A concours standard 1958 Jaguar XK150 S Roadster with 500 miles on the clock will be offered for sale by Silverstone Auctions on Saturday 27 July. The car, which was fully restored between 2000-2009 has an estimate of £175,000-195,000.
Daily Archives: July 7, 2013
Denso, Delphi help cut CO2 in new Mercedes A class
Denso and Delphi help reduce CO2 emission in the new Mercedes-Benz A class. The car has Denso’s starter in its stop-start system as well as Delphi’s common-rail diesel technology. The parts help Mercedes achieve a CO2 low of 98 grams per kilometer in the A180 CDI, down from 119g/km in the comparable previous-generation model.
Bosch, Daimler, BMW executives see opportunities for self-driving cars
With its six eyes (cameras) and six ears (radar sensors), the new Mercedes S class can see and hear enough to drive itself at speeds up to 60kph (37mph). Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says the S class “marks the start of the era of partially autonomous driving.”
2 Years and Still No Oil and gas industry emission rules ready from Ottawa
The oilsands are Canada’s fastest-growing source of greenhouse gases, which make it harder for Canada to hit its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target of 17 per cent below 2005 levels. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)
Sunday Morning Headline News wk of 1 July
Nissan is planning an EV that could incorporates ideas from the 2008 Land Glider concept above.
Nissan is working on an innovative urban electric vehicle that it says improves on the Twizy produced by alliance partner Renault.
