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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future.
G.M. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000.
“While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be … Details
Jaguar will return to top-level international sports-car racing in the American Le Mans Series later this season.
Paul Gentilozzi’s Rocketsports Racing team will join the series with an XKR GT2 racer at either Lime Rock Park or Mid-Ohio in July and August, respectively. This will be a precursor to a full season in 2010, which will include an attack on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Gentilozzi, a former outright winner of the Daytona 24-hour race with Nissan, explained that he aims to produce a car that is “competitive on the track, representative of Jaguar’s racing history and economically viable for customers in GT2 around the world.  Details
Although the environmental benefits of hybrid vehicles are well known, their near silent operation when running off batteries does pose a danger to pedestrians who are used to the rumble of an engine to alert them to oncoming vehicles. Active Noise Control technologies from Lotus Engineering address this problem by projecting engine sounds externally to improve pedestrian safety, while also employing noise-canceling technology internally to reduce unwanted cabin noise.
Making use of the same technology employed in noise canceling headphones, Lotus’ Road Noise Cancellation (RNC) and Engine Order Cancellation (EOC) systems reduce noise levels… Details