UK car production grew by 4 percent to 791,314 in the first six months thanks to new models, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
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GM’s quarterly profit plunges on recall costs, higher Europe loss
General Motors posted an 85 percent drop in second-quarter net income, hurt by recall-related expenses in the United States and restructuring costs in Europe.
Costs related to GM’s unprecedented spate of safety recalls, along with special items, sliced GM’s net income for the April-June period by about $1.5 billion net of taxes, down to $190 million, from $1.26 billion in the year-earlier period.
Enerpulse explains mechanism by which pulsed energy ignition plugs enhance fuel economy
Enerpulse Technologies said that it has further identified the underlying mechanism by which its its pulsed energy ignition technology improves fuel economy, reduces emission and delivers higher torque in spark ignited (SI) internal combustion (IC) engines.
New Tyre retailer seeks to be Cheapest in UK
Press Release: A new tyre retailer developed by one of Britain’s biggest tyre distributors guarantees that its prices will be “pounds cheaper” than from anyone else in the UK.
Tyre Giant is a breakthrough online tyre retailer developed by Bond International, one of the biggest tyre distributors in the UK, which has a consistent stock of half-a-million tyres in its five UK warehouses, and a transport network of 120 vans, which are on the road at all times delivering 11,000 tyres per day.
tesla’s Need For Graphite
Back in March of this year Bloomberg ran a story about Tesla and their need for massive amounts of Graphite when they open the new Tesla Gigafactory for EV type batteries. It also talked about China and their pollution problems. You can read the story through the link.
