Siemens introducing new 22 kW fast charging station for plug-ins
Siemens has launched a new electric-vehicle charging station on the market that can fully recharge a battery within one hour. By doubling the output to 22 kW, the charging station cuts charging times in half. The station is also protected against vanda…
Deutsche Bank CCA report highlights Chinese global leadership toward a low-carbon economy; 12th Five-Year Plan
The many new and expanded strong policy initiatives and green targets in China’s 12th Five year Plan, released on 5 March 2011, provide “clear evidence” that China’s low-carbon policies remain global best-in-class, according to …
Utility Trailer Chooses Grote to Supply All-LED Lighting
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. is switching to 100% light-emitting diode lighting on all of its refrigerated and dry van trailers and tandem- and tridem-axle flatbeds, the company said March 24.
GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring
Gas-flaring countries and trends. Click to enlarge.
A newly released GE study—Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations—estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” u…
NTSB: Cracks found in 3 grounded Southwest planes
In this photo provided by passenger Christine Ziegler, shows an apparent hole in the cabin on a Southwest Airlines aircraft Friday, April 1, 2011 in Yuma, Ariz.
Efficiency: Ford’s kaizen-like focus paying off
Ford’s hybrid program is the next benchmark of success
Ford’s $26 million man comes through
Not long after replacing Bill Ford Jr. as the CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally gave the keynote speech to the automotive press at the LA Auto Show. There Mulally cover…
BMW launches first 4-cylinder member of Efficient Dynamics engine family
2.0-Liter BMW Twin Power Turbo gasoline engine. Click to enlarge.
Simultaneously with the market launch of the new BMW X1 xDrive28i, BMW is introducing the first four-cylinder representative of its
Efficient Dynamics engine family.
The 2-liter un…
Zero-emission Taxis hit London
Hydrogen fuel-cell powered cabbies are motoring around the streets of London this week, courtesy of Intelligent Energy – the UK-based firm charged with filling London’s roads with a zero-emissions taxi fleet by 2012. Unlike a dozen other “greenw…
Bamboo and Rattan Electric Car Wows in Milan
Filipino furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue presented an ultra-lightweight car design last week that takes the use of renewable materials to a whole new level. Using bamboo and rattan, Cobonpue feels that the project – called “Pheonix” – pe…
Police arrest N.Y. man for church arson
State police at Harrisburg charged a New York man in connection with an arson at a Grantville church shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday.