Why don’t those new 40 mpg cars average 40 mpg?
Very good fuel economy, but only in some conditions
Great for the highway, but not as great in the city
So, high gas prices have you out shopping for a new car with great fuel economy, but you have a limited budget. No problem. The dealership has some …
Toyota planning about 10 more hybrid models by 2015, continued work on PHEVs, EVs and FCEVs
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) unveiled its “Toyota Global Vision” corporate outline for the future, intended to give direction to Toyota employees around the world and convey such direction
to customers and to the public at large. The team compil…
The Truck Driver Shortage Is Back
March 9, 2011 – Annette Carpenter, CEO of TruckersAmerica says: ‘Right now we are seeing a big jump in job orders – the largest jump in 12 months for drivers and owner operators.
Chinese ship seized in Va after accident released Owner sued over a crane accident.
A Chinese ship seized by federal authorities after it and its owner were sued over a crane accident at APM Terminals in Portsmouth has been released.
Chinese ship seized in Va after accident released Owner sued over a crane accident.
A Chinese ship seized by federal authorities after it and its owner were sued over a crane accident at APM Terminals in Portsmouth has been released.
10 more new Toyota hybrids by 2015
Expanding the Prius family key to increasing near term market share
Emerging markets and hybrids key to Toyota’s future
Toyota has very vaguely outlined its plans to sell 10 million vehicles per year and to double profits by 2015. The key to achieving …
While Florida Litigates, Japan Launches New “Hayabusa” Bullet Train
While Republicans continue to rail against high-speed trains, pining for the good old days when party founder Abe Lincoln was a railroad lawyer, Japan continues to advance into the 21st century.
The latest: the thin-nosed Hayabusa (“Falcon”) bullet…
An i on BMW’s plug-in plans
BMW’s mainstream take on plug-in vehicles
BMW’s electrification plans begin to shape up
MotorTrend has a number of great photos of the new i3 and i8 plug-in vehicles undergoing cold weather testing. Overall, the pictures aren’t too shocking, although t…
Austrian Oil Burners in the Sky
Most people don’t think “light” when they think of diesels. In the US, especially, the word “diesel” is almost synonymous with dually pickups and farm equipment. That’s changing, of course, with cars like the TDI Volkswagens. Even within…
Solazyme and Dow form alliance for development of algae-derived oils for use in bio-based dielectric insulating fluids
Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oils and bioproducts company, has executed a joint development agreement (JDA) and a letter of intent (LOI) with The Dow Chemical Company to advance the development of Solazyme’s algal oils for use in next-generation, bio-…