OTHER NEWS - July 22, 1992
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Calstart Reveals Advanced Electric Car Components: The nonprofit consortium, created to promote an advanced transportation industry in California, described the first components and systems--built by more than 20 California aerospace companies--that will be showcased in a prototype electric vehicle at auto shows around the world beginning in 1993. They include a navigation system that responds to the human voice, a crash-safety system that uses the weight of the car’s battery pack to inflate air bags and tighten seat belts, an aerodynamic underbody structure and lightweight tires that lower rolling resistance.
