Ports authority over trucking examined
Ports nationwide have expressed interest in implementing the Los Angeles port’s clean truck plan.
smart forspeed EV study at Geneva
smart is presenting the smart forspeed electric vehicle study at the Geneva Motor Show. The electric two-seater has no roof or side windows and it features a low wind deflector instead of a windscreen in the style of a classic propeller aircraft.
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Study suggests that increased enthalpies of vaporization in ethanol/gasoline mixtures could account for increased PM emissions from GDI engines fueled with ethanol blends
Total particulate number (top) and total particulate mass
(bottom) emissions for different ethanol blends in a cold
(20 °C) and a warm (80 °C) engine. Credit: ACS, Chen and Stone. Click to enlarge.
An experimental study of the enthalpies o…
Decision Centers
Today’s Trucking Decision Centers provide a unique breadth and abundance of information on specific hardware topics.
Expeditors’ Fourth-Quarter Profit Jumps
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s fourth-quarter profit jumped 40% to $96.5 million, or 45 cents a share, from $69.1 million, or 32 cents, a year earlier.
Shanghai team focusing on improving biobutanol production
Researchers from the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences reported on the development of a route to improve bio-butanol production with a focus on: increasing butanol ratio in the solvent through metabolic engineering of Clostridia spp.; introdu…
Chicago to get 280 EV Charging Stations: Too Much, Too Soon?
President Obama has thrown a lot of support behind electric cars as cities and automakers alike line up to provide the vehicles and infrastructure. Chicago is going to add 280 charging stations…for what electric cars?
Some electric car skeptics say t…
Navistar reaches development agreement with EcoMotors International on Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder Engine
Cutaway diagram of the opoc engine. Click to enlarge.
Navistar International Corporation has reached a development agreement with EcoMotors International in support of the company’s opoc (Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder) engine architectur…
Heated seat
The over-the-road Heated Legacy Series seat has a 12-volt heater with dual temperature heat controls for back and seat cushions. Users can heat seats to 110 degrees and as low as 101 degrees, and constant temperature is maintained.
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Fuel filter line
The fuel filter line from Donaldson Co. includes filters that fit Cummins engines, Racor fuel systems, Stanadyne Fuel Manager FM100 fuel systems and Davco Fuel Pro 380/382/482 fuel processors. The lineup covers applications in both on-road and off-road vehicles and are designed for easy installation. Many of the filters also feature Twist & Drain valves […]