Company reports making key inroads with alternative, environmentally friendly tire-filling material October 10, 2008

Amerifill is said to be a proven ?flat-free,? closed-cell, environmentally friendly polyurethane foam technology perfect for inflating tires. Its manufacturer, Amerityre Corp., has completed shipment of five filling machines for use in the commercial tire inflation market.

Hydrogen Engine Center reveals 9.3L compacted graphite iron engine October 7, 2008

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Eliminator Performance Products to produce the largest spark-ignited hydrogen V8 engine yet built.

Proterra hybrid-electric transit bus debuts in San Diego October 3, 2008

UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a developer of alternative energy technologies, has announced that Proterra LLC, Golden, Colo., will showcase the prototype of its HFC 35 composite body, zero-emission, battery-dominant hybrid-electric transit bus powered by a UQM PowerPhase 150 propulsion system at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) exposition in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 6 through 8.

HUGHES Telematics selects Wind River for telematics architecture solution October 2, 2008

HUGHES Telematics has selected Wind River as the foundation for its next-generation telematics architecture.

ExxonMobil selected for methanol to gasoline project October 1, 2008

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Synthesis Energy Systems (SES) that provides SES the option to execute up to 15 Methanol to Gasoline technology licenses in their global operations. SES has chosen to assign the first license to a project near Benwood, W.Va.

Say so long to supplements October 1, 2008 By: John Yoswick

Ask Bill Edleman if his shop, Big E Auto Rebuild in Seattle, has found effective ways to reduce the number of supplements it must process, and Edleman does something fairly unusual: He credits an insurer for pushing a positive change in his business.

Drying waterborne paint with directional turbulence technology October 1, 2008

Directional turbulence means that turbulence travels in the direction of the secondary airflow of the nozzles. This is achieved by combining two processes.

New Valeo technology made to protect pedestrians September 23, 2008

Valeo presents Safe4U(TM), an innovative new front end module that reduces the severity of pedestrian injury by 20-40 percent. Made of energy-absorbing materials such as malleable steel, its architecture optimizes the passive protection of the vehicle's occupants and pedestrians, and allows automakers to meet the new European Pedestrian Impact Phase 2 standard, which comes into force in 2010.

Clean Class 8 diesel trucks appear on southern California roads September 18, 2008

Older big-rig trucks now can have cleaner emissions than even the most modern clean diesel trucks. Johnson Matthey's latest diesel emissions technology, the SCRT(R) system, was unveiled in southern California at the "Future Is Green" conference, an annual gathering of the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association, made up of air pollution fighters from throughout California. The event is hosted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.