Volvo to Lease C30 Electric Car for $2,100 A Month
We all know electric cars are still quite expensive, but automakers believe there are people who will pay a premium to drive emissions free. Even so, Volvo’s $2,100-a-month lease for its C30 EV seems like an expensive pill to swallow.
Volvo, the perk…
Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads
Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). (Earlier post.)
The Fuel Cell Black Cab on Westminster Bridge as it passes the Houses of Parli…
TA director says they "get it"
Those were the words of Mike Yager, Director of Operations for TA/Petro Travel Centers during an All Drivers Together conference call March 22.
Hendrickson’s Steertek NXT Saves Weight, Allows for Multiple Brake Solutions
Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems announced the Steertek NXT, the next generation its weight-saving Steertek fabricated front steer axle.
Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Chinese inflation goes global
Inflation has become a growing concern for mainland Chinese authorities and is now set to become everyone’s, as higher-priced made-in-China goods are exported around the globe.
Cellulosic nanocrystals from biomass waste for thermoplastics for automotive applications
Scientists in Brazil are studying the production and incorporation of cellulosic nanocrystals (also known as cellulose whiskers) derived from several sources such as pineapple, curaua, banana and coir into thermoplastics matrix composites for automotiv…
Porous V2O5 cathode material for Li-ion batteries shows excellent low-temperature behavior
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside and the University of Science and Technology of China synthesized monodisperse V2O5 microspheres with a porous structure. Used as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the material…
JOC Ranks Roadrunner Fastest-Growing LTL
Roadrunner Transportation was the fastest growing-company among the top 25 less-than-truckload carriers last year, according to the Journal of Commerce .
Here’s proof hard work pays
One of my pet peeves is people who are constantly complaining. Those who always find the dark cloud in any situation.
Trucker, helper killed in storm
Bangladesh News.Net Sunday 27th March, 2011 A truck driver and his helper were killed when a big branch of a tree fell on the Aricha-bound cargo laden truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway during storm Saturday evening.