Porsche aims to prove e-fuels can give combustion engines a future beyond 2030 when petrol and diesel cars are banned from sale Porsche bosses have said banning combustion engines is a wrong decision German brand says law makers should be prohibiting the burning of fossil fuels Car maker is developing its own e-fuel that cuts CO2 … Read more
The recovery plan at Rolls-Royce has been dealt a blow after Norway blocked the sale of an engines company to a Russian group. The Norwegian government called a halt to the £130million deal to sell Bergen Engines to TMH on national security grounds. The takeover ‘would have been of significant military strategic interest to Russia, … Read more
Ford’s lifeline to thousands of UK jobs: Factory in Dagenham to supply engines for Ford and VW vans built in Turkey thanks to new trade deal Dagenham Engine Plant in east London will manufacture diesel engines for the next generation Ford Transit Custom vans from early 2023 The factory will also build the next generation … Read more
Space Launch System test: NASA prepares to fire up engines on ‘the most powerful rocket ever built’ that can reach 17,500mph and will one day carry astronauts to Mars The $18 billion Space Launch System is the largest rocket engine ever built The SLS will fly astronauts to the Moon and Mars as part of … Read more
Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more
Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more
Trains powered by human waste and discarded food could be introduced to Britain’s railway network under plans to phase out dirty diesel engines The ‘BioUltra’ railcar is being developed engineers at Ultra Light Rail Partners This Worcester-based firm built a smaller, biogas-fuelled demo train back in July The new train will carry twice the passengers (120 … Read more
SpaceX is one step closer to launching its Starship SN8 prototype 50,000 feet into the sky. The Elon Musk-owned firm fired the rocket’s raptor engines for the second time during a static fire test at the company’s Texas facility. SN8’s engines ignited, releasing debris, orange smoke and flames from the base that lit up the … Read more
Bentley has today announced revolutionary plans to be a fully-electric car maker within a decade – putting its first battery-powered zero-emissions model on the road within just five years. The British luxury motor firm, renowned for its fast performance, grand touring and racing cars, will ditch big gas-guzzling and CO2 emitting petrol engines and by … Read more
Supercar boy racers get slap on wrists: Chelsea’s ‘noise cameras’ snared 130 drivers with loud engines in the first 11 days since being turned on… but ALL are told they face £100 if caught again Supercar drivers use London streets as a ‘racetrack’ to show off their fancy cars The ‘noise cameras’ have caught more … Read more