The Starship has landed: Shell, AirFlow Truck Co. debut energy-efficient Class 8 concept truck
Shell and AirFlow Truck Co. have designed and built a hyper-fuel-efficient Class 8 concept truck capable of reducing the energy usage associated with the transportation of goods. This next-generation concept truck, called the Starship Project, uses technologies that are currently available today to minimize the amount of energy it takes to transport a load of
California’s latest regulating nightmare
Sometimes our states meddle in areas where they shouldn’t be meddling; California has a history, of which they are very proud, of doing just that. One of the proposals of the FAST Act, which was struck down, was to prevent states from writing requirements that preempted applicable federal standards. This proposal didn’t make the cut,
Combining fuel saving technologies to improve fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions
You would never guess I was a scientist, would you? Recently two things occurred that made me better appreciate the work scientists do on our behalf. The National Research Council (NRC), a private non-profit organization of scientists chartered by Congress to provide unbiased technical expertise, released a series of recommendations on what the Phase II GHG/MPG
