PickupTrucks.com and AutoPacific Announce their Most Significant Trucks of the Decade
Dec 28, 2009
CHICAGO, Dec. 28 -- PickupTucks.com and AutoPacific have taken a look at all the new trucks sold in the last 10 years and made their picks for the most significant trucks of the decade. The trucks that made the list introduced cutting edge technologies and pushed the segment into new territory. "Despite the economic ch ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Defense Awarded $54 Million Delivery Order for M-ATV Armor Kits
Dec 24, 2009
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation , has received an order valued at more than $54 million from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to supply more than 970 add-on protection kits for the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV). âA f ... Continue reading
Clean Energy's BAF Subsidiary Receives Second 463-CNG-Vehicle Conversion Order from AT&T for 2010
Dec 21, 2009
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--AT&T has awarded to BAF Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , an order to convert 463 Ford E-250 vans to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to be fulfilled during the second quarter of 2010. The new order is in addition to a 463-unit order from AT&T for vehicle ... Continue reading
Azure Dynamics Receives Record Hybrid Electric Truck Order From Purolator Couriers
Dec 15, 2009
OAK PARK, MI, Dec. 14 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure") or (the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, announced today that Purolator Courier Ltd. ("Purolator") has placed an order f ... Continue reading
EPA Ruling Makes Retrofitting Transit and Fleet Vehicles Imperative
Dec 14, 2009
Municipalities and Businesses Will Need Economic and Environmental Solutions to Meet Eventual Federal Mandates CHICAGO, Dec. 14 -- With the recent declaration by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gases are dangerous pollutants, municipalities and businesses throughout the country are faced with ... Continue reading
Dec 14, 2009
SINGAPORE, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL") has entered into a joint venture agreement with Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. ("Caterp ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Corporation Awarded Additional $175 Million Order to Supply 400 M-ATVs
Dec 11, 2009
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $175 million order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to deliver 400 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). To date, Oshkosh has received six awards valued at $3.3 billion to del ... Continue reading
All-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty Pickup Named Motor Trend 'Truck of the Year'
Dec 10, 2009
All-new 2010 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups recognized by editors for setting a new benchmark in heavy-duty truck segment All-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty pickup beats the competition in a series of rigorous tests AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 10 -- The editors of Motor Trend today named the all-new 2010 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy D ... Continue reading
EV Innovations, Inc. Promising Results Achieved With Lithium Truck Highway Test Reaching 72MPH
Dec 10, 2009
MOORESVILLE, NC December 9, 2009; EV Innovations, Inc., 21st Century Design & Engineering of emission-free automotive propulsion systems using the latest lithium battery technology, is pleased to announce the engineering team has released its first all electric 13,000 lb. GVWR cab and chassis to the Test and Tune Depar ... Continue reading
UPS Leases Fleet of ZAP Electric Trucks for Third Consecutive Year, Totaling 92 Vehicles Since 2007
Dec 10, 2009
SANTA ROSA, CA December 9, 2009; TheAutoChannel.Com reported that for the third year in a row, UPS has leased a fleet of electric trucks from ZAP (OTC.BB:ZAAP - News) to help with deliveries to urban and residential communities in the Bay Area. The 25 ZAP electric trucks are enabling UPS drivers to more easily schedule ... Continue reading
2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon Named Four Wheeler 'Pickup Truck of the Year'
Dec 8, 2009
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 8 -- -- All-new 2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon beats the competition in a series of in-depth on- and off-road tests -- All-new Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty lineup includes five distinct trim models -- ST, SLT, TRX, Power Wagon and Laramie -- All-new 2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon is the most off-road-ready ... Continue reading
2011 Ford Super Duty Fire Truck Aids Families of Fallen Los Angeles Firefighters
Dec 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES, december 3, 2009; For more than 60 years, dependability and reliability have been the hallmark of Ford's F-Series trucks. For those who rely on their trucks 24/7 for emergency rescue work, the new 2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty XLT chassis cab - which can be upfitted as a fire department first-responder vehicl ... Continue reading
Nov 26, 2009
STOCKHOLM--Scania (STO:SCVA) (STO:SCVB) and Vale Soluções em Energia S.A. (VSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of new technology for ethanol- and gas-powered industrial engines for the Brazilian market. VSE is planning to develop and manufacture a series of single-spee ... Continue reading
Flybus project aims to cut fuel costs and emissions for new and existing buses
Nov 24, 2009
Torotrak-led team targets twenty percent fuel saving using mechanical hybrid system The government-backed Technology Strategy Board is to help fund a new £1-million British-led 'green research' programme involving a flywheel-based mechanical hybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for fitment to buses and comme ... Continue reading
KinerStor Project Aims to Demonstrate Viability of Low Cost Flywheel Hybrid Systems
Nov 24, 2009
VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Nov 24 -- Ricardo, Inc., the US subsidiary of Ricardo plc, the leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, defense, transport and new energy industries, has announced today further details of the collaborative KinerStor proje ... Continue reading
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