GM Raced Out 2014 Corvette Stingray
General Motors engineers and designers have pulled the covers off 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The car is designed to be like a racing car, big engines, good looks but not a petrol guzzler.
The 2014 Corvette Stingray feature a new 6.2-liter, direct-injected V-8 engine with estimated 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. GM is estimating a 0-60 time under four seconds and over 1G of cornering grip. It is not a petrol guzzler because the car make use of cylinder deactivation technology the auto maker claim better fuel economy.
Genetically Modified Canola Spreading Into American Wild
A genetically modified (GM) canola crop has been found thriving in the wild in the United States. Researchers found that transgenic canola is growing freely in parts of North Dakota.
A University of Arkansas team surveyed said, “We drove along them, we made 604 stops in a total distance of over 3,000 miles (5,000km). We found canola in 46% of the locations; and 80% of them contained at least one transgene. We found herbicide resistant canola in roadsides, waste places, ball parks, grocery stores, gas stations and cemeteries.”
Source: GM plants ‘established in the wild’
GM Segway 2 Seater Electric Car
GM revealed a new concept 2 seater Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) vehicle built in a partnership with Segway. Check out the video where they test run the vehicle in New York city.
The PUMA has these features: wireless OnStar communications technology to locate other drivers, Lithium ion batteries that can go up to 35 miles per hour and charge runs out every 35 miles.
