Space Industry and Business News  
Call for speed limit on German autobahns

One of the few practical ways of slowing down the German superhighways.
by Staff Writers
Berlin (AFP) Nov 10, 2007
Germany's environment agency on Saturday called for a speed limit of 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour on all the country's autobahns, many of which allow drivers to go as fast as they like.

"A speed limit would bring considerable progress in terms of environmental protection and road safety," the agency's president Andreas Troge said in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung daily newspaper.

A limit of 120 kph would reduce Germany's carbon dioxide output by up to three tons per year or 10 percent of the motorway network's total emissions, Troge said.

Related Links
Car Technology at SpaceMart.com



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


RAND Paper Finds Diesel, Hybrid Vehicles Can Provide More Societal Benefits Than Gas-Powered Autos
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2007
Cars and light trucks powered by advanced diesel technology or hybrid technology can provide larger societal benefits than traditional gasoline-powered automobiles, according to a RAND Corporation working paper presented today. The research by RAND, a non-profit research organization, also found that light trucks and cars continuously fueled by a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline - known as E85 - compare unfavorably with the other two alternatives.







  • Electricity Grid Could Become A Type Of Internet
  • Google revs up profits as advertising revenues soar
  • Internet preparing to go into outer space
  • US cities' Wi-Fi dreams fading fast

  • United Launch Alliance Successfully Completes First Operational Delta IV Heavy Launch
  • Arianespace's 5th Ariane 5 Mission Is Cleared For November 9 Liftoff
  • ESA To Provide Essential Launch Control Services To EUMETSAT
  • Skynet 5B Satellite Ready For Launch On 9th November

  • Time Magazine Recognizes The X-48B
  • Virgin to offer carbon offsets alongside drinks and perfume
  • NASA sorry over air safety uproar
  • Airbus superjumbo makes first commercial flight

  • Northrop Grumman-Built Defense Support Program Flight 23 Satellite Successfully Launched
  • XTAR Awarded GSA Schedule Contract For Information Technology Services
  • DataPath Awarded 3 Million Dollars To Enhance US Marine's Satellite Transportable Terminals
  • Space Command Striving For Improved Field Communications

  • Argonne Scientists Use Unique Diamond Anvils To View Oxide Glass Structures Under Pressure
  • YES2 Team Claims A Space Tether World Record
  • NASA Unveils New Antenna Network
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Patent For Innovative Payload Positioning System

  • Boeing Names Darryl Davis To Lead Advanced Systems For Integrated Defense Systems
  • Northrop Grumman Names John Landon VP Of Missiles, Technology And Space Programs
  • Dr Mary Cleave Appointed To Board Of Directors Of Sigma Space
  • Northrop Grumman Appoints GPS And Military Space VPs

  • SPOT - The World's First Satellite Messenger Now Shipping
  • Fujifilm Unveils GPS-Based Data Tape Tracker
  • Vacation Photos Create 3D Models Of World Landmarks
  • NASA Data May Help Improve Estimates Of A Hurricane's Punch

  • V7 Launches New Portable Navigation Devices
  • GPS Chipset Shipments To Grow From 110 Million To 725 Million Units In 2011
  • Providence Health And Services Chooses WWT and AeroScout For Wireless Asset Tracking Solution
  • Personal Navigation Devices Will Surpass 100 Million Units By 2011

  • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement