Honda to begin production of PCX Hybrid Scooter in September
Luni, 09 Iulie 2018 14:36
It ain't cheap, and that may be a problem. By our calculations, you'll need to do 174,000 miles on your Honda PCX Hybrid to get your money back through fuel cost savings compared to a PCX 150, and 1.45 million miles on the Hybrid to get your money back compared to buying the standard PCX 125.(Credit: Honda)
Moneda euro a fost a doua cea mai utilizată monedă la nivel global în 2017
Duminică, 08 Iulie 2018 13:04
Conform mediafax.ro,in 2017, moneda euro a fost a doua cea mai utilizată monedă pentru efectuarea de tranzacţii la mondial şi a doua cea mai depozitată în rezervele băncilor centrale, după dolarul american, se arată într-un raport al Băncii Central Europene (BCE).
Din totalul plăţilor efectuate la nivel global, moneda euro a fost utilizată pentru 35,7%, cu 4.2% mai puţin decât dolarul american, utilizat în proporţie de 39,9%. Cu toate acestea ponderea utilizării euro din 2017 a fost cu 4.4% mai mare decât în 2016 şi cu 6.3% mai mare decât în 2015. În ultimii cinci ani, doar în anul 2012 a fost euro cea mai utilizată monedă, cu o pondere de 44% la nivel global.
A treia cea mai utilizată monedă a fost lira sterlină, iar a patra yenul japonez.
Automechanika Frankfurt it opens its doors from 11 to 15 September 2018
Vineri, 06 Iulie 2018 10:42
Automechanika Frankfurt is ready to set new records when it opens its doors from 11 to 15 September 2018. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the trade fair, we are expecting to break the 5,000-exhibitor mark for the first time and hold the biggest ever event in the history of Automechanika Frankfurt. Also new is the REIFEN tire trade fair, which is taking place concurrently with Automechanika as a co-located show. Naturally, you can visit both events with your admission ticket.
Boeing debuts first passenger-carrying hypersonic vehicle concept(Credit: Boeing)
Boeing has provided a glimpse of the future with the release of an image of its hypersonic passenger plane concept at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference in Atlanta this week. The concept image depicts a civilian aircraft capable of traveling at over five times the speed of sound is intended to give the public some idea of what air travel could be like 20 or 30 years from now.
At the moment, hypersonic air travel is still in its infancy, with its only current examples being spacecraft leaving or returning to Earth, or experimental airframes for civilian or military research. However, it is a technology that shows significant promise and Boeing is interested not only in developing the basic mechanics of hypersonic aircraft, but also in exploring possible applications.
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