TMC Attendance, Membership Up Significantly
Organizers at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council were very encouraged by attendance and membership figures at its annual meeting this week in Tampa, Fla.
Honda to showcase EV concept and plug-in hybrid platform at Geneva show
Honda’s EV Concept electric vehicle and a platform for mid-size plug-in hybrid vehicles will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show.
The concepts were unveiled at the LA Auto Show in November 2010 (earlier post) and will be shown at Geneva as part…
BMW to premiere ActiveE EV at Geneva Show
BMW will stage the world premiere of the BMW ActiveE at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Based on the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, the BMW ActiveE is the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group. The company had unveiled the Concept A…
WestJet’s Q4 profit soars 138%
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says profits climbed 138 per cent in the fourth quarter as it raced past analyst expectations helped by stronger passenger volumes.
Truckers Keep Trucking Through Snow, Ice
Come rain or shine, snow or ice, truck drivers must brave the roads if they want to get paid.
NSF and JST launch joint program Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society; focus on energy and environment
Conceptual sketch of future metabolomics challenges and opportunities from May 2010 NSF-JST workshop on metabolomics. Click to enlarge.
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (NSF-JST) have launched a join…
Nissan to unveil ESFLOW electric sports car concept at Geneva show
Nissan will unveil the ESFLOW electric sports car concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show (3-13 March). The rear-wheel drive two-seater features two electric motors, each driving a rear wheel. These motors independently control the left and right wheels,…
Waste Management and Genomatica enter strategic joint development agreement to produce chemicals from MSW syngas
Waste Management and Genomatica, an industrial biotech company targeting sustainable chemicals (earlier post), have formed a strategic joint development agreement to research and advance Genomatica’s technology and manufacturing processes to enable p…
SK Innovation to supply Li-ion batteries for SLS AMG E-Cell
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SK Innovation (formerly SK Energy) will supply lithium-ion batteries for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell electric super sportscar. (Earlier post.)
The company will also supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid commercial vehicles made by …
FAA manager criticizes new safety program
The president of an association that represents Federal Aviation Administration managers who oversee air traffic controllers says a new error-reporting system is hindering the ability of managers to correct controllers’ mistakes.