Daily Archives: December 25, 2013

KiOR expects to produce 920K gallons of cellulosic biofuels by year end

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR expects that, given current and anticipated operations through the remainder of the year, its Columbus, Mississippi facility will produce approximately 410,000 gallons of renewable fuel during the fourth quarter of 2013.

That brings full year production total from the facility to approximately 920,000 gallons. The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil expected to be produced during the year is approximately 35% gasoline, 40% diesel, and 25% fuel oil.

Antelope Valley Transit Authority Awards Contract to BYD for Electric Buses

Antelope Valley Transit Authority Awards Contract to BYD for Electric Buses

Yesterday, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) in California announced the purchase of two 40-foot, battery-electric buses as part of its clean bus initiative.

Russia’s red-hot car market stalls

Cars are parked outside a Lada dealership in St. Petersburg November 2012.

A year of disappointing auto sales in Russia has dealers and carmakers worried that a once-red hot market that was set to become Europe’s largest may have slipped out of gear.

GM unit Opel sees enough sales growth to avoid cost cuts

General Motors’ European unit Opel is cautiously optimistic that sales will grow enough in 2014 to avoid a further round of cost cutting, Chief Executive Karl-Thomas Neumann told newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

Opel is on track to reach profitability by 2016, Neumann said, but the company expects a difficult year ahead, weighed down by restructuring costs for ending vehicle production at its factory in Bochum in Germany.

Bespoke cars the must-have for Asia’s wealthy

Bespoke cars the must-have for Asia's wealthy

As Asia’s wealthy population continues to grow, bespoke cars have become the latest must-have for those looking to stand out from the crowd.