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AMSTERDAM, NANTERRE, PARIS May 16, 2023; Faurecia, a company of the FORVIA group, Michelin and Stellantis announce today the signing of a binding agreement for Stellantis to acquire 33.3% stake in Symbio, a leader in zero-emission hydrogen mobility. Faurecia and Michelin will remain shareholders with 33.3% holding each ... Continue reading
DOE Funds $8 Billion Regional Clean Hydrogen (Fuel) Hubs
Clean hydrogen hubs will create networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local connective infrastructure to accelerate the use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier that can deliver or store tremendous amounts of energy. The production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of clean hydrogen, including innov ... Continue reading
U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory-led Teams to Accelerate Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies
The lab call sought proposals for collaborative projects with industry, academia, and other carbon dioxide removal experts to advance measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) best practices and capabilities. ... Continue reading
GM's Cruise Expands Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Service to Houston and Dallas, Following Austin Launch GM's Cruise, the self-driving ride-hailing service, has announced its expansion to Houston and Dallas in Texas, following its launch in Austin last December and its existing operations in Phoenix. Despite challenges, Cr ... Continue reading
ROAD TRIP: THE NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM CELEBRATES 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CONGRESSIONAL DESIGNATION
The National Quilt Museum is celebrating the 15 Year Anniversary of a Congressional designation passed on May 17, 2008, making it the National Quilt Museum of the United States. It is the ONLY quilt museum designated by the United States Congress as "the nation's repository for the finest work by today's quilters." Con ... Continue reading
Isuzu Selects Honda as Partner to Develop and Supply Hydrogen Fuel Cell System
Partnership agreement based on the decision to have Honda develop and supply the fuel cell system for the fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck Isuzu is planning to introduce to market in 2027. ... Continue reading
NASA Pilatus PC-12 to Fly Over Local Area Roadways
CLEVELAND, May 16, 2023 -- NASA's Glenn Research Center will be flying an aircraft at various altitudes over roadways across greater Cleveland, Lodi, Mansfield, and Medina areas while testing aviation communications technologies. The agency's Pilatus PC-12 is outfitted with monitors to measure cell tower signal strengt ... Continue reading
New Rice U. research finds verbal prompts can make semi-automated driving safer
Rice University and Old Dominion University finds that verbal prompts as simple as “Is January the first month of the year?” help drivers maintain attention during semi-automated driving. ... Continue reading
Loliware Launches New Seaweed Resin to Replace Plastics at International Materials Conference
launch of its newest seaweed resin for injection molding. This new biomaterial will power the company's first-ever Seaweed Utensil Set and be manufactured on standard plastics injection-molding equipment. Continue Reading Loliware's first-ever Seaweed Utensil Set is made from seaweed resins and will be manufactured on ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors to Showcase Outlander Plug-in Hybrid at All 2023 Electrify Expo Events
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced today that it will showcase the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid during Electrify Expo's seven-stop nationwide exhibit experience. The 2023 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV, which has received multiple awards while enjoying rave reviews from media and customers ... Continue reading
With more than 284 million vehicles in operation (VIO) on U.S. roads, the average age of cars and light trucks in the US has risen again this year to a new record of 12.5 years, up by more than three months over 2022, according to the latest analysis from S&P Global Mobility. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Others, Recall-Driver's Air Bag Inflator May Explode
Driver's Air Bag Inflator May Explode An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 Manufacturer General Motors, LLC Components AIR BAGS Potential Number of Units Affected 994,763 Summary General M ... Continue reading
OFFICIAL NHTSA VEHICLE RECALL SUMMARY May 15, 2023
The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading
2023 Lexus NX 450h + Luxury – Review by David Colman
The little NX that couldn’t last year has become the big NX that could this year. Toward the end of 2022, we spent a week with Lexus’s NX 350h hybrid sport utility, which made do with just 239hp. That output fell short of the mark in launching a vehicle weighing 4,487 pounds. ... Continue reading
