GMO Biofuels are Coming Soon(er)
Last week, Ars Technica reported that a team of biologists working with the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a shortcut for processing switchgrass into biofuels.
The teams focus has been on a complex…
Reliance Industries Limited and BP form strategic oil and gas partnership in India with focus on deepwater exploration; BP paying $7.2B
Map of deal interests. Click to enlarge.
Reliance Industries Limited and BP have entered a strategic partnership across the full value chain in India. The partnership will see BP taking a 30% stake in 23 oil and gas production sharing contracts th…
Volvo Cars details more of the V60 diesel plug-in hybrid; 3 driver-selected driving modes
Illustration of the V60 PHEV powertrain. Click to enlarge.
Volvo Cars has provided more information on its V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), to be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show. (Earlier post.) The diesel PHEV will go on sale in 2012.
The front wh…
BMW introduces new i sub-brand, first two vehicles i3 and i8; premium mobility services and new venture capital company
Announcement of the i sub-brand in Germany. The final look of the i3 and i8 has yet to be shown. Click to enlarge.
BMW introduced its new sub-brand, BMW i, along with announcement of production of the first two i models: the i3 (the battery-electr…
Truck-Lite’s Signal-Stat Line Offers White LED Auxiliary Lighting
Truck-Lite has added white LED auxiliary lighting options to the popular Signal-Stat line-up, in the form of round & rectangular work lamps.
NorCal Kenworth Receives Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of Year Award
NorCal Kenworth has been named 2010 Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada.
PHH Arval Names Rob Stowers to Head Truck and Equipment Leasing Business
PHH Arval announced that Rob Stowers has been named Senior Vice President, PHH FirstFleet, the truck and equipment leasing division of PHH Arval, effective immediately.
Infiniti Unleashes the M35h Hybrid for 2012
Equipped to outshine all other hybrid vehicles, the cool, sleek 2012 Infiniti M35h is allabout combining fuel efficiency and performance, while still maintaining its luxurious interior and sport exterior. Infiniti is finally geared up to reveal its f…
New Mærsk Triple-E ships worlds largest and most efficient; waste heat recovery and ultra long stroke engines contribute to up to 50% reduction in CO2/container moved
Rendering of the Triple-E. Click to enlarge.
Mærsk Line has signed a contract with Korea’s Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build 10 of the
world’s largest and most efficient vessels—the Triple E (Economy of scale, Ener…
PHH Arval Names Rob Stowers to Head Truck and Equipment Leasing Business
PHH Arval announced that Rob Stowers has been named Senior Vice President, PHH FirstFleet, the truck and equipment leasing division of PHH Arval, effective immediately.