New Concepts from Japan (II)

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标  题: New Concepts from Japan (II)
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Financial Times (FT) on Feb. 8, 2010 published a special section "Investing
in Japan."
http://www.ft.com/reports/invest-japan-2010

(1) Jonathan Soble, In-wheel motors increase speed as well as range;
Automobiles; Electric vehicles are looking more realistic alternatives. FT,
Feb. 8, 2010.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04a8bb04-11e7-11df-b6e3-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=56ee71d8-0fb7-11df-bc45-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Note:
(a) Eliica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliica
(short for Electric LIthium-Ion CAr)

(b) The "swoop" in "swoop-backed" has its ordinary meaning as a verb or noun.
(c) drag strip (n): "the site of a drag race; specifically : a strip of
pavement with a racing area at least 1⁄4 mile long"
(d) pip (vt): "British : to beat by a narrow margin"  (A pip is a small dot.)

All English definitions are from www.m-w.com

(e) UCHIYAMADA  内山田 (a Japanese family name)
(f) For "unsprung weight," see

Unsprung mass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsprung_mass

(g) For Land Glider of Nissan, see

Highlights of the Nissan Exhibit at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Nissan, Oct.
8, 2009.
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/091008-01-e.html


(2) Robin Harding, Lithium-ion technology is now the limiting factor;
Batteries; A breakthrough in *** is needed. FT, Feb. 8, 2010.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fff2a14c-11e6-11df-b6e3-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=56ee71d8-0fb7-11df-bc45-00144feabdc0.html

Note:
(a) Haoshen Zhou 周 豪慎 【 しゅう ごうしん】
(b) Ohara, Inc.  株式会社　オハラ
http://www.ohara-inc.co.jp/


-------------Separately
(1) Also from this series:

Jonathan Soble, Aviation policy starts to spread its wings; Airports; Steps
are at last being taken to meet expected demand. FT. Feb. 8, 2010.

The first two paragraph:

"Japan has nearly 100 fully fledged civilian facilities - too many, critics
say, for a mid-sized country with a shrinking rural population, world-
beating inter-city rail and next to no private aviation.

"Operating near-empty flights to obscure destinations cost JAL billions of
yen over the years, yet managers held off cutting routes for fear of
angering officials in Tokyo.

My comment: There is no need to read the rest.


(2) Gill Plimmer, All aboard: Amphibian bus trial. FT, Feb. 5, 2010.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39669cd0-11f6-11df-b6e3-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1

My comment:
(a) Stagecoach Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagecoach_Group
(an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express
coaches and ferries; founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Brian Souter,
his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin; based in Perth,
Scotland)

(b) River Clyde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_clyde
(c) The yellow amfibus is made by Dutch Amphibious Transport Vehicles BV (
DATV).
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/
2010/2/8/1265648893274/Amfibus-001.jpg


(3) 英国拟推首段“氢气高速路.” BBC Chinese, Feb. 12, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/uk/2010/02/100212_m4_hydrogen.shtml

My comment: That is Hydrogen Highway.

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