Geneva 2011: Production Opel Ampera revealed
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:22:44 -0800

"Unlike a conventional electric vehicle , the Opel Ampera can be the only car you need to own," says Alain Visser, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales at Opel. "The Ampera delivers it all: revolutionary propulsion , progressive styling, ...

Spyker C8 Aileron
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:46:45 -0800

Within the design of the new Spyker C8 Aileron, the emphasis was shifted from the propeller propulsion to the turbine propulsion . As a result, for instance, the bright polished air inlets were converted into turbine-engines haped air scoops. ...

Little Silent Spies That Glide Underwater
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:51:28 -0800

These AUVs can dive as far down as 2000 meters (6200 feet). These AUVs use a unique form of propulsion . They have wings, and a small pump, that fills and empties a chamber. This changes its buoyancy, causing it to glide down, then back up. ...

Annual Festival Offers Rare Glimpse of Underwater Shipwrecks
Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:46:23 -0800

I told myself that if I had a way to get around, I could see more, and I began building propulsion vehicles ," he said. He said Gramer used his equipment to initially find the John Shaw. Later, Gramer returned to dive and take the footage shown at the ...

Storm And Stress In The Shadow Of El Cap
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:25:34 -0700

This was accomplished by an outward spreading and flailing of limbs; rhythmic flailing produced propulsion , and one simply steamed through the brush at one's own pace. When tired, one merely rolled over and "floated&q uot; on one's pack, buoyant in a sea of ...