GM's decision on battery technology Los Angeles Times
General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner says his company has started development of a so-called plug-in hybrid power system and plans to roll it out as soon as battery technology permits ("Taking hybrids to next level," Nov. 30).
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All newly purchased taxi cabs in Thailand would be required by law to operate on hybrid technology. (Hybrid cars, for the unfamiliar, are powered by internal combustion engines as well as electric motors.
Canada's New Government Invests $350 Million to Improve Aircraft Engine Technology and Fuel Efficiency Government of Canada News
The Honourable Michael M. Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Dr. Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, on behalf of the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, today announced two repayable investments totalling $350 million to develop the next generation of gas turbine engines. The funding is
Fuel Systems Solutions Introduces New Technology to Allow Direct Fuel Injection Vehicles to be Converted to Gaseous PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2006 -- Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. today announced the introduction of its Sequent Direct Injection system that enables the conversion of gasoline-powered direct injection vehicles to operate on liquified petroleum gas.
Up Ahead: Hybrid Lighting Architectural Lighting
An emerging technology combining natural and electric light together in a single luminaire confronts conventional wisdom on daylighting design.
JAPAN: Nissan sees life in current engine designs just-auto
Nissan Motor has announced a new mid-term environmental action plan, Nissan Green Programme 2010 (NGP 2010) that includes electric cars but doesn't yet count out the conventional internal combustion engine.
Hybrid taxis ideal for Bangkok Bangkok Post
I visited Bangkok for the first time this November. In one of my 20-minute taxi rides to the end of the block, I had plenty of time to think about the impact of the automobile on Bangkok air quality.
Nissan launches green scheme E4: Engineering
Nissan Motor Company is planning to launch a new fuel-efficient car that runs 100km on three litres of petrol by the end of the decade. The initiative is part of the car company's recent environmental action plan that includes several goals for reducing CO 2 and exhaust emissions and accelerating recycling efforts.
Collecting MadVideos -- Building the next generation of rockets in Madison Isthmus
At the end of July, the U.S. Air Force awarded a $3.9 million contract to Madison-based Orbitec for its program to develop and commercialize a vortex rocket engine. In the midst of a multi-year process to develop the engine, the company is now conducting hot testing of a small-scale vortex combustion chamber. A video of one test firing follows below.
Target C02: Nissan Says It Will Fight Greenhouse Emissions Edmunds.com
TOKYO — Nissan Motor has embarked on an aggressive new campaign to adapt green technologies, with an emphasis on reducing carbon dioxide emissions as a focal point of the program.
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