Disney cruise worker still missing as voyage ends
The parents of a British woman who went missing while working on a Disney cruise last Tuesday were waiting at the dock Sunday morning when the ship returned to the Port of Los Angeles.
Volvo Trucks North America and UAW Agree on Five-Year Contract
Volvo Trucks North America today announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers have ratified a new five-year agreement covering about 1,300 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley, VA, plant.
Volvo C30 Electric equipped with three climate systems; bioethanol heater
The Volvo C30 Electric is equipped with three climate systems: one supplies the passengers with heating or cooling; one cools or warms the battery pack as necessary; and the electric motor and power electronics are water-cooled.
The C30 Electric feat…
Volvo to Lease C30 Electric Car for $2,100 A Month
We all know electric cars are still quite expensive, but automakers believe there are people who will pay a premium to drive emissions free. Even so, Volvo’s $2,100-a-month lease for its C30 EV seems like an expensive pill to swallow.
Volvo, the perk…
Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads
Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). (Earlier post.)
The Fuel Cell Black Cab on Westminster Bridge as it passes the Houses of Parli…
TA director says they "get it"
Those were the words of Mike Yager, Director of Operations for TA/Petro Travel Centers during an All Drivers Together conference call March 22.
Hendrickson’s Steertek NXT Saves Weight, Allows for Multiple Brake Solutions
Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems announced the Steertek NXT, the next generation its weight-saving Steertek fabricated front steer axle.
Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Chinese inflation goes global
Inflation has become a growing concern for mainland Chinese authorities and is now set to become everyone’s, as higher-priced made-in-China goods are exported around the globe.
Cellulosic nanocrystals from biomass waste for thermoplastics for automotive applications
Scientists in Brazil are studying the production and incorporation of cellulosic nanocrystals (also known as cellulose whiskers) derived from several sources such as pineapple, curaua, banana and coir into thermoplastics matrix composites for automotiv…
Porous V2O5 cathode material for Li-ion batteries shows excellent low-temperature behavior
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside and the University of Science and Technology of China synthesized monodisperse V2O5 microspheres with a porous structure. Used as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the material…