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Fuel prices forcing drivers off road
Figures show that the average number of miles driven per year are falling, yet car ownership is up
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UK Vauxhall car plant saved by GM
General Motors has decided to keep Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant running, meaning 2,100 jobs have been saved. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, flew to the US in February when General Motors said it was losing money in the UK and there were fears for the plant's closure
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80 mph motorway speed limit ‘not safe’
A new report from the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) concludes an increase in the maximum speed limit on motorways to 80 mph would reduce safety. Over the next few months the government will be consulting on the introduction of new speed limit on English and Welsh motorways of 80 mph. The intention is to reduce journey times so businesses become more efficient, in an attempt to boost the econ…
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Return Of The Iron Giant
It is this power, combined with amazing precision—its tolerances are measured in thousandths of an inch—that gives the Fifty its far-reaching utility. It has made essential parts for industrial gas turbines, helicopters, and spacecraft
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Watchdog: Company car tax
Does company car tax really add up?
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Ontario Government Ready To “Invest” In The Auto Industry
A day after a government commissioned report about the auto industry surfaced , Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty told reporters that he would seek ways to help assist the auto industry as a thank you to the province’s “…leading goal scorer”. They put the puck in the net over and over again on behalf of the Ontario economy
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Dongfeng launch ‘Dongfeng 1′ project: to produce high end car in the near future
Dongfeng 1 was the name of China’s first ballastic missile, the design was based on The Soviet Union’s R-22 Sibling Missile and had a range of just over 500km, Dongfeng 1 is also the name of Dongfeng’s new high end car project. FAW were the first Chinese brand to get into the high end car business, they produced the Red Flag brand which went onto become of China’s best known car brands, later the the Besturn brand emerged based on Mazda technology.
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100% of all U.S. Hyundai models to get brake pedal electronic throttle override
Gallery – 12 images Hyundai has confirmed that it will be offering brake pedal electronic throttle override capability well before the government mandates the safety feature into effect. “The government mandate for brake pedal throttle override capability, a component of FMVSS 124 (Accelerator Control Systems), has been under consideration by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),” Hyundai said in a statement. “However, its final approval and subsequent timing have yet to be determined
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GM Reports $1b Q1 Profit, Still Seeking “Competitive Levels Of Profitability”
Once upon a time, GM’s North American operations spewed red ink across the firm’s balance sheet, with the whole mess kept afloat by relatively strong overseas operations. Now GM makes most of its money at home while its international divisions limp along
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ANSI releases detailed electric vehicle deployment ‘roadmap’
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , USA It may not be an electric-vehicle junkie’s version of “War and Peace,” but it’s pretty close. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which last year formed its Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) to accelerate electric-vehicle component standardization, last week released the first version of its “standardization roadmap” about four months after its initial deadline. And we think we know what took so long.
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Alt-fuel vehicles generated more than $150 million in tax credits last year
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Legislation and Policy Now here’s something that will make fiscal conservatives feel warm and fuzzy. U.S
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BYD’s Profit Maybe Down by 95%
From Bloomberg : BYD Co fell the most in a month in Hong Kong trading after the Chinese carmaker partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.