Event organisers have...
Event organisers have unveiled their bold plans for the expo, which will help pull in more than 550,000 visitors. Set to take place from 23 July to 3 August at ExCeL in London’s Docklands, the extravaganza will boast a raft of new interactive attractions.
That’s the question...
That’s the question currently being asked by the Transport Research Laboratory.
The organisation, based in Crowthorne, Berkshire, is conducting a series of tests with specially constructed equipment to establish how tyre contact is affected by both road stiffness and texture. It hopes to show that even minor increases in efficiency resulting from reduced rolling resistance could lead to significant fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions. Early indications suggest that making the road surface harder does this.