing in next year’s competition. While a lot of these teams are small groups with big dreams , the X Prize foundation has repeatedly said they’d like the OEMs to enter. Early this year, the X Prize approached major au... more
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It sounds as if the Australian market will be the third - behind the United States...
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It sounds as if the Australian market will be the third - behind the United States and Europe - to get a version of the Chevy Volt . In Europe , the Volt will be sold as either an Opel or a Vauxhall and in Australia it will be known as a Holden. The Volt, in its current Chevrolet guise, was shipped to Sydney for the Motor Show, which is where the announcement was ... more
Chevy is launching a test fleet of 100 hydrogen-powered fuel cell Equinox SUV. Project Driveway is the first large scale market test of fuel cell vehicles with real driver in the real world like ME. Hydrogen fuel cell use zero gasoline...
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Keywords: fuel, cell, alternative, vehicles
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Fuel Cells From: asterpix.com Post Date: 2008-10-31 19:22:02
WWJ’s Jeff Gilbert takes a spin in a fuel cell powered Chevy Equinox.
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Keywords: Automotive, cars
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Chevy Equinox From: asterpix.com Post Date: 2008-10-31 21:32:45
Chevy Equinox
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Added: October 31, 2008 21:32
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Mike Horn’s eyes sparkle with the fuel of rich, rewarding life experience. South-African born Horn was the first person to complete a winter expedition to the North Pole and a 40,000 kilometer journey around the equator on foot, bicycles, sail boat and kayak. Horn knows something about experiencing the elements firsthand. And when you’re along in remote places, a guy has a lot of time to think, dream, and plot out what he wants to do with his future. Rather than simply hanging up ... more
via www.archdaily.com This 57-story residential in the Tribeca area will house 145 residences, each one with its own unique floor plan and private outdoor space. This typology makes the building look like a stack of houses, away from the traditional skyscraper form. I wonder how the concrete structure works on this building, which was done by consultant firm WSP Cantor Seinuk (who also worked on the Freedom Tower).
The building features several interior design details done by Herzo... more
From the Designer:
“For best results position yourself at traffic lights, railway stations or air hangers. Subtly wait for the opportune moment (which is precisely 7 seconds before the initial point of acceleration) and attach the product as firmly as possible to the host vehicle (a brief run up usually does the trick), paying attention to ground clearance for ones feet and enjoy the ride…”
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