The opening of the world's first eHighway in Sweden took place in late June. The country's Minister for Infrastructure, Anna Johansson and Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Baylan inaugurated the first eHighway system on a public road. For the next two years, a…
Towards Clean and Smart Mobility
Transport plays a critical role in the way we live. Our food, clothes and household waste all need to be transported, contributing to our economy and…
Carbon Dioxide Releases from Pennsylvania Coal Mines Studied
The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that…
EPA Acts to Reduce Regional Haze in Utah and Improve Visibility in National Parks
Denver, Colo., June 1, 2016—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a final determination to partially approve and partially disapprove the state of Utah’s regional haze plan to reduce haze-forming emissions affecting Arches, Canyonlands…
FHWA Proposes Highway Regulation Changes Focused on Performance
On Friday, April 22, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to propose national performance management measure regulations to assess the performance of the National Highway System,…
Strong and Lightweight Titanium Alloy Aims at Improving Vehicle Fuel Economy
RICHLAND, Wash. – An improved titanium alloy — stronger than any commercial titanium alloy currently on the market — gets its strength from the novel way atoms are arranged to form a special nanostructure. For the first time, researchers have been able…
Well-maintained Roadways Improve Fuel Efficiency
Most people know that properly inflated tires can improve a vehicle’s fuel efficiency, but did you know that properly maintained roadways can improve fuel efficiency across an entire pavement network? “We are moving into a new era of pavement management…
Aliso Canyon Methane Leak Emissions Sky-High
A UC Davis scientist flying in a pollution-detecting airplane provided the first, and so far only, estimates of methane emissions spewing from the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Southern California since the leak began on Oct. 23, 2015. Those…
Engineering More Efficient Heavy Duty Vehicles
Although Class 8 Trucks only make up 4% of the vehicles on the road, they use about 20% of the nation's transportation fuel. In this video, learn how new fuel-efficient technologies are making our country's big rigs quieter, less polluting, more energy-efficient,…
VIA Rail Pledges to Take Action on Climate Change
MONTRÉAL, Nov. 30, 2015—VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) joined 65 members of the International Union of Railways (UIC), in Paris (France), in committing to take strong action to support international goals (COP 21) to limit climate change by reducing its carbon…
