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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Car plunges down elevator shaft
Two workers were hurt when a car plunged down an elevator shaft in a Manhattan parking garage Tuesday morning, the fire department said.
A parking attendant was driving the vehicle into the elevator on the fifth floor of the garage on 76th Street and First Avenue just before 10 a.m., but when he pulled in, the elevator car wasn't there.
The vehicle plunged five stories down the shaft, injuring another worker on the lower floor, people familiar with the situation tell NBC 4 New York.
The parking attendant who had been driving the vehicle was extricated by firefighters. He and the other injured worker were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The parking garage serves nearby businesses and Hertz, a dentist who works nearby told NBC 4 New York. He said he doesn't recall the car elevator having any other issues apart from when it temporarily stopped working during a power outage that affected the building last winter.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Ford to offer tiny 3-cylinder engine in US
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. will bring a tiny gas-stingy engine to the U.S. from Europe next year, challenging the fuel economy of current hybrid cars, a company official said Thursday.
The one-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine will be an option on at least one of the company's small cars, Joseph Bakaj, the company's vice president of powertrain engineering, said in an interview.
About half the size of the motor in the Focus now sold in the U.S., the engine could put pressure on hybrid and electric car sales because it competes with them on mileage but comes with a far lower price tag.
Ford would not say how much the new engine would cost when it becomes available next summer.
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