Hydrogen Fueling Stations See Growth but Number Still Quite Small
Twenty seven hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling stations were installed not long ago, which does involve a high level of expertise and capital. The problem is that the number 27 applied to worldwide and for the entire year of 2012. The worldwide number wasn’t that large – 181 before the new stations were placed last […]
EcoMotors Gets Contract in China for Diverse Applications of Advanced Technology
EcoMotors, a Detroit-based powertrain company that brought in Bill Gates as an investor, has made a deal for $200 million to produce its opoc motor in China with automotive, stationary, off-road and commercial opportunities. The opoc (which is short for opposed piston-opposed cylinder) has generated a lot of interest because of its compact size, low […]
Aegis Mobility Releases White Paper on Risk and Liability from Employee Distracted Driving
As part of April being National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Aegis Mobility has issued a new white paper entitled “Employee Distracted Driving: Understanding Your Business Risk and Liability.” To develop a reasonable mobile device safety program, companies should start a thoughtful, deliberative discussion with key corporate stakeholders – from accounting to legal; from management to staff. The conversation should focus on the risks and utility of mobile device use for that company. There is no single compliance solution. What works for one company may not work for another......
EIA Releases Annual Report on Alternative Fuels Energy Consumption
The US Energy Information Administration has released its new annual “Alternative Fuel Vehicle” report with data from 2011. It offers an overview of alternative fuel consumption and it’s being used in various applications…
• Consumption of ethanol (E85) jumped 52% from the prior year's consumption, an increase from 90,323 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2010 to 137,165 thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons in 2011. It’s a reflection of the increase in, and ethanol usage within, the overall inventory of E85-capable flex fuel vehicles. Much of this came through the use of flex fuel medium-duty vans......
CPO Sales Continue to Climb Up and Break Records
Certified pre-owned vehicle sales continue to go through the roof. The best-ever month for CPO sales capped the best-ever quarter in the CPO market. According to Autodata Corp., there were 190,065 CPO sales last month, which was the strongest month of all time for the certified market. The numbers also represented a 9-percent increase from […]
