BMW Starts Pilot Project to Use Landfill Gas As Hydrogen Fuel
26 Jul 2011, 05:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker BMW is not only looking to make its cars greener, but it is also seeking for ways to improve sustainability of its manufacturing process. The company today announced it has launched...
Volvo Rig Tested Successfully in the One More Pile Project
1 Feb 2011, 11:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aimed at finding optimal ways to rationalize timber haulage, the One More Pilot project has recently concluded another testing phase, using a 30 meter long Volvo rig with a payload of 66 tonnes.We a...
Zipcar and Toyota to Launch Multi-City Introduction of PHEVs
27 Jan 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Car sharing service provider Zipcar announced today the introduction of eight Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) into its network, that are now available to Zipcar members in Boston/Cambrid...
Audi A1 e-tron Fleet Starts Munich Pilot Project
14 Sep 2010, 14:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / No less than twenty Audi A1 e-trons will be on trial in Munich by mid-2011 as part of a project undertaken by Audi AG in partnership with E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke Mü...
Volvo FH Diesel Trucks Use Bio-DME Fuel
7 Sep 2010, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the first manufacturer in the world to use Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether) as a vehicle fuel, Volvo announced it has prepared the first five DME Volvo FH trucks to operate on Sweden’s roads. The ...
BMW Joins Germany’s Platform for E-Mobility
3 May 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the launch of the “national platform for electromobility” by German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, BMW announced it will actively get involved in the process, mostly by provid...