September 24, 2020
The Traton Group, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers with its MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus brands, and TuSimple, a San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based self-driving technology company focused on heavy-duty trucks, are entering into a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks. The partnership is […]
Castrol, one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, and the Leadec Group, a global provider of industrial services, have agreed on a partnership to offer industrial fluid management across Europe. The partners will pool their extensive experience in the fields of lubricants and manufacturing services to offer industrial customers a complete package, including engineering and […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. state to be zero emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector. The transportation sector is responsible for more than half of all of California’s carbon pollution, 80%of smog-forming pollution […]
The global fleet of electric cars surpassed seven million in 2019, a 40% increase in total volume, according to figures published in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global EV Outlook 2020. In 2019, 2.1 million new electric cars were sold as consumers increasingly opted for an expanding range of climate-conscious, energy-efficient vehicles. Battery Electric Vehicles […]
Will airlines have to choose between survival or sustainability? The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated airline travel. Every region has experienced evaporation of demand that has left airports empty and aircraft parked. Airlines have been forced into self-preservation measures to reduce cash burn and remain afloat including historic capacity cuts, redundancies, sale of assets, retiring older […]
Rolls-Royce with its Power Systems business has set up a new organisational unit ‘Power Lab’ to focus on innovative and net zero carbon drive and energy solutions. The Power Lab will concentrate on the development of cutting-edge technologies for the marine and infrastructure sectors, with a strong emphasis on fuel cell systems and the production […]
The word superlubricity was coined by Motohisa Hirano in the early 1990s. The Japanese scientist theoretically predicted the existence of a physical state where sliding friction between two contacting surfaces virtually vanishes under certain conditions. Hirano conducted wear friction studies using an atomic force microscope, a tool that allows the measurement of surface lateral forces […]
The production and combustion of fossil fuels continue to emit a variety of air pollutants that can be harmful to both the environment and public health. Yet, concerns around the impact of fossil fuels have taken a back seat as Covid-19 continues to inflict far-reaching health, economic and social consequences. The Covid-19-enforced global slowdown has […]
