Monthly Archives: March 2014

Aberdeen takes delivery of first 4 of 10 hydrogen buses

Drawing of one of the hydrogen buses.

The Aberdeen (Scotland) city council has taken delivery of four of the 10 hydrogen buses ordered from Belgian firm Van Hool and to be operated by FirstGroup and Stagecoach as part of the Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project.

What if crash test dummies became alive right before the crash

Not too long ago (early 1990s) automakers used animals to test cars safety and thankfully animal testing is no longer practiced by any of the major automobile makers.

Two thirds of UK drivers oppose stealth cameras

A poll of professional drivers has found more than two thirds oppose stealth speed cameras.

The new cameras, which have been proposed by the Highways Agency to enforce the 70mph motorway speed limit, are likely to be painted dull grey instead of the usual bright yellow.

DOE authorizes Jordan Cove LNG export project

DOE authorizes Jordan Cove LNG export project

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally authorized Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, from the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Indian Toyota workers down tools despite end to lockout

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited employees gather near the facility after the company halted production at its two factories amid a labour dispute regarding wages, on the outskirts of Bangalore, on March 20, 2014

Employees at Toyota’s auto assembly plants in southern India failed to return to work on Monday at the end of a week-long lockout after refusing to sign codes of conduct, their union said.