Sentences with phrase «stronger tank cars»
Department of Transportation rules imposed last year require companies to use stronger tank cars that are better able to withstand derailments.
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Sales frozen by protectionism «Chinese cities show a strong protectionism when it comes to buying clean cars,» said An Feng, executive director at the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, a China - focused think tank based in Los Angeles.
One hundred times as strong as steel and able to conduct like either metals or semiconductors, carbon nanotubes have long been touted for uses as down to earth as lightweight fuel tanks and car bumpers and as fanciful as cables for elevators into space.
They will be strong, there's no question, the regulation change brought in at Spa [petrol - powered LMP1 cars are allowed an extra three litres of fuel tank capacity] will help them.
«All options are on the table when it comes to improving the safe transportation of crude oil, and today's actions, the latest in a series that make up an expansive strategy, will ensure that communities are more informed and that companies are using the strongest possible tank cars.»
With such little mass to carry around (Alfa Romeo claims the vehicle weighs 2,465 lbs — albeit only when the gasoline tank is empty and there aren't any other fluids in the car's systems), the Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe is a very nimble car that changes direction responsively and — as a result of the strong brakes — has very impressive deceleration performance.