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]
Hours of Service
The impact of “human factors” on road safety is the focus of a three-year study being prepared by Transport Canada.
SIM-Drive EV has range of 333 km on JC08
Nikkei. SIM-Drive Corp., a spin-off from Keio University (earlier post), unveiled electric vehicle capable of traveling 333 km (207 miles) on a fully charged battery on the JC08 cycle.
In January 2010, SIM-Drive announced that 34 companies and municip…
EC Survey finds majority of Europeans willing to compromise on performance, size, range and price to reduce vehicle emissions; 53% say they use car as main mode of transport
Willingness to compromise on different characteristics. Click to enlarge.
A survey conducted by Euro-barometer for the European Commission of nearly 26,000 people in all 27 EU member states found that most Europeans are willing to compromise on pe…
EC Survey finds majority of Europeans willing to compromise on performance, size, range and price to reduce vehicle emissions; 53% say they use car as main mode of transport
Willingness to compromise on different characteristics. Click to enlarge.
A survey conducted by Euro-barometer for the European Commission of nearly 26,000 people in all 27 EU member states found that most Europeans are willing to compromise on pe…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An air traffic supervisor has been suspended as …
An air traffic supervisor has been suspended as the result of an incident in central Florida over the weekend in which a Southwest Airlines jet and a small plane came too close together, putting both planes in danger, the Federal Aviation Administratio…
MiraQua: A Tiny Miracle
Today there seems to be more and more and yet more vehicles on the road than ever. Everybody wants to have their own transport and a smaller car with least carbon emission seems to be an ideal solution for this inexhaustible number of cars that seem…
Qantas to cut capacity, reduce management to offset fuel
Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to axe capacity and management jobs and retire some aircraft early under cost-cutting measures aimed at offsetting soaring fuel prices and the impact of natural disasters in Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
Volvo to recall truck plant workers
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