Lucky 13: Scania Announces 13 Liter Clean-burning Monster (video)
In an ideal universe, I would be writing a post about Scania’s new, “Euro6″ family of 13.0 liter turbodiesel engines on Friday the 13th, but it looks like Wednesday the 13th is as good as it’s gonna get for this one. That’s not a bad thing, thou…
Volvo appears ready to support fast charging for plug-in hybrid buses
Although it has not made an official announcement, Volvo’s signage at its stand at UITP Dubai indicates that the company will support rapid charging at end-of-route stations (e.g., earlier post) in its plug-in hybrid buses.
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GM develops prototype two-mode hybrid transmission with enhanced EV capability for plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid operating modes with the 2MH4EV architecture. From Yang et al. Click to enlarge.
GM has developed a prototype of its two-mode front-wheel drive (FWD) hybrid transmission (earlier post) with enhanced electric vehicle capability (2MH4E…
County could yank Metrorail funding
Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York on April 12 said county leaders could be prepared to yank funding from phase two of the Metrorail project should the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority not …
RIT study ranks 10 most efficient powertrains, 10 lowest energy consumption chassis
Clark Hochgraf at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) presented a paper at this week’s SAE 2011 World Congress that examined the powertrain and braking efficiency (PABE) of a wide spectrum of light duty vehicles to create a list of the te…
Alliance Truck Parts Rebrands to Emphasize All-Makes Offerings
Alliance Truck Parts unveiled a new brand identity campaign aiming to emphasize its offering of all-makes parts and bring it out from the shadow of parent company Daimler Trucks North America.
IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th
Maximum gasoline sulfur limits. Click to enlarge.
A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual
global ranking published by …
Opry Mills plans to reopen in spring of 2012
Opry Mills Mall set to reopen Spring 2012: Move will restore 3000 jobs, boost tax revenue and tourism, says mayor Gregg Goodman, president of The Mills announces that Opry Mills will reopen in 2012 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at a press conference in Nashv…
ZAMBIA: The economics of sex work
Given the choice, people preferred to pay for subsidized condoms in attractive packaging because it gave them greater social status, rather than using free condoms, an official in the northern Zambian town of Mpulungu told IRIN.
OOIDA handed another favorable ruling in C.R. England case
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Nuffer issued an order in late March that ruled in OOIDA’s favor on a major issue in the classwide accounting in the case of OOIDA v. C.R. England.