Is your automobile's speedometer accurate? More and more drivers are finding a discrepancy between the celerity registered on the speedometer and that on the satnav unit. So which is more accurate, and why? More information: more Read more ...

Every automobile that speeds encircling on our roads has undergone vigorous testing to ensure that the passengers inside will be as protected as imaginable should it ever be involved in an accident. When a vehicle undergoes a conversion to accommodate a wheelchair, however, it is often not place ...

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed to expand their original equipment manufacturing (OEM) supply agreement involving mini-cars. Nissan and Mitsubishi currently have OEM agreements in Japan, where Mitsubishi supplies Nissan with mini-cars and small light commerci...

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. (Earlier post.) The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation—one ...

LS9 Inc., a startup founded in 2005 to apply synthetic biology technology to production of proprietary biofuels (earlier post) has secured $5 million in Series A funding from Flagship Ventures and Khosla Ventures and has established its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The funding and SAB appoi...

Residential fuel cell systems in a one-year test reduced primary energy consumption by an average of 15.3% (equivalent to a reduction of 200 liters of oil), and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 28% (a reduction of approximately 850 kilograms of CO2), according to a report released by the Japa...

Ford’s EcoLPi Falcon has gone on sale in Australia and is making its debut at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. The new EcoLPi in-line six-cylinder engine is an advanced liquid phase injection, dedicated LPG powerplant that produces 27% more power and 10% more torque tha...

Although the energy-saving and emissions reduction potential of battery-electric vehicle (BEV) technology has been shown, the scale of BEV diffusion necessary to decarbonize transport will not be realized without immediate and sustained policy support, industry investment and fundamental change...

Volvo Trucks plans to launch a 13-liter heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for the North American market in 2014. (Earlier post.) The engine’s advanced high pressure diesel ignition technology will provide significa...

Motiva, the joint venture between Shell and Saudi Aramco, marked the completion of a five-year construction project that more than doubled the daily processing capacity of the Motiva Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas to 600,000 barrels of crude. (Earlier post.) Motiva Port Arthur now ranks as the ...

HYDERABAD: Slamming the beautification drive taken up by the government, members of National Hawkers' Federation (NHF) said their ilk have always been left at the mercy of GHMC and traffic police who leave no stone unturned to harass them and rob them of their livelihood. Speaking at a conventio...

Smelling gas leaks only triggers panic if you are not well informed on how to deal with the situation. Utmost precaution is the best defense in urgent situations like gas leaks. Everybody in the household including children who are old enough to understand basic safety measures should be informe...

NAGPUR: Consumer organization Jansamasya Nivaran Sangharsh Samiti (JNSS) has strongly condemned the recent decision of petroleum ministry to provide a family only one gas cylinder a month at subsidized rate. JNSS members held a meeting at Verma Layout and pointed out that it was impossible for m...

There's a note of despair in his voice as Charles Correa, India's most famous modern architect, discusses the multiplying shiny high-rise apartment blocks sprouting across the nation. India's top architect warns of urban breakdown "You see the big ads -- 'Buy your house, it's time you moved u...

Proton OnSite’s latest project with the US Department of Energy (DOE) has yielded a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer stack that can produce hydrogen gas at the pressure required to fuel a vehicle, without the need for a compressor. A high-differential pressure PEM stack can now saf...