Transportation News

RSS

Zipcar Car Sharing Program Comes to University of Miami Campus

Car-sharing program offers fuel efficient vehicles on demand

24 Aug 2008

America's Largest Bike Sharing Program Debuts at Democratic National Convention

Bike-sharing officially rolled into Denver today as Mayor John Hickenlooper launched the nation's largest bike-sharing program to date

24 Aug 2008

BMW Hydrogen Car Completes 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour

The BMW Hydrogen 7 - the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan - pulled into Los Angeles this morning to finish a more than 4,000 mile cross-country journey featuring hydrogen-powered cars

24 Aug 2008

Clean Diesel from Bosch Helps Audi to Dominate American Le Mans Races

Diesel power has won more than half of this year's Le Mans races and is also powering vehicles available to consumers

21 Aug 2008

Nationwide Effort to Save Consumers Money at the Gas Pump and Cut CO2 Emissions

Automakers today announced EcoDriving(TM), a comprehensive, nationwide effort to save consumers money at the gas pump, reduce fuel use and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The industry also applauded California and Colorado for being the first states to support this consumer awareness program. The Environmental Defense Fund also participated in the launch of the EcoDriving initiative.

18 Aug 2008

Large-Scale Australia-China Partnership on Clean Energy Technologies

The University of Queensland will lead a large-scale Australia-China partnership on clean energy technologies, targeting clean coal, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen production and energy storage.

18 Aug 2008

Following Carbon Emission Trail

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.

16 Aug 2008

Scientists Develop High Performance Energy Storage Units for Hybrid Vehicles

Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors

14 Aug 2008

US Car Manufacturers Finally Get The Message With Ford Launching New Ford Fiesta for Global Small Car Era

Ford Motor Company today began production of the all-new Ford Fiesta, the first in a portfolio of global small cars, at the Cologne Stamping and Assembly plant in Germany

14 Aug 2008

Air Products Hydrogen Fuelling Station Used to Fill Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles on National Tour

Air Products new hydrogen fueling station at its Allentown, Pennsylvania headquarters today filled the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles of several automakers making their way across the country as part of a tour designed to demonstrate that hydrogen vehicle and fueling technologies are approaching commercial availability

14 Aug 2008