Volvo to Sell Hybrid Trucks in Europe
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo announced that Volvo Trucks will sell heavy hybrid trucks under the name Volvo FE Hybrid to customers in selected European markets.
PS Energy Group, Clean Energy Fuels Strike Atlanta Deal
PS Energy Group is increasing the supply of alternative fuels in Atlanta by working with Clean Energy Fuels, the company founded by T. Boone Pickens.
Cummins: Engine Focus Shifting to Fuel Economy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Noting that fuel economy will be key to competitiveness among engine makers in the next decade, Cummins says real-world data has confirmed that its EPA-2010 spec ISX15 engine delivers 6 percent fuel economy improvement over its 200…
ATA Chairman Tells Congress Trucking Needs a Highway Bill
The trucking industry needs Congress to quickly pass a new surface transportation bill with a focus on highways. That was the message of American Trucking Associations chairman Barbara Windsor Tuesday in testimony before the House Transportation and…
Newport Business Media Adds Associate Editor
Newport Business Media has added Tom Nunlist to its editorial staff as associate editor.
How Cummins is beating vertical integration
Now that every truck maker has its own captive engine, how does an independent engine company like Cummins survive?
International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project
Sunverge Energy has selected International Battery to provide a Li-ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS). This fully integrated distributed energy system will provide a turnk…
Boros spar over bid to move lot for waterfront park
A long-promised waterfront park for Greenpoint has hit another roadblock – cross-border skirmishing between Brooklyn and Queens.
Tesla Motors Sues BBC Over Top Gear Review
In December of 2008, the BBC aired an episode where Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson got behind the wheel of a Tesla Roadster. Tesla Motors is now suing over that episode.
If you haven’t heard of Top Gear, then you are missing out on some hilarious…
#MATS: Cummins says new engines surpass expectations; addresses vertical integration challenges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cummins kicked off the Mid-America Trucking Show by announcing it accomplished what it set out to do with its EPA2010 engines, improving fuel economy by 6% – and then some. [Full Story]