Some hybrids are great buys according to Kiplinger
The Prius cannot be denied
Many hybrids are class leaders
OK. It’s not that big a deal that Kiplinger’s best car values for 2011 includes a number of hybrid vehicles as most fuel efficient vehicles in their segment for fuel economy. Big whoop, right? T…
CTS files Chapter 11
By Jill Dunn A bankruptcy judge will hold a final hearing Feb. 9 on an emergency order issued to Cargo Transportation Services after the Florida-based trucking company filed for Chapter 11 protection.
Daimler Says Fuel Cells as Affordable as Diesel Hybrids by 2015
Fuel cell vehicles face many of the same challenges as electric cars, chief among them the high cost and lack of infrastructure. However, Daimler thinks fuel cells will be as affordable as diesels by 2015. So how ‘bout the infrastructure?
It can’t …
Do fuel cell hybrids offer the US an oil-free advantage?
Fuel cell vehicles make sense, but does hydrogen?
Natural gas + fuel cells = huge interim potential?
Not long ago Toyota claimed that not only have fuel cell vehicle costs dropped massively in the last few years, but that at least another 50 percent re…
Business News
Corporate earnings are once again taking the focus on Wall Street. Investors are also keeping a wary eye on the stand-off in Egypt.
Port Authority Leased Land For Tunnel Project
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey paid $95.5 million to lease land for the Hudson River tunnel project a week before Gov.
Saia Swings to Profit for 4Q, Year
Saia Inc. Monday reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a loss a year earlier, as tonnage improved.
FMCSA proposes to mandate EOBRs
All interstate commercial truck that now use logbooks to track compliance with hours-of-service regs would have to use electronic onboard recorders under a proposed regulation.
Europe could be oil free by 2050, what about the US?
Europe trying to get serious on oil independence
Oil dependency just a game in the US?
Now that automakers are selling plug-in vehicles, oil independence is just around the corner, right? Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Sadly, d…
Snack time
Eat a snack around 2 p.m. That’s when levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps regulate mood, can take a nosedive, according to Eric Braverman, a physician in New York City and the author of The Edge Effect. Choose a snack that contains nutr…