Shell Plans UK’s First ‘No-Petrol’ Station as Journey Towards Clean Motoring Continues
Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to open Britain’s first “no-petrol” service station in the capital next year as part of its drive towards cleaner motoring.
The forecourt is expected to offer motorists biofuels, electric vehicle charge points and hydrogen cell refuelling instead of traditional petrol and diesel pumps.
Meanwhile, the buildings are due to be powered by renewable energy from solar panels on the forecourt roof.
Michelin Wants to Reinvent the Wheel for the Driverless Age
They’re completely airless, last virtually forever, and could be the perfect tire for our autonomous future.
Michelin, the 128-year-old tire manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, recently unveiled a 3D-printed tire concept that it says could be the ideal ride for self-driving cars. It just needs to figure out how to actually manufacture them first.
Dubbed “Vision,” these spidery, psychedelic-looking sponges are printed from bio-sourced and biodegradable materials, including natural rubber, bamboo, paper, tin cans, wood, electronic and plastic waste, hay, tire chips, used metals, cloth, cardboard, molasses, and orange zest.
AFLA Continues to Evolve
Incoming AFLA President Mary Sticha on how the organization is continually evolving, changing and improving. One example of that is AFLA’s current global initiative.
20 Years of Change and Improvement at PARS
In its first 20 years of business, PARS has continually changed and evolved to provide a host of helpful services to their customers.
Sofico Opens New Office in Mexico
To better service its customers in the Central America area, global automotive finance, leasing and fleet software provider Sofico has made its first move into the region by opening an office in Mexico.
Sofico Managing Director, Gémar Hompes, said: “We believe our growth strategy is a key to our continued success. The establishment of local offices assures a close proximity to our customers and helps us in attracting new staff with knowledge of the local market and local languages. We plan to set up additional offices in key European markets in the near future.”
