Legislation (LD 453) that prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale petrol that contains corn-based ethanol as an additive at a level greater than 10 percent by volume was signed into law by Maine Gov. Paul LePage, according to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA).
Daily Archives: May 30, 2013
Daimler recalls over 6,000 Mercedes A-class hatchbacks
The A class is a key part of CEO Dieter Zetsche’s goal of catching rivals BMW and Audi.
Daimler is recalling more than 6,000 of its new Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchbacks because of problems with the passenger airbag.
Technology improves rear-end durability and makes ride quieter.
Ford engineers are using 3D mapping in what is believed to be the technology’s first application in the auto industry to better analyze rear axle parts of F-Series pickups during assembly, leading to a smoother, quieter ride for drivers of Ford trucks.
Similar to Google Earth, which uses three-dimensional imaging to map the world, Ford’s photogrammetric pattern reader (PPR) uses a pair of digital cameras to combine photos of the axle gears into a series of 3D pictures that are compared against an ideal computer model of the gears. Gears that don’t meet “Built Ford Tough” specifications are discarded.
New Jersey sues six petrol stations for selling aviation fuel to motorists
Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the New Jersey division of consumer affairs announced the division and its office of weights and measures have sued six petrol stations, their parent company and two fuel distribution firms, after the petrol stations allegedly sold aviation fuel, which contains toxic lead, during a three-day period in December, to consumers who thought they were filling their cars with ordinary, unleaded motor fuel.
BMW Concept 90 debuts at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
90 years of BMW Motorrad, 90 years of two wheeled history – hardly another motorcycle manufacturer can boast such a longstanding and successful heritage as BMW. The BMW R 90 S likewise has cause to celebrate: the BMW Motorrad design icon turns 40 this year. (photo courtesy Cycle World)
