Better Place Australia raises $25 Million in first round funding


Better Place Australia today announced it has secured an initial round of funding of $25 million for its planned charging and services network for electric vehicles (EVs). The funding round was led by Lend Lease Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lend Lease and included investments by ActewAGL and several private investors.

As the lead seed round investor in Better Place Australia, Lend Lease Ventures will also take a seat on Better Place Australia’s board.

Better Place Australia also today announced that global banking leader, Harrison Young will join its Board as independent Chairman. Mr. Young is currently a member of the Board of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, Chairman of the Howard Florey Institute Foundation and Deputy Chairman of the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre and Asialink. Mr Young was Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia from 1997-2003 and Chairman of Morgan Stanley Australia from 2003 until he joined the board of the Commonwealth Bank in 2007.

The $25 million in funding represents the first part of Better Place Australia’s five-year plan to raise $1 billion for the deployment of an EV network powered by renewable energy in Australia. Macquarie Capital Group acted as advisors on the fund raising. This initial round of seed funding will finance a range of planning, engineering, demonstration and trial activities in the lead up to the first stage of deployment, which will commence in Canberra in 2011.

“We’re delighted to welcome Lend Lease Ventures as an investor in our Australian business – working with us to help the country take a generational leap forward toward oil independence and sustainability,” said Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO, Better Place.

“The investment marks our second successful financing in 2009, and we believe it’s indicative of growing interest in Better Place from institutions and far-sighted corporations seeking thematic investment opportunities to fight climate change.”

Evan Thornley, CEO of Better Place Australia, said that Lend Lease Ventures’ investment is another in a growing list of endorsements of the Better Place model for an electric vehicle future.

“The backing of a strategic investor of the calibre of Lend Lease Ventures, our Canberra deployment partner, ActewAGL and some of Australia’s most successful business people is further validation that our plans are appealing to our industry partners and seasoned investors alike. The appointment of a respected business leader in Harrison Young as Chairman adds to the strong endorsement we have received from leaders in the energy, auto and oil industries who have also joined our senior management team in recent months.”

Chief Executive Officer of Lend Lease Ventures Anthony Pascoe said of the partnership, “Significant investment in new renewable energy generation combined with the commercialisation of new technologies and infrastructure solutions are critical to achieving Australia’s renewable energy targets.”

“Lend Lease Ventures’ mandate is to invest in emerging clean-tech companies that complement our global property capabilities and help keep the wider Lend Lease group at the leading edge of the curve in terms of sustainability. We believe that Better Place Australia is well positioned for success and are excited to be partnering with such an innovative and well credentialed organisation.”

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This was the shows biggest surprise. Nobody was really expecting a range of concept bikes . . . certainly not from Guzzi and good old Pierre Terblanche, the father of many loved and not-so-loved Ducatis. He was called to collaborate on the project with current Piaggio head of design, Miguel Galuzzi. Based on the current 1200 cc cam-in-head mill, the three bikes share the same aluminum frame (two castings welded at the center). The red V12LM (for Le Mans) is the sporty one, the green V12X is a big supermoto of sorts, while the silver V12 Strada is the only one with room for a passenger (and therefore the one that could be closer to production). Nice to see exciting stuff on the horizon from Guzzi. A brand that really deserves more success.

Nissan Long Range Battery May Be Ready by 2015



Nissan Motor Co. is developing a lithium ion battery for electric vehicles that can store electricity at double the current capacity. Nissan aims to equip electric cars with the battery by 2015.

The new system is a lithium-ion battery using a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathode. Capacity is raised by improving the positive electrode, specifically, using nickel and cobalt, not only manganese. The new battery can store about twice as much electricity as batteries with positive electrodes made only from manganese. It is robust enough for practical use, able to withstand 1,000 or so charge cycles.

Nissan estimates that the battery will cost about the same as conventional lithium ion ones to produce, as it contains only a small amount of cobalt, a relatively expensive metal.

The new battery will be able to power an electric vehicle for 300 kilometers (186 miles) on a single charge, about twice the distance currently possible.

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Porsche Offers Li-ion Starter Battery Option



Porsche will offer a lithium-ion starter battery option—the first automaker to do so—as of January 2010 for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder. Weighing less than 6 kg (13 lb), the new battery is more than 10 kg or 22 (lb) lighter than a conventional 60 Ah lead battery.

The 12.8V, 18 Ah lithium iron-phosphate pack from Gaia is delivered as a separate unit together with the car and may subsequently be fitted as an alternative to the regular, conventional starter battery. The cars are delivered with both batteries; while the lightweight battery offers a very high standard of everyday driving qualities, Porsche says, its starting capacity is limited at temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) due to its specific features.

Li-ion batteries, given their current pricing, are generally not expected to have much penetration in the SLI (starting, lighting, ignition) battery segment. (Dr. Menahem Anderman of Advanced Automotive Batteries calls the SLI business “a long shot” for advanced batteries such as Li-ion.) Porsche’s new lithium-ion battery will be available as an option delivered with the car, selling at a price in the German market of €1,904 (US$2,900) including 19% value-added tax.

Porsche’s primary reason for developing and introducing the new battery was its lower weight to enhance performance and dynamics.

In its length and width the lithium-ion battery comes in the same dimensions as the regular battery, but is approximately 70 millimeters or 2.8" lower. The fastening points, electrical connections and voltage range are fully compatible with the respective models, allowing simple and quick replacement of the standard lead battery by the lightweight unit, for example when racing on the track.

With its nominal capacity of 18 Ah, the lithium-ion battery, through its specific features, offers a level of practical output and performance not only comparable to that of a 60 Ah lead battery, but better in many cases, Porsche says.

On a conventional car battery only about 30% of the total capacity is actually available for practical use due to the configuration of the system, while this restriction does not apply to the lithium-ion battery. Delivery of power by the lithium-ion battery throughout its useful charge range is likewise significantly better, providing its full power, for example, when starting the engine almost independently of the current charge level.

After the engine has started, the new Porsche battery shows further benefits in the charge process, being able through its smaller internal resistance to take up more power than a conventional battery and thus re-charge more quickly.

Other benefits include a significantly greater number of charging and discharging cycles; a lower self-discharge; and longer service life.

The lightweight battery is made up of four cells and integrated control electronics. This battery management system protects the battery from major discharge and guarantees a consistent charge level within the individual cells. Once battery voltage drops below a certain threshold, a warning signal reminds the driver to re-charge the battery either simply by driving the car through the power of the engine running or by means of a conventional battery charger.

Now that Porsche has set the trend, how long before we see the aftermarket supply starter batteries based on A123 cells?

Liquid metal battery big enough for the electric grid


There’s one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn’t shine at night, the wind doesn’t always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate. That’s why many researchers have been pursuing ways of storing the power generated by these sources so that it can be used when it’s needed.

So far, those solutions have tended to be too expensive, limited to only certain areas, or difficult to scale up sufficiently to meet the demands. Many researchers are struggling to overcome these limitations, but MIT professor Donald Sadoway has come up with an innovative approach that has garnered significant interest — and some major funding.

The idea is to build an entirely new kind of battery, whose key components would be kept at high temperature so that they would stay entirely in liquid form. The experimental devices currently being tested in Sadoway’s lab work in a way that’s never been attempted in batteries before.

This month, the newly established federal agency ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency, Energy) announced its first 37 energy-research grants out of a pool of 3,600 applications, and Sadoway’s project to develop utility-scale batteries received one of the largest sums — almost $7 million over five years. And within a few days of the ARPA-E announcement, the French oil company Total — the world’s fifth-largest — announced a $4 million, five-year joint venture with MIT to develop a smaller-scale version of the same technology, suitable for use in individual homes or other buildings.

Because the technology is being patented and could lead to very large-scale commercialization, Sadoway will not discuss the details of the materials being used. But both Sadoway and ARPA-E say the battery is based on low-cost, domestically available liquid metals that have the potential to shatter the cost barrier to large-scale energy storage as part of the nation's energy grid. In announcing its funding of Sadoway’s work, ARPA-E said the battery technology “could revolutionize the way electricity is used and produced on the grid, enabling round-the-clock power from America's wind and solar power resources, increasing the stability of the grid, and making blackouts a thing of the past.”

Andrew Chung, a principal at Lightspeed Venture Partners in Menlo Park, Calif., which has no equity stake in Sadoway’s project at this point, says that “grid-scale storage is an area that’s set to explode in the next decade or so,” and is one that his company is following closely. The liquid battery concept Sadoway is developing “is an exciting approach to solving the problem,” he says.

Big is beautiful

Most battery research, Sadoway says, has been aimed at improving storage for portable or mobile systems such as cellphones, computers and cars. The requirements for such systems, including very low weight and high safety, are very different from the needs of a grid-scale, fixed-location battery system. “What I did was completely ignore the conventional technology used for portable power,” he says. The different set of requirements for stationary systems “opens up a whole new range of possibilities.”

A large, utility-owned system “doesn’t have to be crash-worthy; it doesn’t have to be ‘idiot-proof’ because it won’t be in the hands of the consumer.” And while consumers are willing to pay high prices, pound-for-pound, for the small batteries used in high-value portable devices, the biggest constraint on utility-sized systems is cost. In order to compete with present fossil-fuel power systems, he says, “it has got to be cheap to build, cheap to maintain, last a long time with minimal maintenance, and store enormous amounts of energy.”

And so the new liquid batteries that Sadoway and his team, including graduate student David Bradwell, are designing use low-cost, abundant materials. The basic principle is to place three layers of liquid inside a container: Two different metal alloys, and one layer of a salt. The three materials are chosen so that they have different densities that allow them to separate naturally into three distinct layers, with the salt in the middle separating the two metal layers —like novelty drinks with different layers.

The energy is stored in the liquid metals that want to react with one another but can do so only by transferring ions — electrically charged atoms of one of the metals — across the electrolyte, which results in the flow of electric current out of the battery. When the battery is being charged, some ions migrate through the insulating salt layer to collect at one of the terminals. Then, when the power is being drained from the battery, those ions migrate back through the salt and collect at the opposite terminal.

The whole device is kept at a high temperature, around 700 degrees Celsius, so that the layers remain molten. In the small devices being tested in the lab, maintaining this temperature requires an outside heater, but Sadoway says that in the full-scale version, the electrical current being pumped into, or out of, the battery will be sufficient to maintain that temperature without any outside heat source.

While some previous battery technologies have used one liquid-metal component, this is the first design for an all-liquid battery system, Sadoway says. “Solid components in batteries are speed bumps. When you want ultra-high current, you don’t want any solids.”

Inspiration from aluminum

The initial inspiration for the idea came from thinking about a very different technology, Sadoway says: one of the biggest users of electrical energy, aluminum smelting plants. Sadoway realized that this was one of the few existing examples of a system that could sustain extremely high levels of electrical current over a sustained period of years at a time. “It’s an electrochemical process that runs at high temperatures, and at a current of hundreds of thousands of amps,” he says. In a sense, the new concept is like an aluminum plant running in reverse, producing power instead of consuming it.

Chung says that from the point of view of a venture capitalist, the research is particularly intriguing for several reasons. Not only does it offer the potential to significantly lower the cost and increase cycle life [the number of times it can be charged and discharged] of large-scale electricity storage, but it also suggests that the risk typically associated with an early stage research project may be lower because the system draws on decades of experience in the design and operation of aluminum production facilities. “That gives us added confidence that some of the targets around cost, scalability and safety have merit,” he says.

The team is now testing a number of different variations of the exact composition of the materials in the three layers, and of the design of the overall device. Sadoway says that thanks to initial funding through the Deshpande Center and the Chesonis Family Foundation, he and his team were able to develop the concept to the point of demonstrating a proof-of-principle at the laboratory scale. That, in turn, made it possible to get the large grants to develop the technology further.

“It’s an example of work that sprang from basic science, was developed to a pilot scale, and now is being scaled up to have a real transformational impact in the world,” says Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative.

The laboratory tests have provided “some measure of confidence,” Sadoway says. But many more tests will be needed to “demonstrate that the idea is scalable to industrial size, at competitive cost.” But while he is very confident that it will all work, there are a lot of unknowns, he says, including how to design and build the necessary containers, electrical control systems, and connections.

“We’re talking about batteries of a size never seen before,” he says. And the system they develop has to include everything, including control systems and charger electronics on an unprecedented scale.

For Sadoway, the project is worth pursuing despite its daunting challenges, because the potential impact is so great. “I’m not doing this because I want another journal publication,” Sadoway says. “It’s about making a difference … It’s an opportunity to invent our way out of the energy problem.”


A Bedford Hills, N.Y., man whose company provides digital steering equipment used by both pilots and mariners was killed Sunday afternoon when his Danbury-bound airplane crashed while trying to make an crisis landing in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

Amir Tirosh, 52, proprietor of AirGator Inc., based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., was at the controls of a single-engine Piper Cherokee that took off from Orange region Airport in Montgomery, N.Y., just before 1:15 p.m. en route to Danbury Municipal Airport.

About halfway into the 50-mile air travel, Tirosh reported oil-pressure problems and was diverted to the Dutchess County Airport. The plane crashed in the woods about four miles southwest of the airstrip.

Tirosh was killed and his traveler, Daniel Bisk, 53, of Pleasantville, was gravely injured.
The airplane came down about 1:30 p.m., according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters.

FAA workers were at the scene, along with deputies from the Dutchess region Sheriff’s office.

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1 dead, 2 wounded in multi-car crash in Midland





PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. -- One person was killed and two others wounded in a multi-car crash in the Midland region on Wednesday night.

Pierce County sheriff's Office said extreme speed combined with failure to obey a traffic light led to the fatal accident at 97th Street East and Portland Avenue East around 9 p.m.

An SUV carrying up to eight public ran through a stop light and collided into another car. The collision caused the SUV to spin up in the air and slam down on an Audi.

"He came flying down this highway nailed the red car, flipped up over the red car and then landed on her," said witness Jake Schley.

One person within the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatality has not been identified.

And two others - a passenger of the SUV and the driver of the Audi - were wounded. The extent of their injuries were not known.

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LA suburb's rebirth rides on electric car plant



This blue-collar suburb on the edge of Los Angeles once helped send men to space. After the collapse of its aerospace industry, its ambitions are now more down-to-earth but still looking toward the future.

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved an agreement aimed at luring Tesla Motors' electric car manufacturing plant to the former site of a NASA plant that helped develop the Apollo program and the space shuttle fleet.

The city is pinning hopes that the car factory could bring $21 million in city revenues over 15 years, create about 1,200 jobs and help revitalize its reputation as Southern California's high-tech hub.

"Not only will it bring money to the city, it will establish us as a leader in electric car and green technology production," Mayor Mario Guerra said.

For nine months the city has aggressively courted Tesla, a Bay Area company known for its sporty all-electric Roadster and now moving toward more mainstream sedans.

In September, the council took out a half-page advertisement in the Los Angeles Times featuring a photo of the members wearing "Downey (hearts) Tesla" T-shirts and holding a banner that read: "Downey Welcomes Tesla Motors. Apollo to Tesla ... the legacy continues."

The rotund mayor vowed to purchase a Tesla, even lose weight to fit into the sleek vehicle, if the carmaker comes to town.

Downey, a city of 115,000, was once a vibrant center of high tech manufacturing jobs where aerospace engineers designed and built parts for America's space program. At its height, there were some 30,000 employees at the complex, but when the plant closed in 1999, the complex fell into disrepair.

The city bought 160 acres of land from NASA and has been trying to redevelop it. A hospital, park, shopping center and memorial dedicated to the shuttle Columbia now occupy half of the complex. The other half became a film production facility used in the making of "Ironman," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and at least one of the "Spiderman" films.

Industrial Realty Group owns nearly 60 acres of Downey Studios, and the city owns the remaining 20 acres.

Under a memorandum of understanding with IRG, the city agreed to waive $6.9 million in rent on those 20 acres and promised to expedite the permit process if IRG enters into a lease with Tesla.

Tom Messler, senior vice president of IRG, said his company is holding final discussions with the carmaker.

"We're continuing to make progress," he said.

San Carlos-based Tesla has been looking for a place to build its next-generation Model S sedan, its seven-seat, $57,400 alternative to the $109,000 Roadster.

The Roadster's chassis is assembled in England and its guts — the powertrain, battery and so on — are installed at Tesla's factory in Menlo Park.

Tesla Motors Inc. initially planned to build the Model S in New Mexico but was persuaded to stay in California when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger offered to exempt Tesla from state sales tax on equipment it buys to build the sedan. That will save the company 7 percent to 9 percent on each part purchased.

When the Model S was unveiled to reporters in the spring, Tesla said it would bring the plant to Southern California. The company has also flirted with Long Beach, and Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes would not confirm if it has chosen a site.

In June, the company was awarded $465 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to help build the Model S, which is designed to travel as far as 300 miles on a three- to five-hour charge.

The car is slated to go into production by late 2011, and with a federal tax credit for battery-powered cars, the cost to buyers could be less than $50,000.

If Tesla comes to Downey, it would mark the return of auto manufacturing to Southern California for the first time since General Motors Co. closed its Van Nuys Plant in 1992.

Nissan May Offer Optional Longer-Range, Higher-Power Batteries


The typical new car buyer has a myriad array of options to chose from, covering everything from paint color to the quality of the sound system, but one of the most substantial choices usually concerns engine size. Do you want that fuel-efficient inline-four or a high-performance V-8?

But what happens when the industry begins the conversion to electric power?

When Nissan begins rolling out its new Leaf battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, next year, there’ll be just one powertrain package: using lithium-ion batteries, it will deliver 100 miles of range, 0 to 60 times of less than 10 seconds and a top speed of 90 mpg.

But a senior Nissan planner says that the company will eventually give BEV buyers the electric vehicle’s equivalent of choosing engines, offering an array of different battery packs. That would allow a motorist to choose between a lower-range, lower-cost pack, or batteries delivering perhaps twice the mileage, at a higher price. And, as battery technology improves, motorists might also be offered batteries that would add a bit more muscle to their green machines.

While today’s hybrid-electric vehicles, like the Toyota Prius, rely on time-tested nickel-metal hybrid batteries, manufacturers will be switching to more powerful lithium-ion, technology for the plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles that begin rolling out in surprisingly large number over the next several years.

There are plenty of uncertainties about Li-ion chemistry, despite it being near-ubiquitous in today’s laptop computers and cellphones. So, initially, makers are playing it safe. With the Chevrolet Volt, for example, General Motors will only use about half the total energy its T-shaped Li-ion pack could hold. Nissan will use a bit more, somewhere around two-thirds, hints Mark Perry, product planning chief for Nissan’s advanced technology programs – though he declines to provide hard numbers.

Nonetheless, Perry says, “We expect to see the technology improve” as Li-ion batteries go into higher-volume production. That should not only drive down the cost of lithium batteries, but drive up so-called “energy density.” In lay terms, that means more electrons into a given battery mass, which translates into longer range between recharging.

Nissan battery researchers have suggested that within a few years it will be possible to nudge Leaf’s range up to 150, perhaps even 200 miles. Other automakers have confirmed similar targets. Tesla founder Elon Musk says his company’s roadster might eventually get 400 miles on a charge, nearly double today’s range.

Since batteries are the single most expensive part of a BEV, makers like Nissan could simply downsize the battery pack to maintain the same range at a much lower cost. But there’s another option Perry says Nissan is “looking at.”

Greater range would be a big advantage in the marketplace, Perry acknowledges. While studies show 100 miles range would be enough for more than 90% of Americans on a typical day, that doesn’t eliminate so-called “range anxiety,” the fear that you may not have enough power in the pack to race to school to pick up a sick child and then rush to the doctor.

So, Perry says, Nissan might offer customers a variety of different battery packs with, say, 100, 150 or 200 miles range, much as they can choose V-6 or V-8 upgrades today. And

And the choice might not be limited to range, said another well-placed source. A manufacturer like Nissan could alternatively offer batteries with significantly higher “power density.” This is a measure of how quickly energy can be piped into or out of a battery pack. Higher power density batteries can recharge faster – and deliver more power to a vehicle’s electric motors.

That’s good news for muscle car fans, because unlike an internal combustion engine, which builds torque as it revs up, an electric motor develops maximum tire-spinning torque the moment it starts to turn.

“This is obvious,” says Stephanie Brinley, auto analyst with AutoPacific, Inc. “Ultimately, people will want varied levels of performance. So, with an electric vehicle, instead of upgrading from a V-6 to a V-8, you’ll get a different battery.”

Nissan, as part of its aggressive move into “electrification,” has formed several dozen ventures with energy suppliers, governments and other partners, including Better Place, a company that will provide a network of recharging stations in Israel. Nissan customers in the tiny country will be able to either recharge their batteries or quickly swap them out for fresh ones.

What’s to prevent an outside manufacturer from coming along and eventually offering its own batteries to a Nissan BEV customer? CEO Ghosn sidestepped that question during the kick-off of a 22-city Leaf launch tour, but he said that “without a doubt,” Nissan would be open to working with such a vendor “if (one) comes along with batteries better than ours.”

The battery cars coming out in the next couple years will deliver relatively limited range and modest performance. Initially, makers hope that between eco-guilt and government incentives — such as a $7,500 tax credit — there’ll be reasonable demand for the vehicles. But Nissan’s Ghosn believes that BEVs could make up as much as 10% of the market by the end of the next decade, and the automaker is backing that up with plans to launch not only Leaf but three other BEVs — while its French affiliate, Renault, will introduce four battery cars of its own.

To make the equation work, analysts like Brinley believe, makers like Nissan will have to appeal to a broader array of consumers with better range and improved performance.

When gasoline-powered cars sleep at night, they dream of being electric



As combustion engined cars have been refined over the decades, the ultimate goal seems to have always been make them perform more like electric vehicles.

From computer controlled semi automatic and constantly variable gearboxes that produce seamless gear changes to variable valve timing and fly by wire throttle controls to flatten torque curves.

Electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf start life with all those refinements built in as Dan Neil at the LA Times describes very well.

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Pilot saves day as airplane ditches at sea


Captain Dominic James ran out of options as his plane - carrying a seriously sick woman and four others - was running out of fuel close to Norfolk Island.

In the murky and facing a 1.5-metre swell, he brought the Westwind jet down and ditched in the ocean.

As the jet sank, the passengers - the patient, her husband, two medical team and the two pilots - clung to each other for 90 minutes in the water previous to they were rescued by a boat.

The ill lady was on a Careflight medical migration flight from Apia in Samoa to Melbourne, operated by Pel-Air Aviation.

The airplane was scheduled to land at Norfolk Island for refueling, Careflight says.

But after several ineffective approaches, Captain James - a Cleo Bachelor of the Year finalist - performed his version of the extraordinary Hudson River ditching of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III.

Norfolk Island airport director Glenn Robinson said today the passengers were "shaken up" following their ordeal.

"They were enormously lucky and, believe me, they all know it," he told Radio 3AW.

Only three passengers had time to put on life jackets and the others were forced to cling to them as the plane sank and they were left treading water awaiting save, Mr Robinson said.

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Beginner driver's fatal decision


Police are annoying to find out why four children made a fatal decision to go for an unsupervised drive that ended in disaster.

Two of them - a 15-year-old boy and a 11-year-old girl who were back-seat passengers - were killed when the car crashed at high speed into a power pole on the NSW Mid North Coast previous night.

Police say the car was being driven by a beginner driver - a 16-year-old girl who had taken a 2004-model Mazda 3 sedan out unverified.

The 16-year-old girl and her front seat traveler, a 15-year-old boy, were seriously injured. She is in an induced coma in Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital, and the boy was flown to The Children's Hospital at Westmead for crisis surgery.

Car crash investigators believe the girl might have tried to pass at least two cars at "very high speed".

"We don't know where they were going and what they were doing," higher Constable Jason Bentley of the Port Macquarie collide Unit said.

"[But] they were traveling at high speed and overtaking other cars ... and there were a lot of witnesses. She panicked as she was overtaking the cars and missing manage."

Kempsey freeway Patrol Sergeant Paul Dilley said police had set up a speed counter on North Street in West Kempsey where the accident occurred following complaints after a request from local MP and Nationals leader Andrew Stoner. North Street is a directly bitumen road with a speed limit of 70km/h.

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Kegunaan Fairing Pada Motor

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Suzuki Motorcycle Fairing

1. Aerodynamics: Fairing serves to reduce wind resistance during high-speed motor. Actually, the motor speed is still below 160 km / h still not really need fairing. If asked, it is important where the use of fairing, in the MotoGP class, or 125 cc? The answer is 125 cc. Why? Because this bike is very lightweight and far less energy than the motor in MotoGP class (although far less top speed). Good Fairing minimal fairing air resistance, so not only protected the motor from the harsh wind, as well as any jockey. On the other hand, must be fairing well to channel the wind machine parts that require cooling or to the intake airbox that needs fresh air supply. Air pressure in the airbox grown large enough, because very influential on the peak power. For that, the form of fairing, airbox funnel intake and should be possible harmonist designed.

2. Views motor: motor manufacturers with one another always wanted to be different! There was a trend in the design fairing and body as a whole, but each manufacturer tried to find characteristics of each, and different from other manufacturers (this of course does not apply to manufacturers who are not professional). If a manufacturer has found a form acceptable to the market a long time, it means fairing shape is reached Classic ''form''. See it, and the fairing Ducati 916 Yamaha R1 RN01 (916nya Japan), they continue to color the fairing shape generation until today. Another example is the Suzuki Hayabusa, it still seems to present the basic concept .... Compare with Honda or Kawasaki Superbike that seems to be still groping for identity the fairing.

3. Sponsors: Fairing's the coolest billboard in the world 2 wheels!

4. In the race, the bottom of the fairing should be able to accommodate at least 3 liters of fluid. The bottom fairing must be able to accommodate in case of engine oil leakage. Naturally, because of oil on the track means the end for the motor racing behind him.

5. Fairing is used to cover the additional devices are kept secret! Only mechanics, team members and the committee can look-peered, what's behind the fairing ...

6.Fairing used to hide the device-mystical devices, such as a cow bell, mini keris knife gold leaf etc.. which serves to make the motor accelerated faster than his shadow.

7. Fairing is used drivers to commemorate his father's services to pay for drivers racing with the team interesting.

2010 Harley Davidson FLHTCUSE CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide Price

2010 Harley Davidson FLHTCUSE CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide
$35,999; limited production of 3450 units

If you’re one of those riders with the time and money to ride all over this great nation in high style and for weeks on end, you’re gonna want to pile it all on the Ultra Electra Glide. I know I would.

As the CVO veteran in the line-up, the Ultra returns for it’s fifth year on the bill with a focus on the tail end of the motorcycle.

The Ultra is also built upon the same new Touring chassis as the CVO Street Glide, rolling on Harley’s Roulette wheels – 17-inch front, 16-inch rear – with the same 130/180 Dunlops you’ll find on the Fat Bob.

In addition to the standard CVO color-matching frame and swingarm, the Ultra comes with a color-matched and LED-equipped Tour-Pak with integrated brake and tail lights and a push-button LED on the underside for illuminating down into the saddlebags. Switching from an incandescent bulb taillight to LED lighting not only offers brighter lights but also frees up storage capacity within the Tour-Pak. Another upgrade is the change from Powerlet-type 12-volt sockets to cigarette-lighter-style outlets. Fender filler strips and engine guard fairing lowers also match the paint scheme of the inner fairing assembly.

Pumping out of that gauge-packed dash is an 80-watt Harmon/Kardon Advanced audio system with CB, intercom and navigation systems.

Increasing two-up comfort and tourability, the Ultra now sports an adjustable rider backrest and a two-way adjustable (up/down, in/out) lumbar support in the passenger backrest for making the miles more comfortable for everyone aboard.

The Ultra’s color palette also delivers in three mouth watering schemes: Scarlet red Pearl/Dark Slate with Flame graphic; Riptide Blue/Titanium Dust with Flame graphic; and Burnt Amber/Hot Citrus with Flame graphic. Boy that’s a mouthful!

The 2010 CVO Ultra has an MSRP of $35,999. An accessory wheel option includes a chrome, profile laced aluminum wheel for $500.

Source: totalmotorcycle.com

Electric Cars Push Japan Engine Parts Makers to Crisis Mode




Auto supplier NTN Corp. knew its gasoline engine parts wouldn’t be needed in Nissan Motor Co.’s Leaf electric car. So the component maker’s engineers built a mock model to test a motor-and-brake system it developed for electric vehicles.

“If old-guard companies like us just continue along the same beaten path, things will become difficult,” Chairman Yasunobu Suzuki said. “I told our engineers to try everything.”

As Nissan and General Motors Co. prepare to introduce battery-powered cars next year, traditional auto suppliers like Osaka-based NTN are trying to adapt by creating new lines of business. Engine components account for as much as 40 percent of a typical car’s total parts, so some suppliers are scrambling to come up with new products, said Takeshi Miyao, a Tokyo-based analyst for car consultant Carnorama.

While internal-combustion engines currently power more than 99 percent of cars built globally, their share can only fall as electric cars enter the market, Miyao said. That will intensify price competition and lower profits for manufacturers.

“If you’re a parts maker that can’t expand market share, then you can’t grow without entering new businesses,” he said.

‘Crisis-Like Situation’

Tsubakimoto Chain Co., an Osaka-based maker of chains that link engine components, also is shut out of the market for electric cars, which are powered by a lithium-ion battery and electric motor. About 30 percent of Tsubakimoto’s $1.6 billion in sales last fiscal year were in auto parts, all of them for gasoline engines.

“It’s a crisis-like situation,” said Toru Fujiwara, head of Tsubakimoto’s auto-parts division. “With electric cars, there’s no way we can apply our current technology.”

Tsubakimoto is exploring making parts for battery-powered vehicles and talking with its customers, which include Nissan, Fujiwara said. The company plans to spend $40 Million on research in the fiscal year ending in March.

“We have to come up with completely new technology,” he said, declining to name possible products.

NTN, which makes bearings for gasoline engines, said in September it will raise as much as $267 million from selling new shares and invest the proceeds in research and development, and in affiliates. About 60 percent of its sales are in car components, the company said.

Better Batteries

NTN spends about 3 percent of sales, expected to be $5.3 billion this fiscal year, on research, it said. The company is seeking patents on electric-car related products.

The new market is luring companies to the auto business for the first time.

Daikin Industries Ltd., the world’s second-biggest air conditioner maker, is applying its expertise in fluorine, now used to power cells for personal computers and mobile phones, to make electric car batteries safer and longer-lasting.

Daikin, based in Osaka, expects battery-related sales of fluorine to increase more than 10 times by 2017 to $112 million, said Guntaro Kawamura, executive vice president.

Motor makers such as Nidec Corp. of Kyoto may be the biggest winners, Miyao said. Cars typically have about 100 motors powering wipers, air conditioners and door mirrors, among other features.

Motor Makers

Overflow energy from a gasoline-powered engine helps power heaters and fans, so there’s a need for double the number of motors in engineless electric vehicles, he said.

“We are definitely developing motors for electric cars,” said Norio Tamura, a spokesman for Nidec, the world’s biggest maker of motors for hard-disk drives.

President Shigenobu Nagamori is aiming for total revenue to rise from $6.4 billion this fiscal year to $11 billion by fiscal year 2012, with $4 billion coming from car-related motor sales.

The company is opening its biggest research-and-development facility in Shiga prefecture, in western Japan, on Nov. 24, Tamura said.

He declined to say whether the company already makes parts for Nissan’s Leaf. Nissan doesn’t disclose most suppliers for the car. Its lithium-ion battery is made by AESC, a venture between Nissan and NEC Corp.

GM, Toyota

Nissan Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said electric cars will comprise at least 10 percent of global demand by 2020, assuming oil costs more than $70 a barrel. It traded at $79.84 on Nov. 18.

General Motors Co. plans to build as many as 60,000 Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric cars annually starting in November 2010. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s biggest carmaker, plans to build a plug-in model for retail buyers in 2012.

Obama Goal

U.S. President Barack Obama is aiming for 1 million plug-in cars on roads by 2015 to curb emissions and dependence on foreign oil. Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to cut emissions 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels.

“The shift to electric cars may be more dramatic than people think,” Kawamura said. “The auto industry will need to shoulder much of that cut.”

Traditional suppliers must balance innovations with meeting their customers’ immediate demands as improving fuel efficiency is a top industry priority, according to Tsubakimoto’s Fujiwara.

Still, suppliers should not delay expanding to meet the potential surge in electric-car demand, said Hisataka Nobumoto, chairman of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association that includes NTN.

“As current technologies and businesses are reassessed, decisions on where and how to pursue new areas must be made as early as possible,” he said. “By doing so, survival may be possible.”

Air crash survivor meets savior


A County Down man who was pulled alive from the ruins of one of the UK's most horrible air tragedies is to meet the man who rescued him, 20 years on.

Alan Johnston, from Strangford, survived the Kegworth air tragedy which claimed the lives of 47 people, but it took the power of the internet to reunite him with the man who helped save him.

The Belfast-bound plane crashed on an embankment of the M1 motorway while the pilots tried to create an crisis landing at East Midlands Airport in January 1989.

It later emerged that one engine had failed on the British Midland Boeing 737 flight, but the team mistakenly shut down the residual high-quality engine.

Mr Johnston was one of more than 70 survivors, and was helpful in the broken fuselage for two hours.

It was years later that he found out a RNLI crew had helped to eliminate casualties from the wreckage by lifting them on stretchers across the division of the aircraft - which was how he was brought to safety.

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Two dead, 21 injured as bus recurring from a casino runs off highway and rolls over in a ditch


AUSTIN, Minn. -- A tour bus recurring from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two public and injuring 21, authorities said. The bus, operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester, was eastbound on throughway 90 just west of Austin about 3:20 p.m. when it crossed into the westbound lanes and flipped over, Department of Public Safety spokesman Andy Skoogman said.

Traveler Ardell Swenson, 71, of Austin, said she was just putting her head back to rest when the crash happened. "When I got myself prearranged there was all kinds of red and white and blue lights flashing," she said. "There was goblet all over." The bus was carrying 23 people counting the driver, Skoogman said. He said 14 were taken to Austin Medical Center and six to a hospital in close by Albert Lea. The driver was airlifted to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Skoogman had no information on circumstances of those injured or particulars about those killed.

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2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK - Specifications

2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK



2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK - Specifications
USA MSRP: Two-Tones $24,699, Custom Colors $25,899
Canada MSRP: See Local Canadian Dealer
For Pricing

2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK
Engine
Engine5 Air-cooled, Twin Cam 103™ with integrated oil cooler
Valves Pushrod-operated, overhead valves with hydraulic, self-adjusting lifters; two valves per cylinder
Bore x Stroke 3.88 in. x 4.38 in. (98.43 mm x 111.25 mm)
Displacement5 103 cu. in. (1690 cc)
Compression Ratio 9.7:1
Fuel System6 Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Air Cleaner Fiberglass, washable
Lubrication System Pressurized, dry-sump with oil cooler

Drivetrain
Primary Drive Chain, 34/46 ratio
Final Drive Belt, 32/68 ratio
Clutch Multi-plate, wet
Transmission 6-Speed Cruise Drive®
U.S. Gear Ratios (overall):
o 1st 9.593
o 2nd 6.650
o 3rd 4.938
o 4th 4.000
o 5th 3.407
o 6th 2.875
2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK
Chassis
Frame Mild steel; tubular frame; two-piece stamped and welded backbone; cast and forged junctions; twin downtubes; bolt-on rear frame with forged fender supports; MIG welded
Swingarm Mild steel; two-piece drawn and welded section; forged junctions; MIG welded
Front Forks 41.3 mm telescopic, triple-circuit damping
Rear Shocks Air-adjustable

Wheels7: Contrast Chrome, 28-spoke Cast Aluminum
o Front 17 in. x 3 in. (431.80 mm x 76.20 mm)
o Rear 16 in. x 5 in. (406.40 mm x 127.0 mm)

Brakes:
o Caliper Type 32 mm, 4-piston fixed front and rear
o Rotor Type (diameter x width): Patented, fixed rotors
o Front (dual) 11.81 in. x .20 in. (299.97 mm x 5.08 mm)
o Rear 11.81 in. x .28 in. (299.97 mm x 7.11 mm)
o Anti-Lock Braking System (option)

Available Suspension Travel:
o Front Wheel 4.60 in. (116.84 mm)
o Rear Wheel 3 in. (76.20 mm)
Engineered for Sidecar Use Available

Performance
Engine Torque8 (per SAE J1349):
o North America 102 ft. lbs. @ 3500 rpm (138.29 Nm @ 3500 rpm)
Lean Angle (per SAE J1168):
o Right 33°
o Left 31°
2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK
Fuel Economy9
(EPA urban/highway test) 35/54 mpg
(6.72/4.36 L/100 km)
electric
Battery (per Battery Council International Rating) Sealed, maintenance-free, 12V, 28-amp/hour, 370 cca
Charging Three-phase, 50-amp system
(585W @ 13V, 2000 rpm, 650W max power @ 13V)
Starting 1.2 kW electric with solenoid shift starter motor
engagement
Lights (as per country regulation):
o Headlamp (quartz halogen) 55-watt low beam, 60-watt high beam
o Auxiliary Lamps Two @ 35W each (except where prohibited by law)
o Tail/Stop Lights 8W/28W (5W/21W)
o Turn Signal Lights 28W (21W) self-canceling
o Indicator Lamps
High beam, running lights, front fender running lights, directional light bar, low oil pressure, engine diagnostics, cruise control, speakers, accessory, security system, 6-speed, low fuel warning, ABS
o Electric Power Outlet Tour-Pak® 12 volt - 15 amp power supply

Dimensions
Length 98.60 in. (2504.44 mm)
Overall Width 38.0 in. (965.20 mm)
Overall Height 61.0 in. (1549.40 mm)

Seat Height:
o Laden2 27.30 in. (693.42 mm)
o Unladen 30.70 in. (779.78 mm)
Ground Clearance 5.10 in. (129.54 mm)
Rake (steering head) 26°
Fork Angle 29.2°
Trail 6.69 in. (169.93 mm)
Wheelbase 63.50 in. (1612.90 mm)
Tires (Dunlop® Harley-Davidson Series, bias narrow whitewall):
o Front - D408F NW 130/80B17 65H
o Rear - D407 NW 180/65B16 81H
Fuel Capacity 6 gal. (22.71 L) (warning light at approximately 1 gal.)
Oil Capacity3 (w/filter) 4 qts. (3.78 L)
Transmission Capacity 1 qts. (0.95 L)
Primary Chain Case Capacity4 1.40 qts. (1.32 L)

Weight:
o As Shipped 857 lbs. (388.74 kg)
o In Running Order 901 lbs. (408.69 kg)
o Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 1360 lbs. (616.90 kg)
o Gross Axle Weight Rating
o Front 500 lbs. (226.80 kg)
o Rear 927 lbs. (420.49 kg)

Color Options
Two-Tones
• Scarlet Red/Vivid Black
• Vivid Black/Black Ice Pearl
• Flame Blue Pearl/Vivid Black

Custom Colors
• Merlot Sunglo/Cherry Red Sunglo
• White Ice Pearl/Black Ice Pearl

2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX

2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX

2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX - Specifications
USA MSRP: Vivid Black $26,999, Solids $27,799
Canada MSRP: See Local Canadian Dealer For Pricing

Engine
Engine Air-cooled, Twin Cam 103™
Valves Pushrod-operated, overhead valves with hydraulic, self-adjusting lifters: two valves per cylinder
Bore x Stroke 3.88 in. x 4.38 in. (98.43 mm x 111.13 mm)
Displacement 103 cu. in. (1690 cc)
Compression Ratio 9.6:1
Fuel System Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Air Cleaner Paper, washable
Lubrication System Pressurized, dry-sump with oil cooler

Drivetrain
Primary Drive Chain, 34/46 ratio
Final Drive Belt, 32/70 ratio
Clutch Multi-plate, wet
Transmission 6-Speed Cruise Drive®
U.S. Gear Ratios (overall):
o 1st 9.878
o 2nd 6.847
o 3rd 5.086
o 4th 4.118
o 5th 3.508
o 6th 2.960
2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX

Chassis
Frame Mild steel, square-section backbone with twin downtubes
Swingarm Mild steel, rectangular tube sections with plate junctions; MIG welded
Front Forks 41.3 mm telescopic, triple-circuit damping
Rear Shocks Air-adjustable
Wheels2: Black, 7-spoke Cast Aluminum
o Front 16 in. x 3 in. (406.40 mm x 76.20 mm)
o Rear 15 in. x 5.50 in. (381.0 mm x 139.70 mm)
Brakes:
o Caliper Type 32 mm, 4 piston fixed front, 31.75 mm single piston floating rear
o Rotor Type (diameter x width): Patented fixed front rotor, dual fixed rear rotors
o Front (dual) 11.81 in. x .20 in. (299.97 mm x 5.08 mm)
o Rear 9 in. x .24 in. (228.60 mm x 6.10 mm)
Suspension Travel:
o Front Wheel
o Rear Wheel 4.61 in. (117.09 mm)
2.99 in. (75.95 mm)
Parking Brake Lever actuated dual parking brake

Performance
Engine Torque (per SAE J1349):
o North America 101 ft. lbs. @ 3500 rpm (136.94 NM @ 3500 rpm)

Fuel Economy
(EPA urban/highway test) 33/48 mpg (7.13/4.9 L/100 km)

Electric
Battery (per Battery Council International Rating) Sealed, maintenance-free, 12V, 28-amp/hour, 370 cca
Charging Three-phase, 50-amp system (585W @ 13V, 2000 rpm, 650W max power @ 13V)
Starting 1.2 kW electric with solenoid shift starter motor engagement
Lights (as per country regulation):
o Headlamp (quartz halogen) 55-watt low beam, 60-watt high beam Two
o Tail/Stop Lights 8W/28W (5W/21W)
o Turn Signal Lights 28W (21W) self-canceling; rear integrated into Tail\Stop Lamps
o Indicator Lamps High Beam, running lights, front fender running lights, directional light bar, low oil pressure, engine diagnostics, cruise control, speakers, accessory, security system (optional), 6 speed, low fuel warning, reverse enabled (optional)
Reverse Gear Electric reverse actuated by handlebar mounted hand controls

Dimensions
Length 105.80 in. (2687.32 mm)
Overall Width 54.30 in. (1379.22 mm)
Overall Height 52.90 in. (1343.66 mm)
Seat Height:
o Laden 26.75 in. (679.45 mm)
o Unladen 28.40 in. (721.36 mm)
Ground Clearance 4.70 in. (119.38 mm)
Rake (steering head) 26°
Fork Angle 32°
Trail 3.94 in. (100.08 mm)
Wheelbase 66.60 in. (1691.64 mm)

Tires (Dunlop® Harley-Davidson Series, bias blackwall front and radial blackwall rear):
o Front - D402F MT90B16 72H
o Rear - Signature P205/65R15
Fuel Capacity 6 gal. (22.71 L) (warning light at approximately 1.0 gal.)
Oil Capacity (w/filter) 4 qts. (3.78 L)
Transmission Capacity 1 qts. (0.95 L)
Primary Chain Case Capacity 1.40 qts. (1.32 L)

Weight:
o As Shipped 1071 lbs. (485.81 kg)
o In Running Order 1110 lbs. (503.50 kg)
o Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 1700 lbs. (771.12 kg)
o Gross Axle Weight Rating:
o Front 500 lbs. (226.80 kg)
o Rear 1200 lbs. (544.32 kg)
o Luggage Capacity:
o Volume (cu. ft.) 4.3 cu. ft. (.12 m)
o Weight (lbs.) 50 lbs. (22.68 kg)

2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike FLHXXX

2010 BMW F650GS

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2010 BMW F650GS

F 800 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 800 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:
• Lava Orange Metallic / Black Satin
• Alpine White
The paint finishes Dark Magnesium Metallic Matt and Sunset Yellow / Black Satin are no longer available.
2010 BMW F650GS2010 BMW F650GS

2010 BMW F650GS - Specifications
USA MSRP: TBA
Canada MSRP: TBA
TBA
2010 BMW F650GS - Media/Press Releases
New paint finishes for the BMW Motorrad model year 2010.
28.07.2009
Press Release Munich. A number of model revision measures are incorporated in the BMW Motorrad range for the model year 2010. The models in question can now be ordered with the new configuration from all BMW Motorrad dealerships
2010 BMW F650GS2010 BMW F650GS
F 650 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 650 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:
• Lava Orange metallic
• White Aluminium Matt Metallic
• Biarritzblue Metallic
The paint finishes Iceberg Silver Metallic, Flame Red and Azure Blue Metallic are no longer available.
F 800 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 650 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:
• Lava Orange Metallic / Black Satin
• Alpine White
The paint finishes Dark Magnesium Metallic Matt and Sunset Yellow / Black Satin are no longer available.
F 800 ST
From now on the F 800 ST will be delivered with engine in black colour.

NEW 2010 BMW F800GS

NEW 2010 BMW F800GS2010 BMW F800GS



2010 BMW F800GS

F 800 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 800 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:

• Lava Orange Metallic / Black Satin
• Alpine White

The paint finishes Dark Magnesium Metallic Matt and Sunset Yellow / Black Satin are no longer available.

NEW 2010 BMW F800GS



2010 BMW F800GS - Specifications
USA MSRP: TBA
Canada MSRP: TBA

TBA





2010 BMW F800GS - Media/Press Releases

New paint finishes for the BMW Motorrad model year 2010.

28.07.2009

Press Release Munich. A number of model revision measures are incorporated in the BMW Motorrad range for the model year 2010. The models in question can now be ordered with the new configuration from all BMW Motorrad dealerships.

F 650 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 650 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:

• Lava Orange metallic
• White Aluminium Matt Metallic
• Biarritzblue Metallic

The paint finishes Iceberg Silver Metallic, Flame Red and Azure Blue Metallic are no longer available.

F 800 GS
From model year 2010 on the F 650 GS will be available in the following paint finishes:

• Lava Orange Metallic / Black Satin
• Alpine White

The paint finishes Dark Magnesium Metallic Matt and Sunset Yellow / Black Satin are no longer available.

F 800 ST
From now on the F 800 ST will be delivered with engine
in black colour.

2010 NEW YAMAHA JUPITER Z FIRST LOOK

2010 NEW YAMAHA JUPITER ZNew Jupiter Z Lamp Design

2010 NEW YAMAHA JUPITER Z2010 New Yamaha Jupiter Z 115cc rear Picture

2010 NEW YAMAHA JUPITER ZSpeedometer Design for new 115cc Yamaha Jupiter Z

About The New 2010 Yamaha Jupiter Z 115cc, YMKI was no half measures the indulgence info, they explain in detail the outside in on this bike, until the smallest thing like a duck in the mouth tube Box Filter and valve stem diameter greater essentially complete. YMKI display engine also cuts dummy this new Z Jupiter. Even at the end of his press conference, Blogger and all the invitations that come to witness freely for the first look the 2010 Yamaha Jupiter Z 115cc. Although the line seemed to adopt a variant design for Foreign Yamaha Motor, but finally looks Fresh and Elegant enough.


In Indonesia, for the 115 cc class motorcycles, Yamaha Jupiter Z is slightly more popular than other bikes.

Authorities: 3 dead in helicopter crash close to Reno, Nevada


A medical helicopter crashed premature Saturday north of Reno close to the Nevada-California state line, killing three crew members aboard, officials said, AP reported.

The helicopter, an Aerospatiale AS350, crashed about 29 miles northwest of Reno in Lassen region, Calif., around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Federal Aviation Administration orator Ian Gregor. All three people aboard were killed.

The helicopter had dropped off a patient at a Reno hospital and was recurring to its base in Susanville, Calif., Gregor said. The aircraft was smashed in the crash and fire. The cause of the crash wasn't known.

Gregor said the pilot was not communicating with air traffic controllers at the time of the accident. FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigators will be on the prospect Saturday.

The helicopter was operated by Mountain Lifeflight out of Susanville, Gregor said. The company issued a short declaration confirming the loss of all three crew members aboard the helicopter.

for more details please visit the en.trend.az


Train wreck kills 4 in small town of Hardeeville


A tragic train-car wreck close to the small town of Hardeeville left four public dead Monday.

Authorities said an Amtrak passenger train struck a car carrying three adults and a 12-year-old child close to the South Carolina-Georgia state line. The car was attempting to cross the railroad tracks at the junction of Main Street (S.C. 46) and U.S. 17 and all inside were killed.

No one on the train was offended.

Hardeeville impermanent city manager Ted Felder told the Associated Press that the crash happened at 9 p.m. Monday when the car tried to get around a voyage arm and beat the train. Felder said the train, which was headed from Charleston to Savannah, Ga., pushed the car about a mile down the tracks before being capable to stop.

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