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Daimler Trucks to Supply Engines to Oshkosh
Featured, News1/11/09 Daimler Trucks to Supply Engines to Oshkosh
Oshkosh Corporation will announce this week that Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler AG Company, will supply engines to the Oshkosh Corporation Fire & Emergency businesses. Daimler will provide the 2010 EPA emissions standards compliant Detroit Diesel DD13™ diesel engines to Pierce Manufacturing, North America’s largest manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus. The DD 13 is an advanced design that offers seamless integration of BlueTec® selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology without compromising power, fuel economy or performance. See the full article here: .pdf Download
First all LED Equipped Automobile
NewsAudi R8 V10 Supercar is the First 100% LED-Equipped Automobile
from Gizmodo by Jack Loftus
Even if you can’t afford a luxury supercar like the Audi R8, take solace in the fact that its cutting edge all-LED design will trickle down to your jalopy. Eventually.
Of course we all know efficient LEDs will eventually find their way into every automobile, but the Audi R8 V12 takes the prize for being the first commercial vehicle to sport LEDs in everything. Headlights, running lights, turn signals—you name it there’s an LED shining bright inside.
And not just shining, but "smartly" shining and adapting to the driver’s needs.
Sheesh. You know you’re a luxury car manufacturer when you have a Light and Visibility Department. [Gizmag and Jalopnik]
Reposted from Gizmodo – make sure to check out their site for other interesting tech stories.
Air Resources Board – Final Report
News, ReportsCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AIR RESOURCES BOARD
FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS
PROPOSED DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER CONTROL MEASURE FOR ON-ROAD HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES OWNED OR OPERATED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AND UTILITIES
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