Category: Automotive

Trier’s public utilities company is modernising its fleet of city buses

Contract signed for 90 vehicles Citaro is predominant vehicle among Trier’s public transport Complete renewal of the fleet within seven years Trier / Stuttgart – On 18 September, Steffen Maiwald (Member of the Board of Management at Stadtwerke Trier), Michael Schröder (Managing Director of SWT Stadtwerke Trier Verkehrs-GmbH), Rüdiger Kappel (Head of Fleet Sales at Daimler… Continue reading Trier’s public utilities company is modernising its fleet of city buses

GM’s South Korean workers to stage partial strike – union note

SEOUL, Sept 19 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s unionised workers in South Korea will stage partial strikes over stalled wage negotiations, the union said on Thursday. The workers will launch partial strikes on Friday and next week, according to an internal note from the union seen by Reuters. The decision followed their full strike earlier… Continue reading GM’s South Korean workers to stage partial strike – union note

New study looks into the potential of Heavy-Duty Vehicles to reduce greenhouse gases

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New study looks into the potential of Heavy-Duty Vehicles to reduce greenhouse gases

20/01/2012Applying fuel-saving technologies to all new Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDV) as of 2020 has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of HDV in 2030 to 28 % below 2030 projected business-as-usual levels, finds a study published by the European Commission today and financed by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
The study is based on a comparison between HDV technologies offered in the United States and those offered in the EU, as many of the vehicle and engine manufacturers that sell products in the US are EU-based and thus technologies are expected to be similar.

It draws from the data gathered for a previous study (by AEA-Ricardo, see link below) and supplements the analysis with additional input gathered from original equipment manufacturers by the US National Research Council (NRC) and TIAX consultants.

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Self-drive car rental services threatened by illegal practice

Sources in Zoomcar said, “For self-drive cars we invest a lot on vehicle registration and insurance. And then we decide on a competitive fare. But if commercial or private vehicle owners continue to give their car on rent it will become difficult for us to survive in the market.” Visakhapatnam: At a time when traffic… Continue reading Self-drive car rental services threatened by illegal practice

Power Products Reach 150 million Unit Milestone

TOKYO, Japan, September 19, 2019 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that Honda’s cumulative worldwide power products production reached the 150 million-unit milestone this month. Based on the original spirit of Honda to utilize technology to help people, Honda Life Creation business, which includes power products business, began in 1953, with production of a　general-purpose… Continue reading Power Products Reach 150 million Unit Milestone

UAW blasts GM for using worker health insurance as ‘leverage’

The United Auto Workers blasted General Motors on Wednesday after the company said the union will have to pay for striking workers’ health care on Tuesday.Impacted workers are eligible for continued health insurance cover under COBRA.Those workers still qualify for specified health care benefits (medical and prescription drugs) available through the UAW Strike and Defense Fund.

Taycan Euro Trip

09/18/2019 An extraordinary car like the Porsche Taycan needs an extraordinary event on which to let the world’s media sample its capabilities for the first time. The Porsche Newsroom provides regular updates. Day Two At the end of the second day of the Taycan media launch, the convoy has reached Copenhagen. With media from the… Continue reading Taycan Euro Trip

California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver

Washington — The Trump administration will move to revoke part of California’s right to set its own gas mileage rules for cars, and the Golden State is gearing up for a legal fight that is likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court. “The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far… Continue reading California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver