Towing An Electric Car Could Damage its Motor
More fuel efficient, cleaner, and using less harmful chemicals in their operation than gasoline powered automobiles, electric vehicles seem to be the smarter choice. Yet some EV customers now have more to be concerned about than just recharging their E…
University Avenue reopened after train derailment Thursday
John Wagner/News-Miner Alaska Railroad personnel look on as the operator of a front end loader lifts a train car back into place after it derailed on Thursday afternoon, Feb.
Scotia Economics report sees double-digit increase in global vehicle production in first half of 2011; China to surpass European vehicle output this year
Rising global vehicle sales and profitability have encouraged automakers to continue to increase vehicle production, providing the global economy with some positive offset to the dampening impact of the recent surge in energy prices, according to the l…
China adopts new car tax based on engine size to promote energy conservation
Xinhua. China’s legislature voted on Friday to adopt a new tax based on engine size to encourage the use of smaller engines in vehicles and vessels to reduce pollution and oil dependence. The law will go into effect on 1 January 2012.
Under the o…
Truck drivers arrested in Zim
Four South African truck drivers have been arrested and denied bail in Zimbabwe for alleged fraud.
Study finds that overfertilizing corn degrades capacity for cellulosic biofuel production
A study led by researchers from Rice University has found that overfertilizing corn grown for ethanol is bad for the production of cellulosic biofuel as well as for the environment.
In a study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Techn…
Cella Energy Ltd named UK winner for Shell Springboard Awards 2011 for novel solid-state hydrogen storage technology
Cella Energy, developer of a novel hydrogen storage technology (earlier post), was named the UK winner for the Shell Springboard Awards 2011. Cella Energy’s invention uses nanotechnology to store hydrogen safely in tiny micro-beads (smaller than a gr…
Nickel Nitride for Li-ion anode material with good reversible capacity
Researchers in France and Spain have designed a nickel nitride material for use as an anode in Li-ion batteries that shows good reversible capacity. A paper on their work is published in the RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry.
Nickel nitride was prepar…
High diesel prices may steer truckers clear of SH 130, even with lower tolls
Toll prices are being lowered for truckers who use State Highway 130, but will it be enough to steer them clear of an already-congested Interstate Highway 35? I-35 runs through many Texas cities, but the Texas Departmant of Transportation said the inte…
Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways merger moves closer to reality with pilots agreement
There is still no guarantee Southwest Airlines will come to Grand Rapids if a planned merger with AirTran Airways goes through, but the deal moved closer to reality this week.