Santa Ana, California-based California Yellow Cab has ordered 25 units of the compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) engine prep package for the Ford Transit Connect Taxi. The engine prep package enables conversion of the Transit Connect to CNG... Mike Millikin

Verizon has purchased 576 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrids. The 2010 Silverado Hybrid is a full-size, fully-capable, V8-powered two-mode hybrid truck that delivers up to a 40% improvement in city cycle fuel economy. With the two-mode hybrid technology, the Silverado Hybrid provides... Mike Millikin

Verizon has purchased 576 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrids. The 2010 Silverado Hybrid is a full-size, fully-capable, V8-powered two-mode hybrid truck that delivers up to a 40% improvement in city cycle fuel economy. With the two-mode hybrid technology, the Silverado Hybrid provides... Mike Millikin

General Motors has established General Motors Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary designed to help the company identify and develop innovative technologies in the automotive/transportation sector. Leading the initiative will be Jon J. Lauckner, who is named GM Vice President and President... Mike Millikin

General Motors has established General Motors Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary designed to help the company identify and develop innovative technologies in the automotive/transportation sector. Leading the initiative will be Jon J. Lauckner, who is named GM Vice President and President... Mike Millikin

2-speed HD alternator. Click to enlarge. UK-based Antonov has been increasing its commercial engineering activities in parallel with becoming a high volume transmission manufacturer. The company recently secured a 2-speed heavy-duty alternator project, and is in the design phase of... Mike Millikin

2-speed HD alternator. Click to enlarge. UK-based Antonov has been increasing its commercial engineering activities in parallel with becoming a high volume transmission manufacturer. The company recently secured a 2-speed heavy-duty alternator project, and is in the design phase of... Mike Millikin

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne received an award of up to $10.2 million from the Department of Energy to design and develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering electricity costs using a Concentrated Solar Power Tower with Thermal Storage (CSP Power Tower).... Mike Millikin

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne received an award of up to $10.2 million from the Department of Energy to design and develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering electricity costs using a Concentrated Solar Power Tower with Thermal Storage (CSP Power Tower).... Mike Millikin

The US Internal Revenue Service certified that the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 (earlier post) qualifies for up to a $900 tax credit under the Alternative Motor Vehicle provision. The base MSRP of the ActiveHybrid 7 is $103,125 including destination and handling;... Mike Millikin

The US Internal Revenue Service certified that the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 (earlier post) qualifies for up to a $900 tax credit under the Alternative Motor Vehicle provision. The base MSRP of the ActiveHybrid 7 is $103,125 including destination and handling;... Mike Millikin

Plug In Carolina has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to... Mike Millikin

Plug In Carolina has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to... Mike Millikin

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) is holding the third meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Expert Workgroup on 17 June in Sacramento, CA. Interested parties are invited to attend. At the time of the... Mike Millikin

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) is holding the third meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Expert Workgroup on 17 June in Sacramento, CA. Interested parties are invited to attend. At the time of the... Mike Millikin

To examine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on microbes in the waters and sediments near the spill site, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a rapid response grant to marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University... Mike Millikin

To examine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on microbes in the waters and sediments near the spill site, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a rapid response grant to marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University... Mike Millikin

People’s Daily. The Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Project was completed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 31 May. The project—targeted to produce 1.80 Mt/a methanol and 600,000 t/a of polethyelene and polypropylene—is to be operational this year and is the... Mike Millikin

People’s Daily. The Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Project was completed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 31 May. The project—targeted to produce 1.80 Mt/a methanol and 600,000 t/a of polethyelene and polypropylene—is to be operational this year and is the... Mike Millikin

On the heels of the Indianapolis 500 last weekend, the IZOD IndyCar Series has released a new engine strategy that reflects the downsizing trend in the larger commercial market. The new engine platform, which will debut in 2012, will allow... Mike Millikin