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-…
About 42% of Volts sold through Feb have gone into California
As of 28 February, GM had sold 982 Volts, with 410 of those (41.8%) being sold in California, according to GM figures. California sales through February include:
227 in LA;
131 in the San Francisco Bay Area; and
52 in San Diego.
The average daily…
HK’s Cathay adds 27 Boeing, Airbus jets to fleet
Cathay Pacific Airways is ordering 27 new Airbus and Boeing jets to expand services, especially in Asia, and says profit tripled last year to a record.
Utilimaster, Isuzu Design Lightweight, Fuel-efficient Walk-In Van
The Reach, an integrated, lightweight walk-in van on a small-displacement diesel chassis, was unveiled Tuesday by Utilimaster Inc.
Propane System for Ford V-10s Offered by Roush
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Roush Clean Tech has added a propane injection system for the V-10 engine used in Ford’s F-450 and F-550 cab-chassis. It joins five other propane products for Ford F- and E-series trucks that come standard with V-8 and V-10 g…
ConMet Introduces Next-Generation PreSet Hub Assembly
Consolidated Metco has introduced the PreSet Plus, building on the 16-year success of its PreSet hub assembly.
Dow Kokam to Power Plug-in Hybrids/Electrics
Dow Kokam, a large-format battery system producer, has signed two new agreements to provide lithium-ion battery solutions to power medium-duty plug-in hybrid electric and fully-electric trucks designated for fleet operations.