No longer be-Holden to the petrol bowser

Greg Tyus, Exec Director Engineering of Holden, at the Holden charging station / Pic: Chris Scott Source: The Daily Telegraph PETROL pump pain could soon be a thing of the past, with motorists simply plugging their automobile into a power socket. Holden yesterday unveiled the petrol pump of the future in the form of its first electric automobile charging station. The charger outside its Port Melbourne head office is the first of many that will grant owners of its Volt ...

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Montreal’s Kim Klavel advances to women’s world boxing quarter-finals

Montreal’s Kim Klavel advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s world boxing championships on Tuesday in China. Klavel defeated Derya Aktop of Ankara 17-10 in the four-round bout in the 48-kilogram weight class. Klavel began to pull away on the judges’ scorecards in the third round. She will face an opponent from the Philippines on Wednesday. Women’s boxing is making its debut at the London Olympics, with the worlds in China serving as a qualification event. The world championships are ...

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Canada easily handles Belarus at hockey worlds

Ryan O’Reilly scored twice Tuesday as Canada clinched top spot in the Helsinki pool at the IIHF world hockey championship with an simple 5-1 victory over Belarus in Helsinki, Finland. Canada’s quarter-final opponent will be determined after games later in the day. However, the No. 1 seed ensures it cannot face the powerhouse Russians until at least the final — good news given that Russia has knocked Canada out of the tournament the last four years. Corey Perry and Ryan ...

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In a Global Marketplace, Toyota and Volkswagen Make Room for Niche Vehicles

Though the world’s major automakers have optimized their efficiency and profitability by producing global vehicles that can be sold worldwide with minimal changes, specialization still plays a role in the automotive marketplace. Toyota recently introduced the second generation of its Pixis Epoch, a microvehicle for the home market of Japan, while Volkswagen unveiled a compact ambulance at the 2012 RETTmobil emergency vehicles trade show in Fulda, Germany, based on its Sharan minivan. The 2013 Pixis Epoch, which is built for ...

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Patrick Chan takes gold at figure skating world championships

Patrick Chan capped an unbeaten season by successfully defending his world figure skating championship Saturday in Nice with a solid free skate. “It means the world to me … this kind of was the huge test and I think I learned a lot from this competition that I’m going to take to Sochi [for the Olympics] in two years time,” Chan told CBC. Skating to Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo, Chan was flawless with his opening quad ...

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Patrick Chan tops short skate at world championships

In the span of just under three minutes, Patrick Chan learned what it’s like to skate with the weight of a defending champion. The 21-year-old from Toronto is on pace to claim his second consecutive world figure skating title after winning the short program Friday in Nice, France. But for all the cool confidence that has carried the Canadian star to a string of victories that spans more than a year, nerves got the ideal of him at the Palais ...

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Canadian women grab silver at speedskating worlds

Cindy Klassen, Christine Nesbitt and Brittany Schussler combined to earn Canada a silver medal in women’s team pursuit at the speedskating single distance world championships Sunday. The Canadians completed in three minutes 0.51 seconds, but it was not enough to beat the Netherlands’ time of 2:59.70. Dutch skaters Ireen Wust, Diane Valkenburg and Linda de Vries skated the first sub-three-minute time for women this season to win gold. Poland took the bronze medal in 3:03.32. “We had a bit of ...

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Nesbitt clinches speedskating Grand World Cup

Canada’s Christine Nesbitt won the 1,000 metres at the speedskating finals Sunday to take her second overall title in two days and clinch the women’s Grand World Cup. Nesbitt, from London, Ont., who won the 1,500 World Cup title on Saturday, claimed the last 1,000 race of the season in one minute 15.04 seconds, with Heather Richardson of the United States second, 0.73 seconds behind. Zhang Hong of China was third, 0.79 seconds behind Nesbitt, who tops the standings with ...

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Canada’s Drolet places 3rd in 1,500m at short-track worlds

Canada’s Marie-Eve Drolet completed third Friday in a 1,500-metre race at the world short-track speedskating championships, an event dominated by South Korea and China. Drolet of Laterriere, Que., stopped the clock in two minutes 23.474 seconds. China’s Li Jianrou posted a winning time of 2:23.217, followed by Liu Qiuhong’s 2:23.411. “The final was quite different [than the semifinal] because there were eight skaters [instead of the usual six],” stated the 30-year-old. “For sure my coach Sebastien [Cros] and I thought ...

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France blanks Canada in Cyprus Cup final

Another huge game with France, another disappointment for the Canadian women’s soccer team. The French defeated defending champion Canada 2-0 in the final of the Cyprus Cup. France knocked Canada out of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup last July, dominating the Canadian women in a 4-0 win. This time, goals by Marie-Laure Delie and Louisa Necib — via a penalty shot — were enough to sink Canada. The French are ranked sixth in the world, one spot above Canada. ...

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