Mitsubishi’s European operations ended a three-year profit drought because of foreign exchange windfalls, demand for its Outlander plug-in hybrid and the closure of its Dutch plant.
Mitsubishi Europe reported an operating profit of 37 billion yen (€261 million) in the fiscal year ended March 31 compared with a 7 billion yen loss in fiscal 2012, making Europe the company’s second most profitable global region after Asia.
Volvo Trucks will showcase a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Volvo VNL daycab and a prototype dimethyl ether (DME)-powered VNL daycab at next week’s Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have conducted a comprehensive environmental cost–benefit analysis of near-term alternative bus technologies. T
he study considered emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), CO, NOx, PM2.5, sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ammonia (NH3), as well as the lifecycle climate impact of CO2 and non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHG) on a CO2-equivalent basis.
The UAW union still has several options to unionize Volkswagen Group’s Tennessee car plant in the United States, labor law experts said, after it failed to win enough support and last week dropped its challenge to the election results.
Google is making it a bit easier to get back to your car when you’ve parked in an unfamiliar city, at the mall, a concert, or any other spot that poses a challenge for those with a poor sense of direction.
