Monthly Archives: August 2013

OSHA Continues on-site consultation program

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn a proposed rule to amend its regulations for the federally funded on-site consultation program, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced.

OSHA withdrew this rule based on concerns that the proposed changes would discourage employers from participating in the program. ASA has a number of members who use this program.

OSHA to investigate Missoula auto shop fire

Archway students paint vivid underwater mural at Dudbridge underpass

Employees of Rick’s Auto Body on Missoula’s west side gather outside the shop last Monday after a fire that sent two other employees to the hospital, one with serious injuries.

Evo compares new Porsche 911 GT3 with the McLaren 12C and Nissan GT-R

Here we have another great video review by Evo Magazine, where Jethro Bovingdan compares it with the McLaren 12C on track and the Nissan GT-R in the Austrian Alps.

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic i3 easily repairable

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic i3 easily repairable

When BMW announced that the BMW i3 electric city car will sport a full carbon fiber passenger cell, pretty much everyone concentrated on the advantages of the carbon fiber.

Yale scholar argues Alternate fuels makes bad public policy

For nearly four decades, every American president has promoted alternative fuel vehicles as a way to secure the country’s energy independence.

Ronald Reagan backed the 1988 Alternative Motor Fuels Act, which championed development of non-petroleum fuels. George H.W. Bush helped shape the 1992 Energy Policy Act, whose goal was to displace 30 percent of U.S. transportation oil use by 2010.