Archive for November, 2008

CDA faces financial disaster, plans plots’ sale - Daily Times

CDA faces financial disaster, plans plots’ sale - Daily TimesISLAMABAD: Popularly known as a moneyed civic agency, Capital Development Authority (CDA) is reportedly so strapped for cash that it has asked its directorates, especially one dealing with estate, to auction government land in the town to meet

Malaysian man killed in modified natural gas vehicle explosion - Earthtimes

Malaysian man killed in modified natural gas vehicle explosion - EarthtimesKuala Lumpur - A self-employed electrician was killed while his sibling and an employee were seriously injured when their illegally modified natural gas vehicle (NGV) exploded, a news report said Sunday. Mohamad Hilmi Ishak, 25, was believed to have
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Westport Reports Second Quarter Financial Results; A Record Quarter - Market Wire

Westport Reports Second Quarter Financial Results; A Record Quarter - Market WireVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Nov. 6, 2008) - Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT)(NASDAQ:WPRT), a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today reported financial results for the second quarter of

Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could - Popular Mechanics

Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could - Popular MechanicsThe CityCAT, already being developed in India (bottom left), will be available for U.S. production in three different four-door styles. But it’s the radical dual-energy engine, with a possible 1000-mile range at 96 mph, that could move the [...]

Two killed, seven injured in CNG kit blast - Daily Times

Two killed, seven injured in CNG kit blast - Daily TimesPESHAWAR: At least two persons were killed while seven others sustained injuries as a blast occurred in CNG kit of a vehicle here on Monday. CNG kit of a car went off with a big bang while it was being refilled in front of Lahore [...]

Taxi drivers on strike in Chongqing - ????

Taxi drivers on strike in Chongqing - ????CHONGQING — About 20 vehicles, including three police cars, were smashed as cab drivers went on strike in Chongqing, China’s fourth biggest city on Monday, according to local authorities. Cab drivers in the main urban zones of Chongqing stopped work

Clean Energy to Raise $35 Million in Registered Direct Offering of - MSN MoneyCentral

Clean Energy to Raise $35 Million in Registered Direct Offering of - MSN MoneyCentralClean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with selected institutional investors to sell 4,419,192 units (the “ Units ” ), with each Unit consisting of (i) one share of its common stock, par [...]

SHC allows CNG stations in residential areas - Daily Times

SHC allows CNG stations in residential areas - Daily TimesKARACHI: Justice Munib Ahmed Khan and Justice Dr Rana M. Shamim of the Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed a high court appeal on Wednesday against orders of a single SHC judge and held that CNG stations can be established in residential areas, provided
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