Monthly Archives: June 2013

Road to Natural Gas fourth edition released by Clean Energy

Clean Energy Fuels Corp released Vol. IV of Road To Natural Gas, an update of its growing portfolio of customers making the switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel or expanding their current fleets.

This edition includes new agreements recently signed including Clean Energy’s first railroad fuel deal with GE Transportation to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for its new initiative to test LNG locomotives.

Volvo demonstrates an Autonomous V40 Parking Concept

Volvo has developed an ingenious concept for autonomous parking. The V40 concept car finds and parks in a vacant space by itself, without the driver inside, also interacting safely and smoothly with other cars and pedestrians in the car park.

Mobility Roadshow Next Week

This year’s 30th Anniversary Mobility Roadshow takes place at Telford International Centre from Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th June.

Highlights include the VISION, a new wheelchair passenger vehicle from Brotherwood Automobility Ltd. Brotherwood has been exhibiting its wheelchair vehicles at the Mobility Roadshow from the very early years and is launching what it says is ‘its most exciting and prestigious conversion to date’ at this 30th anniversary event.

American Government predicts major demand for auto technicians

More than 1.2 million technician jobs to arise; U.S. government expects too few technicians will be available.

In the next five years, the U.S. Department of Labor projects there will be more than 1.2 million jobs in the collision, automotive, motorcycle and marine industries. With vehicles lasting longer on the road and a slew of aging technicians headed to retirement, the industry is scrambling to educate the public about the opportunities in the industry.

WABCO only supplier in China authorized to remanufacture air compressors

WABCO Holdings Inc., a  tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, announced that WABCO continues to expand its global remanufacturing capability. The company has recently been granted a license by Chinese authorities to remanufacture air compressors in China for commercial and off-highway vehicles.

WABCO is the first and only supplier in China authorized to conduct this type of remanufacturing activity.