Zero Builds an Electric Motocross Machine
 

The Santa Cruz startup builds a silent motorcycle for small tracks and big air.
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Formula 1 Goes Retro-Racing With the Return of Lotus
 

A who's-who of old-school teams say they'll be back on the grid next year. Don't bet on it.
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High Life: Continental's Biz-Class Cabins Get Smart Seat Upgrade
 

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<p>To stay competitive in the increasingly comfy world of business-class travel, the brass at <a href="http://www.continental.com">Cont inental Airlines</a> knew they had to ditch their stodgy old recliners and install seats that transform into flat beds. But to stay solvent, the bean counters warned, the airline needed to maintain the number of passengers crammed into its cabins. And beds take up more space than chairs. Right?</p>

<p>Not necessarily. <a href="http://www.beaerospace.com/">B/E Aerospace</a>, the design firm Continental hired to develop its new loungers, dreamed up a seat called the Diamond&mdash;a 25-inch-wide high- altitude throne that converts into a 6-foot, 6-inch bed. And they promised to fit just as many of these larger seats in the same space.</p>

<p>That would seem an impossible equation, but the solution was elegant in its simplicity. "The real innovation," says <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/glennjohnson">Glenn Johnson</a>, B/E's design director, "came in the configuration." Instead of lining up the seats in straight rows, his team staggered them. So when a passenger kicks back into the lie-flat position, the foot of the bed slides into the space between the two seats in front. But don't worry: A wraparound shell ensures you won't have someone's feet in your face.</p>
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How 18th Century Technology May Have Downed AF 447
 

The mystery of what caused Air France Flight 447 to vanish into the Atlantic Ocean is far from solved, preliminary reports suggest equipment first developed in the 18th century may have contributed to the crash of one of the most sophisticated airliners ever built.
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Electric Bikes Practice Tearing Up Isle of Man
 

Entrants in the inaugural motorcycle grand prix make good, if not great, time around the course during the first day's practice.
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Tesla Founder Sues CEO
 

Tesla Motors founder Martin Eberhard sues CEO Elon Musk, accusing Musk of taking control of the company, orchestrating his ouster in 2007 and attempting to “rewrite history” to take credit for developing the pioneering electric Roadster the two men worked together to create.
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تويوتا تخفض إنتاجها 28% بسبب تراجع المبيعات
 

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أعلنت شركة "تويوتا" اليابانية لصناعة السيارات أنها ستخفض إنتاجها السنوي من السيارات بنسبة 28% هذا العام بسبب المستويات المتدنية في حجم المبيعات خلال السنوات السبع الماضية.
ونقلت "وكالة الأنباء السورية" يوم الأربعاء عن المتحدثة باسم الشركة ريوكو نيشينوهارا قولها إن "تويوتا" تتوقع استمرار الظروف القاسية هذا العام و أن السنة المالية الحالية حتى شهر مارس 2010 ستكون الأسوأ في تاريخ الشركة التي تتوقع خسارة صافية بمقدار 5.7مليار دولار.
وأعلنت "تويوتا" الشركة الأكبر لصناعة السيارات في العالم عزمها إنتاج ما يقارب 6.68 ملايين سيارة في 2009 منخفضة بذلك عن الرقم الذي تحقق في 2008 وقدره 9.24 مليون سيارة بسبب انخفاض حجم مبيعاتها حول العالم خاصة في الولايات المتحدة و أوروبا.
يذكر أن الشركة سجلت أرباحاً في السنة المالية الماضية التي انتهت في مارس 2008 تقدر بنحو 1.7 تريليون ين إلا أن حجم المبيعات انخفض بسبب الأزمة المالية في 2009