Port of Los Angeles awards $1.4M contract to Vision Motor to retrofit up to 15 electric trucks with hydrogen fuel cell system
The Port of Los Angeles has awarded Vision Motor Corp a contract in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000 to retrofit up to 15 Port-owned electric trucks with Vision’s range-extending hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid system. (Earlier post.) Vision…
Masdar City UAE to Ban Cars, Welcome Pod People (video)
On-track to be completed by 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, the Masdar City project’s developers aim to do nothing less than create a 100% carbon-neutral luxury village which – they hope – will change the international image of an entire nation,…
Peterbilt Launches Luxury Seat
New Peterbilt Premium Seats offer improved ergonomic and comfort features and will be standard on Peterbilt’s Model 587.
Peterbilt Expands Powertrain Options for Medium-Duty AWD Trucks
Peterbilt is expanding powertrain options, including all wheel drive capabilities with the Paccar PX-8 engine.
Peterbilt Expands LNG Offerings
Peterbilt is expanding its liquefied natural gas platforms. Peterbilt offers the Models 367 LNG and 386 LNG with the Westport HD engine, providing equal horsepower, torque, and efficiency to a diesel-fueled engine.
Johnson Controls launches MyDemoDrive.com to educate consumers on benefits of advanced technology vehicles
Johnson Controls, Inc., launched its Demo Drive website to educate consumers on the benefits of advanced vehicle technology. This interactive tool allows consumers to compare fuel usage, CO2 emissions and travel costs among a vehicle with a standard i…
California ARB to award $800K for Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive advanced technology demonstration
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has opened a solicitation for the $800,000 Advanced Technology Demonstration Project for the demonstration of technologies that meet the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level or below. The Advanced Techno…
M&G to open 13 Mgpy cellulosic ethanol plant in Italy in 2012
Mossi & Ghisolfi Group (M&G), a Novozymes partner, has broken ground on a 13 million gallons/year (50 million liters) production facility for cellulosic ethanol in Crescentino in northwestern Italy. The plant will be 10 times larger than the largest de…
Daimler and Bosch to establish joint venture for electric motors
Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH plan to expand their long-standing partnership and cooperate in the development and production of electric motors for all-electric vehicles in Europe. The companies have signed a letter of intent and begun negotiations …
UK publishes roadmap for reducing CO2 emissions from commercial and off-highway vehicles
The roadmap features parallel technology streams depending on duty cycle. Click to enlarge.
The UK Automotive Council has published a long-term strategy aimed at helping manufacturers of commercial vehicles and construction equipment move to low-ca…