Ricardo and partners developing new EV and extended range EV technology demo platform for larger segment vehicles
Ricardo, in collaboration with its partners in the Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP) (earlier post), is developing a new electric vehicle (EV) technology platform to demonstrate technologies capable of delivering acceptable performance acro…
Hybrid sales: The Toyota Prius can be beat
Wouldn’t both the EV and hybrid versions work in the US?
Too bad Honda’s latest hybrid isn’t fit for the US
In the US the Toyota Prius accounts for about half of all hybrid sales. Even in Japan the Prius has crushed yearly sale’s records.
Yet, last mon…
eStar Electric Van Can Hold 4,000 Pounds, Travel 100 Miles Per Charge
The commercial electric vehicle market is ripe for the picking, and many companies are eager to grab a slice of it. The eStar, built by Navistar, offers a compelling option for those looking to make emissions-free deliveries.
Designed from the ground-u…
The Windmill Bridge – All Bridges Should Look Like This
This gorgeous bridge design is the work of architects Giovanna and Luisa Saracino, who – along with design partner Francesco Colarossi – came in second in a contest intended to promote construction of a bridge connecting Bagnara and Scilla in Ital…
Wal-Mart enforces strict no-texting, no hand-held phone policies
No texting while driving is the law in Tennessee. But drivers in truck fleets follow even stricter rules that keep us all safer.
Wanted suspect arrested in connection with train-vehicle collision
A man who Auburn police say was on Placer County’s “20 most wanted” list has been arrested in connection with a collision between a quad runner and a Union Pacific train.
The Problem with Auto Brand Home Chargers: Your Ford Volt is Ready
Let’s say I buy a Chevrolet Volt, and in a few years I sell my home to a Focus Electric owner. Sure, it should still charge your car, but do you want to charge your Ford with a Chevy charger?
The Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, and Ford Focus Electric all u…
New simple, energy-efficient process for the direct production of renewable diesel from biomass waste
Non-edible carbohydrates are converted to renewable diesel-range liquids via two consecutive catalytic steps. Credit: Wiley-VCH, Corma et al. Click to enlarge.
A team at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) has designed a new simple, e…
Timken to Invest $35 Million in Ohio Plant
The Timken Company plans to invest approximately $35 million to install a high-volume, in-line forge press at its Faircrest rolling mill facility in Canton, Ohio.
New Headquarters for Carlisle Brake & Friction
In conjunction with the Carlisle Companies’ launch of a new segment named Carlisle Brake & Friction, effective Jan. 1, 2011, the new global headquarters for Carlisle Brake & Friction will be located in Solon, Ohio, former headquarters to the…