Tag Archives: transportation
The Way is Shut
When I first approached the topic of societal energy in 2004, I became aware for the first time that our energy future was not in the bag, and proceeded to explore alternative after alternative to judge the viability and potential pitfalls of various options. I have retraced my steps in Do the Math posts, exposing the scales at which different energy...
VW Golf Plug-in Hybrid to Roll Out in 2015
VW has announced that its next generation Golf Plug-in Hybrid will get a release date for 2015. Though it would take 3 more years, the prototype plug-in hybrid will be based on the currently available Golf and not the next-generation vehicle.
Combining a 1.4 liter twin-charger Stratification Injection (TSI) engine with an 80 kilowatt electric motor,...
California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. The grants were awarded to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG); the Ventura County Air Quality Management District; the Bay Area Air Quality Management...
Natural Gas Trucks Proposed Tax Credit
President Barack Obama on Thursday will propose a tax break for commercial trucks that run on natural gas, building on his promise to support U.S. shale gas development, senior administration officials said.
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Obama acknowledged the nation’s booming natural gas sector, which has grown dramatically in...
My resolution: go everywhere and go deep
Travis Kalanick is the founder and CEO of car service application Uber, which is aiming to revolutionize the way that people get around major cities. Before that, he was the co-founder of the P2P file sharing application Scour.net and the founder and CEO of the P2P CDN provider RedSwoosh, which got acquired by Akamai in April 2007. We asked Kalanick...
Energy Department Awards $8.4 Million for Projects to Improve Engine and Powertrain Efficiency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary Chu today announced $8.4 million over three to four years for suppliers and vehicle manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the efficiency of engines and powertrain systems for future highway transportation vehicles. Four projects, located in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, will focus...
Ford sticks to adding 7,000 U.S. jobs, says recovery encouraging
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Ford Motor Coon Thursday stuck to its target of adding 7,000 jobs in the United States over the next two years, saying it sees an economic expansion there and not a double-dip recession.
“In the U.S., we’re still seeing economic expansion,” Alan Mulally, chief executive of the second-largest U.S. automaker,...
Airlines And Biofuels: Carriers Look To Alternative Fuels For The Future
Aviation is responsible for an estimated 2 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions. The industry’s rapid growth is doing nothing to decrease that figure, but airlines are nonetheless working to scale back their emissions. One tactic that’s been gaining traction: biofuels.
In June, KLM announced that it would begin operating more...
Ford Showcases the Garage of the Future
In the rapidly changing landscape of automobiles, what will your garage look like to accommodate all electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles? Ford has worked with many partners in the development of their home charging system for the electric Focus, to be released this year, and the upcoming plug-in hybrid and electric versions of the all new C-MAX.
The...
Planes, trains, and automobiles: TSA to grope travelers on all forms of transportation
The enemy of freedom, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as well as its mother ship, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is on a mission to grope every single traveler in the US. Whether you travel by airplane, train, ship, bus, freight truck, or potentially in the future even your own private vehicle, the TSA wants to be...
