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Scania to Deliver 75 Battery Electric Trucks to ASKO in Norway

Scania to Deliver 75 Battery Electric Trucks to ASKO in Norway

Scania and the leading Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO have a long-standing collaboration in delivering high-performance trucks. Based on that close relationship, the two companies are jointly exploring new electrification technologies. ... Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: Toyota Spring New Product Showcase +VIDEO

WATCH LIVE: Toyota Spring New Product Showcase +VIDEO

Today, Toyota will be presenting its first-ever Spring showcase of new products. Watch it all right here on TheAutoChannel.com beginning at 11AM New York time, 10AM Texas time, and 8AM Los Angeles time. ... Continue reading

On-line World Premiere of "Made In Germany" Methanol Fuel Cell Car ... and it's Beautiful! +VIDEO

On-line World Premiere of "Made In Germany" Methanol Fuel Cell Car ... and it's Beautiful! +VIDEO

Online world premiere of the Roland Gumpert Nathalie "First Edition": Start of production for the world's first series vehicle with methanol fuel cell technology. It is a turning point in electric mobility. ... Continue reading

Methanol Made From Coal For Liquid Auto Fuel Has Grown Rapidly In China Since 2000 (But Not In USA) - The Methanol Economy

Methanol Made From Coal For Liquid Auto Fuel Has Grown Rapidly In China Since 2000 (But Not In USA) - The Methanol Economy

China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded methanol production capacity. ... Continue reading

GM Spring Hill Plant Goes Solar

GM Spring Hill Plant Goes Solar

The energy will be supplied by a solar farm in Lowndes County, Mississippi, currently under development by Origis Energy.**</p> <p>The commitment is made possible through the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Green Invest program, which is the federal electric utility’s green tariff solution.</p> <p>This project is expe ... Continue reading

Toyota's Adjustments to Domestic Production in June 2020 (as of May 15)

Toyota's Adjustments to Domestic Production in June 2020 (as of May 15)

We have decided to halt production at all plants for completed vehicles in Japan for four days, on June 5 (Fri), 12 (Fri), 19 (Fri), and 26 (Fri). (We plan to reflect the operation days on alternative dates.)*Takaoka Plant, production line #2 and Toyota Industries Corporation, production lines #301 and #302 to operate ... Continue reading

COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Analysis- Autogas Market 2020-2024 | Rising Need for Cleaner Fuel to Boost Growth | Technavio

COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Analysis- Autogas Market 2020-2024 | Rising Need for Cleaner Fuel to Boost Growth | Technavio

Technavio has been monitoring the autogas market and it is poised to grow by 2.91 million tonnes during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of about 2% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius | 20th Anniversary Model | Plus 20 Years Of Auto Channel Toyota Prius Specs, Reviews, Prices and Comparisons

Toyota Prius | 20th Anniversary Model | Plus 20 Years Of Auto Channel Toyota Prius Specs, Reviews, Prices and Comparisons

The 2001 Toyota Prius, the world's first production hybrid car, had arrived, and it would profoundly change the trajectory of automotive propulsion evolution. ... Continue reading

Jeep® Getting Greener; Wrangler's Environmental Impact Reduced by 15 Percent

Jeep® Getting Greener; Wrangler's Environmental Impact Reduced by 15 Percent

Wrangler Unlimited's GWP, revamped to accommodate anticipated need Jeep® Wrangler can account for emissions reduction equivalent to CO2 produced by three cars driven for one year In its continuing efforts to monitor and reduce the environmental impact of its vehicles, FCA has completed its latest Global Warming Potent ... Continue reading

Open Letter To Two Anti-Ethanol Professors - Jim Doti and Laurence Iannaccone

Open Letter To Two Anti-Ethanol Professors - Jim Doti and Laurence Iannaccone

Hi Jim and Larry - I just finished reading the editorial you wrote for Wall Street Journal about rubbing alcohol. I noticed that the article lists you both as "economics professors" at Chapman University, and that you both have Ph.D. degrees. ... Continue reading

IBM Study: Ride Sharing And Public Transportation To Shrink As COVID-19 Alters U.S. Consumer Behavior and Future Plans

IBM Study: Ride Sharing And Public Transportation To Shrink As COVID-19 Alters U.S. Consumer Behavior and Future Plans

Personal Mobility, Retail Shopping, and Event Attendance Are Among the Areas Most Impacted The study polled more than 25,000 U.S. adults in the month of April to understand how COVID-19 has affected their perspectives on a number of issues, including retail spending, transportation, future attendance at events in large ... Continue reading

The Great Shut-In of 2020 – Global Oil Production Now Expected to be Cut by as Much as 17 Million Barrels Per Day in Q2 2020

The Great Shut-In of 2020 – Global Oil Production Now Expected to be Cut by as Much as 17 Million Barrels Per Day in Q2 2020

IHS Markit now expects much as 17 MMb/d total liquids output (which includes nearly 14 MMb/d of crude oil production) to be cut or shut-in during the period between April and June 2020. “The Great Shut-In, a rapid and brutal adjustment of global oil supply to a lower level of demand is underway. ... Continue reading

API welcomes OPEC+ agreement to cut global oil production

API welcomes OPEC+ agreement to cut global oil production

"We welcome today’s announcement of an agreement by other producing nations to follow the lead of the global marketplace – and U.S. producers – to reduce supply to align with lower energy demand as result of the pandemic. ... Continue reading

Week Two of Michael Moore's Attempt to Apologize for Blowing the Lid Off AGW and Extreme Green Begins Tonight +VIDEO

Week Two of Michael Moore's Attempt to Apologize for Blowing the Lid Off AGW and Extreme Green Begins Tonight +VIDEO

In an effort to mitigate his fall from grace after exposing the ineptness and hypocrisy of the AGW and extreme green movements, Michael Moore and associates will be staging another live video podcast in order to lay blame for the failure of Mother Nature to cooperate with the alarmists' predictions of doom. Joining Moo ... Continue reading

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