The patent process for the Self Inflating Tire (SIT) further continues with international applications submitted in the EU and 12 more countries including Japan, South Korea, India and China. Widely patented technology enables CODA ...
Tags: Tire Technology, Coda Development
Omnitek Engineering has commenced the second phase of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency pilot project by choosing 12.7l Detroit Diesel Series 60 and the Caterpillar C15 engine models. As part of this project, the company will develop ...
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Quebec has announced a program that will subsidize 30% of the cost premium of natural gas trucks. The rebate will cover 30% of up to $75,000 of the additional cost natural gas adds to the price of a vehicle. The announcement drew praise ...
Tags: Gas Trucks, Trucks, Transportation, Auto
Chinese Academy of Sciences' Semiconductor Lighting R&D Center at the Institute of Semiconductors in Beijing has developed an electrically driven color-tunable light-emitting diode (LED) based on indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum wells ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics, Semiconductor
The Toyota LandCruiser and other large SUVs in the brand’s line-up will reportedly be offered with hybrid powertrains from 2016 in a bid to combat tightening emissions regulations. According to reports from Japan’s Nikkei, ...
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Mack Trucks says it is reducing the CO2 output from its Macungie truck plant by 215.3 tons per year, as a result of working with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to identify ways to reduce its energy consumption. This is the third year ...
Tags: Transportation, auto parts, Truck
Dimplex's acclaimed OptiMyst® Electric Fireplace technology is the most realistic flame effect in the industry today and the first ever 3D fire. Previously launched with only one model, Dimplex plans to release 5 new models and designs ...
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced it would launch the all-new Odyssey and Odyssey Absolute premium minivans at dealerships throughout Japan on Friday, November 1, 2013. Now in its fifth generation, the all-new Odyssey offers an ...
Buckinghamshire County Council has begun its LED street light replacement strategy that will see the installation of more than 1,000 LED luminaires before the end of this year. It's the first phase in a three-year programme of works to ...
Tags: LED, Street Lighting, Lights, Lighting
The Fortifiber Building Systems Group recently announced new milestones in its commitment to environmentally sustainable practices through both its ForeSight Green Building Program and refinements to its manufacturing operations. From ...
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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK has secured £1m in funding to help it speed the development and commercialization of its silicon carbide (SiC)-on-silicon technology for power devices. The benefit of SiC-based devices is ...
Tags: SiC power converters SiC-on-silicon driver ICs, Electrical, Electronics
The province of Ontario has announced a new biodiesel mandate, which will require a 2% biofuel component in on- and off-road diesel beginning in April 2014, and ramping up to 4% in 2015. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said it will ...
Resilient flooring has grown from 13% to over 20% of the flooring market on a square footage basis over the last decade. In the last five years, it has been the fastest growing category, fueled in part by its frequent specification in ...
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The all-new Isuzu MU-X will launch the Japanese brand into Australia’s popular SUV market when the ute-based seven-seater reaches local showrooms in December. Isuzu’s eagerly anticipated large SUV joins the D-Max ute, with ...
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BMW has ruled out adding an SUV to its new line-up of low-emissions i-badge vehicles. The German car maker is working on the next members of its new i sub brand that currently comprises the BMW i3 electric car officially launched this ...
Tags: BMW I, SUVs, Sub-Brand's Expanding Range