Mack offering Granite sleeper, other upgrades
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Mack Trucks was at this week’s Conexpo-Con/Agg construction equipment show with some new offerings, including a sleeper option for its Granite and other interior upgrades for the Granite and Titan. [Full Story]
First Solar-Powered EV Charging Station Opens in NYC
New York has perhaps taken a big step towards endorsing an electric car future by installing its first EV charging station at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The station was donated by the Brooklyn-based Beautiful Earth Group and will operate completely auto…
First Solar-Powered EV Charging Station Opens in NYC
New York has perhaps taken a big step towards endorsing an electric car future by installing its first EV charging station at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The station was donated by the Brooklyn-based Beautiful Earth Group and will operate completely auto…
Truck-Lite develops CSA training program
FALCONER, N.Y. — With US inspection agencies stepping up enforcement of CSA (Compliance, Safety and Accountability), Truck-Lite has developed a training program aimed at keeping its customers’ lighting products in compliance. [Full Story]
VG Energy contracts BioProcess Algae to verify lipid trigger process for commercial production
VG Energy, a subsidiary of Viral Genetics, Inc., has retained alternative energy producer BioProcess Algae, LLC to verify on a large scale promising lab results of a process to increase lipid production in algae.
Developed by VG Energy and its lead re…
inthinc grows Canadian presence with second Calgary facility
CALGARY, Alta. — Global telematics company inthinc Technology Solutions has expanded its Canadian presence with the opening of a new operations centre in Calgary. [Full Story]
Study finds Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate
In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in turn increase carbon di…
Trucker caught weight-lifting on motorway
A truck driver in Germany has been fined by police after being caught lifting weights while on the motorway.
40 mpg club: Does anyone really need a hybrid or plug-in?
Is the Chevy Cruze a better deal than a Prius or a Volt?
I say yes, but the numbers aren’t always clear
40 mpg. That’s the new metric that automakers seem to be touting these days, especially as gas prices keep rising. Consequently, there have been a n…
New Urbino hybrid bus with Voith parallel hybrid system
Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid system layout. Click to enlarge.
Solaris Bus & Coach and Voith Turbo are introducing a new Urbino hybrid bus—the Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid articulated city bus—equipped with a Voith parallel DIWAhybrid system (earlier post). So…