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AMA has announced ten World Trophy Team riders selected to represent the U . S . at the 2022 FIM International Six Days Enduro - the world ' s largest and most prestigious annual off-road motorcycle competition - in Le Puy en Velay , France , Aug 29-Sept 3 . The Trophy riders will compete as the U . S . World Trophy , Junior World Trophy and Women ' s World Trophy teams . Every country participating in the ISDE is allowed four riders on its World Trophy Team , three riders aged 23 or younger on its Junior Trophy Team , and three female riders on its Women ' s Team . The U . S . Women ' s World Trophy Team won last year , and previously had won in 2019 and 2007 . The U . S . World Trophy Team last won the ISDE in 2019 , which was the second ISDE World Trophy title for the United States . The U . S . Junior World Trophy Team last won in Argentina in 2014 .

Bosch Backs a Hydrogen Economy

By Ben Purvis
While there ' s a heavy focus on batterypowered mobility from governments and many car and bike companies , one of the most important players in the industry has thrown its weight behind hydrogen as a clean fuel of the future . Bosch might not make motorcycles or cars of its own , but the global automotive giant supplies a vast number of components to the world ' s manufacturers , so its decision to back hydrogen isn ' t to be taken lightly . It joins the likes of Toyota , Yamaha and Kawasaki in putting faith in hydrogen , whether to be used in fuel cells to generate electricity or for a future generation of ultra-clean combustion engines . " On the path to a climate-neutral future , we have to make it possible for energy-intensive industries to shift to renewables . Hydrogen will be a key element in security of supply ," says Rolf Najork , the Bosch management board member responsible for
Bosch fuel cell stack
deliver key components for the crosssectoral , ecological transformation of the economy and society ." The intention is to create low-cost hydrogen filling stations , reducing the investment needed from their owners when it comes to the compressors down the cost of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen . The move follows a focus from Toyota on hydrogen , both in fuel cells and combustion engines , where the car giant has employed Yamaha to create a hydrogen powered V8 racing engine to demonstrate its potential . Yamaha is also working with Kawasaki on
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Parts Unlimited has promoted experienced former dealership level sales manager Greg Stilwell as its Sales Team Development and Training Manager . Greg has been with LeMans for over five years and most recently was Dual Regional Sales Manager for the Central Region .
The name American Bantam is to make a powersports industry comeback . The Pennsylvania business was the designer and builder of the original U . S . Army Jeep in 1940 . The new American Bantam Car Corp . will introduce what it is describing as a new class of vehicle - " Street-Legal Off Road " - designed for ATV / SxS buyers . CEO and founder Charlie Paglee describes American Bantam as " a heritage mobility brand bringing cutting edge plug-in hybrid-electric powertrain technology to propel the off-road industry into the 21st century ."
PSB reports that the Gold Wing Road Riders Association is to close after 45 years . At its peak , GWRRA had some 80,000 members in 53 countries , with over 800 active chapters managed by 4,000 volunteer leaders . Headquartered in Phoenix , Arizona , the GWRRA has called itself " the world ' s largest single-marque social organization for owners of Honda Gold Wing / Valkyrie motorcycles ," and it adopted the motto " Friends for Fun , Safety and Knowledge ."
' 4,000 filling stations globally by 2030 '
industrial technology and the company ' s manufacturing technology chief . " We are getting hydrogenbased technologies out of the laboratory and into industrial practice - onto the roads and into factories ." Bosch ' s flagship ' Industry 4.0 ' lead plant in Homberg , Germany , already demonstrates how hydrogen can be used in factories , with its own renewable electricity powered electrolyser to extract hydrogen from water . It ' s then used for fuel cell vehicle refueling and for stationary fuel cells , with energy released as and when it ' s needed . " We are continuously improving our carbon footprint . As our Industry 4.0 lead plant , Homburg plays a pioneering role in our global manufacturing network . We are systematically reducing our local energy consumption and generating as much of that energy as possible from renewables . We have to tweak both these variables ," Najork says . Bosch has also formed a partnership with Maximotor Hydrogen for technology to be used in compressing hydrogen , storage tanks and pipelines , also due to be trialed at Homberg . By 2030 the companies hope to use the same technology in 4,000 hydrogen filling stations worldwide , accounting for one in three such stations globally . " Industry is paving the way to a climate-neutral future ," said Najork . " Bosch industrial technology will
Rolf Najork , Bosch Manufacturing Technology Chief : " We are getting hydrogen-based technologies out of the laboratory and into industrial practice - onto the roads and into factories ."
used to fill vehicles ' hydrogen tanks . Bosch also intends to invest up to € 500m into volume production of electrolyser components , bringing
' industry paving the way '
hydrogen-powered motorcycle engines , with the Kawasaki H2 supercharged four-cylinder providing an initial platform . Supercharging or turbocharging is essential for hydrogen combustion engines , as is direct injection into the cylinders , and Kawasaki is working on both elements . Kawasaki ' s aim for a hydrogen infrastructure means the company recently gained approval to build a massive hydrogen-carrying ship , able to hold 160,000 m3 of liquefied hydrogen . The company is already Japan ' s leading hydrogen supplier , and this year inked a deal with Airbus to work on a hydrogenfueled ecosystem .
Hydrogen compressor
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