tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42206742221972056472011-07-07T19:34:03.024-04:00Tips, tricks and stories about measuring emissions.Laura Dillmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15770050979889004415noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220674222197205647.post-10757766779700578112010-09-17T11:02:00.004-04:002010-09-17T11:14:25.934-04:00

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition is now complete, and the winners were announced yesterday in Washington D.C.. The $10 million in prize money was awarded to three teams as follows:Edison2 - $5 million in the Mainstream ClassLi-ion Motors - $2.5 million in the Alternative Side-by-Side ClassX – Tracer - $2.5 million in the Alternative Tandem ClassAt the start of the year, 43

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We’ve all done it – your new equipment arrives, and in your haste to get it up and working, you toss the manual aside and start connecting cables, only reverting to the boring old document if your instinct fails you. And even then, you’re likely to jump to the section that seems to pertain to your issues, skipping over all those pages with the bright red font declaring CAUTION! Dig that boring

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June: The month of Father’s Day, weddings, and, of course, graduations. And once again, the job outlook for 2010 graduates looks bleak. According to a survey by Michigan State University, employment for 2010 grads is expected to decline about 2% over 2009. Graduates will have to stand out as they enter a fiercely competitive workforce.But, ask students that have been participating in the EcoCAR

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When conducting in-use testing, there are a host of factors that can impede your progress and influence the quality of the data that you collect. While a fair number of these factors are completely out of your control, such as weather and traffic, the old boy scout motto, ‘Be Prepared’, can go a long way to making the process run as smoothly as possible. In that light, we’ve gathered a list of

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The world of emissions testing is continuously expanding, with new and tighter regulations that affect a wide range of businesses and engine manufacturers, some of whom have never had to deal with emissions testing before. From large spark ignition engines, to manufacturers of yard equipment, in-use emissions testing is reaching out to every type of engine, in every corner of the world.Since 2001

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