SAE says a person is 20,000 times more likely to die in a plane crash than be exposed to a vehicle fire caused by a leak and ignition of HFO-1234yf.
SAE International, after a new round of tests, said a controversial refrigerant favored by most automakers is safe for use in mobile air conditioning units.
Famous riders and dtivers include Freddie Spencer, three time World Motorcycle Grand Prix champion, and John Surtees, the only man to have won both the F1 championship and the World Motorcycle Grand Prix, as well as Gabriele Tarquini, Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden, Matt Neal, John McGuinness, Alex Lowes, Ralph Bryans and Stuart Graham. All will be tacling the Goodwood Hillclimb throughout the three day Festival.
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.
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.
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.”
