Will the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Come Stateside?
GM is mulling a diesel engine for the Chevy Cruze while Ford has no intention of importing its killer diesel-powered Ranger. So what about Chrysler? They’re giving the European Grand Cherokee a 3.0 liter diesel engine. Could it come here?
Scheduled t…
New concentration-gradient cathode material for Li-ion batteries shows high energy density and long life
Researchers from Korea and the US have developed a new concentration-gradient Li[Ni0.83Co0.07Mn0.10]O2 cathode material that offer high energy capacity and stability. The team of has published earlier on the benefits of the concentration-gradient appro…
Green is the New Fast: Speedriven Gunning for CNG Speed Records
A powerful and responsive, 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine is not usually what comes to mind when you think of “green” cars, but – if Bernie Towns and the crew at Speedriven get their way – it soon may be.
Bernie Towns is an engineer at…
New toll system in LA county will enable high-occupancy/toll lanes, adjust rates based on traffic levels
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will convert portions of Interstate 10 and Interstate 110 from “car pool” or high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to ExpressLanes or high occupancy toll lanes, allowing people drivi…
Petrobras oil and gas output in Brazil and abroad up 5.4% in January
In January, Petrobras’s average oil and natural gas production in Brazil and abroad reached 2,661,843 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), 5.4% higher than the volume registered for January 2010.
Fields in Brazil alone achieved average oil and g…
Nuvera Fuel Cells receives 2nd order for fuel cell powered forklifts from Defense Logistics Agency
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. has received a follow-on order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for 18 PowerEdge RL25 fuel cell units to operate at the Susquehanna Defense Distribution Supply Depot (DDSP) in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The RL25 units …
WIT Meets with U.S. Transportation Officials
Women In Trucking President/CEO Ellen Voie was recently invited to meet with United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in Washington, DC.
Grote Introduces CSA Roadside Lighting Repair Kit
Grote Industries has introduced the industry’s first advanced, compact, portable Roadside Lighting Repair Kit.
Seagrave Names New North East Distributor
Seagrave Fire Apparatus has appointed Foley Fire Apparatus to represent Seagrave Fire Apparatus for sales and service in the state of New Jersey and for the nine eastern counties of Pennsylvania.
UPS Clearing the Air with New LNG Tractors
UPS has purchased another 48 heavy tractor trucks equipped to run on Liquefied Natural Gas, bolstering its continuing effort to reduce the emissions of its truck fleet while taking a step toward energy security.