Seattle trial for man who shined light at copter
Trial is beginning in federal court in Seattle Monday for a Lynden man who put a spotlight on a low-flying Customs and Border Patrol helicopter.
Raytheon orders multiple external combustion engines from Cyclone Power Technologies
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), a business of Raytheon Company, has placed an initial purchase order for multiple engines from Cyclone, developer of the Cyclone external combustion engine. (Earlier post.) This contract is valued at approxima…
Is Your City on Ford’s EV List?
With the release of the fully electric Ford Focus just around the corner, Ford has posted a map pin pointing cities across the country that the Ford company thinks are best suited for electric car ownership.
Most of Middle America and many other trad…
EPRI publishes basic consumer guide about EVs
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a basic consumer guide that addresses questions about electric vehicle technology and performance. With a variety of electric and hybrid technologies now available commercially, potential buyer…
GM prototypes two-mode transmission for FWD plug-in hybrid vehicles
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
General Motors has developed a prototype of its existing two-mode transmission (2MH4EV) specifically designed for front-wheel drive, plug-in hybrid vehicles. At the 2011 SAE World Congress, GM out…
Tomada admits large unions ignore 24 % salary increase truckers agreed to
Labour Minister Carlos Tomada admitted that the 24 percent hike in wages that the truck drivers’ union got is neither the floor nor the limit of collective bargains and clarified that each union will reach an agreement with different percentages.
Striking Shanghai truckers get back to work
SHANGHAI: Shanghai truckers said yesterday that they have halted a strike over high fuel costs after authorities met their demands amid fears of wider inflation-related unrest.
Honda Civic Hybrid: 44 MPG, up to 68.7 MPG?
Hello, Prius? Yeah, there’s a new guy in the neighborhood, and he’d like to talk about fuel efficiency. His name is the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and he’s got a 44/44/44 mpg rating. And he looks like a car.
While its not quite the 45 mpg rating we…
Honda Civic Hybrid: 44 MPG, up to 68.7 MPG?
Hello, Prius? Yeah, there’s a new guy in the neighborhood, and he’d like to talk about fuel efficiency. His name is the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and he’s got a 44/44/44 mpg rating. And he looks like a car.
While its not quite the 45 mpg rating we…
On-Highway Diesel and Crude Fall Slightly
National on-highway diesel prices fell last week for the first time in five weeks, according to the Energy Information Administration. The national average decreased by seven-tenths of a cent, with every major region except the Rocky Mountains exper…