Ohio Trucking Exec Says Traffic Congestion is Choking Nation’s Economy
Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc., Northwood, Ohio, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation’s supply chain and economy.
A Game Changer Engine?
You’ll be hearing a lot about the ‘OPOC’ engine in the next little while, and maybe for a long time to come.
Japan’s AIST develops low cost lithium-copper air fuel cell
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Japan
Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have reportedly developed a “large capacity, low cost” lithium-copper air fuel cell that utilizes an elect…
Delaware Trucker Injured In Single Car Accident
Delaware State Police say a truck driver suffered minor injuries when his tractor-trailer rolled on its side on Limestone Road in Hockessin.
Truckers Getting in Shape
When you’re traveling it’s easy to pack on the pounds, especially truckers who live on the road.
Maxwells CEO pitches ultracaps for GM eAssist system
In a blog post, Maxwell Technologies president and CEO David Schramm argues that ultracapacitors would be a perfect fit for GM’s eAssist second-generation light electrification technology (Earlier post.) The eAssist system is slated to be GM’s …
NREL study finds gasoline hybrid delivery trucks substantially reduce emissions and beat or maintain fuel economy compared to diesel vehicles
Criteria emissions by drive cycle. Source: Barnitt 2011. Click to enlarge.
NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared w…
TSX closes down slightly on global energy turmoil
Canadian stocks staged a minor comeback Wednesday morning from a global sell-off the previous session, as rising oil and gold prices fuelled by continuing turmoil in Libya lifted the energy and materials sectors.
Morgan Technical Ceramics to supply precision ceramic pump components for hybrid and electric vehicles
Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC), a business within the Morgan Ceramics Division of The Morgan Crucible Company plc., recently signed an agreement with a leading international provider of automotive mechatronic drive and pump solutions to supply ceramic…
GFEI report concludes 50% improvement in average fuel economy of entire global light duty fleet by 2050 is achievable; importance of the regulatory and fiscal environments
US NRC panel’s summary estimates
of the potential reduction in petroleum consumption by 2035 for vehicle
powertrain types assuming that the entire potential of
these technologies is used to improve fuel economy
rather than performance. Source: Ge…