Moonraker Lucien Junkin of NASA with Chariot: Cool with active suspension
It has an active suspension — really active. The driver can raise or lower the chassis from ground level to about 28 inches high.
Mr. Junkin sees his robotic creation as the kind of machine that could land on the moon in the years before humans [...]
Moonraker Lucien Junkin of NASA with Chariot: Not a Mercury or Saturn, Way Off Road
MOONRAKER Lucien Junkin of NASA with the Chariot. Gold trim evokes heat-reflective foil on original lunar landers.
IT turns on a dime and parallel-parks like a dream.
On the downside, it’s a little pricey (at $2 million or so) and its top speed [...]
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Strike which has shuttered 28 General Motors plants will soon hit factories that make cars in Michigan and Ohio.
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Henry Ford Expands Study To Get Plug-In Hybrids Into Electric Grid System
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STUTTGART, Germany — Highlights of the redesign of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, which will debut in April at the Leipzig auto show, include a start/stop function on certain models, an upgraded interior and high-tech features such as adaptive brake lights.
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