Saturday, January 28, 2012

New version of the Brutus electric motorcycle unveiled

New version of the Brutus electric motorcycle unveiled: "Chris Bell has just put the finishing touches to a new version of his Brutus electric sport cruiser. Brutus 2.0 will continue to be tweaked for improved performance ahead of an end of year production window, but has already managed a zero to 60 mph (96.56 km/h) test run in just 4.74 seconds"

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Toyota unveils its hybrid 2012 Le Mans Challenger

Toyota unveils its hybrid 2012 Le Mans Challenger: "Last October Toyota announced its participation in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship with a hybrid prototype race car. Today the company revealed some of the details of the TS030 HYBRID with surprises galore. The car uses a normally-aspirated 3400cc V8 petrol engine and a supercapacitor energy storage system developed by Nisshinbo."

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Stunt pilot hopes to build a vertical-winged airplane

Stunt pilot hopes to build a vertical-winged airplane: "Matthew Tanner is a Colorado-based air show pilot who also competes in aerobatics competitions and teaches Air Force pilots how to fly. His current stunt aircraft of choice is a Laser Z300. Much as he is able to do with the nimble little airplane, he wants to be able to perform aerial maneuvers that no one has ever seen before. In order to do so, he intends to equip the plane with a pair vertical wings"

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