Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million
Posted on 20 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Toyota has sold more than nine million Lexus and Toyota hybrid vehicles around the world, including more than 85,800 delivered in Australia alone. Environmental Sustainability
Five megatrends that will radically change our world
Posted on 17 May 2016 by Ruari McCallion
Industry and commerce will be profoundly affected by five megatrends that will radically change the world as we know it, according to the visionaries at Schneider Electric. Ruari McCallion met them at the Life is On: Innovation Summit in Paris. Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars
Posted on 17 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components made from captured carbon dioxide. Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance created to help companies buy green electricity
Posted on 16 May 2016 by Tim Brown
A new US-based organisation, called the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, has been created to assist companies, including manufacturers, to purchase a greater proportion of their electricity from renewable sources. Nasa awards $20m contract to Made In Space to develop in-space manufacturing
Posted on 12 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Silicon Valley-based company, Made in Space, has a chance to live up to its company name after being selected by NASA to lead the next phase in the ongoing development of in-space manufacturing. Volvo autonomous cars to be tested on UK public roads next year
Posted on 11 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Car maker Volvo is set to begin the UK’s most ambitious autonomous driving trial early next year. GE energy startup buys building automation firm Daintree for $100m
Posted on 5 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Current, a startup of sorts created by GE around six months ago, has announced the acquisition of Daintree Networks, an Australian-based Industrial Internet provider of building controls systems for commercial facilities, for US$100m (£69m). Ford recycling creates 30,000 F-150 bodies worth of aluminium every month
Posted on 2 May 2016 by Tim Brown
Ford produces about 20 million pounds (9 million kg) of aluminum stamping scrap per month, which is recycled as a part of the company's closed loop recycling system and goes on to provide parts for the F-150. Ford to take on Chevrolet and Tesla with improved electric vehicle
Posted on 2 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Ford is developing a long range electric vehicle that is set to take on the models already developed by the likes of Chevrolet and Tesla. Mitsubishi admits falsifying fuel economy tests for 25 years
Posted on 2 May 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has admitted to intentionally lying about fuel economy data for four of its models dating back to 1991.