Get your post counts here! *read 1st post for rules*

[jclo3313]

The finished product looks more like my beetle. I'm trying to go the other way, no rust.

[808_Yaris]

carbon fiber always is nice

[808_Yaris]

Hello to YW

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Hello

[808_Yaris]

leds are always nice, i need some bright ones~

[dvlnblkdrs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-mzDfOEVoI


that is my friend.. he speaks the truth! i work with him

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Hey Jill,

Can't watch video. At work. Hows things?

[808_Yaris]

wohoo! blitz controller ftw

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mega what?

[Giobatera]

GOOD MORNING ALL MY YARISWORLD PEEPS!!!!!

[808_Yaris]

morning, quite dark outside.

[*MAD DOG*]

BBBUUURRRRPPPPP

[Giobatera]

We might get some rain here in south Florida today....ahuahuahuahu

[808_Yaris]

Rain is good, but can be bad

[jclo3313]

Today is the first time my YARiS has been rained on.

[jclo3313]

While browsing through some European magazines at a local book store I came across a company called Oakley Design (no relation to Oakley sunglasses) who was advertising some innovative products for the Porsche 997. This was nearly a year ago that I saw their advertisement but something really caught my eye…it was a carbon fiber roll cage.

Now at this point I’m used to seeing carbon fiber wrapped roll bars, strut tower bars, etc. But the extent of carbon fiber on chassis reinforcement bars that I’ve seen has been entirely cosmetic and simply hiding the metal underneath a carbon fiber skin.

What Oakley has engineered however is a full carbon fiber roll cage with certification from TUV and pending FIA approval. This is the first time I’ve seen a legitimate aftermarket bolt in carbon fiber roll cage that is functional and safe. Oakley also states that it has patented anti splinter technology for added safety. Naturally the carbon fiber cage is extremely light, approximately 75% lighter than usual Steel roll cages.

If anyone wants to source one of these, I can get access to them…but sadly at this time the application list is strictly for 996 and 997 Porsches.

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[jclo3313]

The research organization of Siemens (Corporate Technology) is working intensively on the topic of electro mobility, which could become part of its environment portfolio, with 19 billion Euros already contributing a mere 25% of total revenue. The demands made on the electric vehicle and the design of the power network infrastructure play a decisive role. Topics being investigated include, among others, energy generation and distribution, traffic and energy management, smart metering, power electronics, software and sensor technology and of course electric drive train systems, and the recovery and storage of energy. Within the scope of this research, Siemens Corporate Technology has developed an integrated system consisting of a motor/generator, power electronics and an interface with a battery connection for electrically powered cars.
The fundamental ideas that led RUF Automobile GmbH to develop an electrically driven vehicle came from Alois Ruf. The head of the automobile manufacturer from the Bavarian town of Pfaffenhausen had a vision of a simple energy transfer concept: his hydroelectric power plants, which feed 35 million kW hours of electricity per annum into the Germany electrical network, could also propel the eRUF. The symbiosis of two leading companies - Siemens as a leader in the electric industry and RUF in the automobile industry - will leverage the best possible synergies for the future of electro mobility.
Siemens Corporate Technology has developed an adapted power train for the eRuf “Greenster”. Thus, a preliminary version of the concept for the innovative eDrive from Siemens will already be on display in Geneva. While the vehicle to be presented in Geneva is still equipped with a central motor with a power output of 270 kW and 950 Nm [Wort gelöscht] torque, the following version will be produced as a small series with Ruf as a double-motor concept with the innovative integral eDrive.
As such, the eRUF will be the world’s first electric vehicle fitted with a bi-directional network connection, which - without the otherwise necessary additional recharging electronics - is capable to be recharged in less than an hour at a 400-volt power outlet - and can use the same power outlet to feed energy back into the power network if required. The small series planned on the basis of this concept by RUF Automobile is expected to hit the streets in 2010.

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[808_Yaris]

nicee. all green haha