http://transportationinnovator.com/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:14 -0500 editor@technologyinnovator.com http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16482&sectionID=107 Buoyed by the proliferation of quality sound systems in mid-range cars, premium audio systems in automobiles are projected to attain double-digit sales growth worldwide in 2011 and in the years... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:37:26 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16483&sectionID=107   In the first comprehensive teardown of a motor vehicle’selectronic systems, the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis team at information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS) is launching a major dissection... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:38:27 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16576&sectionID=107 Driven by plunging prices and accelerating demand from the electric and hybrid automobile market, lithium-ion will emerge as the world’s leading rechargeable battery technology and achieve 350 percent revenue growth... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:33:18 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16309&sectionID=107 As the price of gasoline chugs toward an all-time high, there’s more incentive than ever to innovate new ways of getting around without the stuff. Given all the grief at... Thu, 12 May 2011 10:55:21 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15883&sectionID=107 Last week I was riding through the bustling streets of Bangalore when my colleague made a provocative statement: "I think the Tata Nano is going to be a flop." It... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:09:47 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16612&sectionID=107 At the Canalys Navigation Forum in Taipei this week there will be a lot of discussion by industry experts about the future of Taiwan’s role in both the global and... Mon, 12 May 2008 19:16:59 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16611&sectionID=107 Canalys today released the first highlights from a new survey of around 1,200 consumers, which explores the opportunity for navigation and location-based services on mobile phones and portable navigation devices... Thu, 08 May 2008 19:14:46 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16610&sectionID=107 For technology vendors, India presents huge challenges and opportunities in equal measure. Although shipments of mobile navigation solutions in the country are still small – Canalys estimates just under 40,000... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:07:43 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16609&sectionID=107 US market exceeds expectations as Q4 brings 346% year-on-year growth. Annual highlights Total global shipments of mobile GPS navigation devices in 2007 were up 132% on 2006 PNDs still represent... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:05:33 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14577&sectionID=108 Environmentalists have panned the Virgin Atlantic flight using biofuel as a stunt, writes Tim Cornwell. The Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson hailed a "historic" and "pioneering" milestone for air travel... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:52:26 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14759&sectionID=108 Bangkok -- Asia's aviation industry is likely to be tested in 2008 by the slowing United States economy and high fuel costs. But as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, industry... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:16:30 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14322&sectionID=107 “With nearly 100 top level SKUs and more than 2000 parts in our database, we recognized the need for a system that would require us to be more rigorous in... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:03:30 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14387&sectionID=107 Last week I attended a lecture by Boston Globe innovation columnist Scott Kirsner entitled “New England’s Innovation Economy: Understanding the Strengths and Challenges”. Among the many recent innovative ventures mentioned... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:30:20 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14386&sectionID=107 We here at Innosight have followed the development of Tata Motors’ one-lakh “people's car” with great excitement for the last few years (we’ve written about the development of the car... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:27:05 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14158&sectionID=107 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- Electric car scientists at Lithium Balance in Copenhagen and ZAP of California announced results of their latest tests of a new battery management system for lithium batteries,... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:13:11 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14159&sectionID=107 SANTA ROSA, CA -- By special invitation, advanced transportation pioneer ZAP met in California this week with a delegation of 46 experts in the electric car and related fields from... Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:13:58 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14161&sectionID=107 SHANGHAI, CHINA -- Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAP, Youngman Automotive Group and Dubai-based Al Yousuf Motors announced the first Board of Directors meeting today for a new electric and hybrid vehicle... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:16:17 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14160&sectionID=107 LONDON -- November 20, 2007 -- A new four-dour electric car design from ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) called the Xebra has passed Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) inspection,... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:14:46 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14162&sectionID=107 LOS ANGELES, CA -- A lawsuit filed by California electric car maker ZAP against DaimlerChrysler, Smart GMBH and Smart Chairman Ulrich Walker is awaiting a decision before a Court of... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:18:22 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14157&sectionID=107 PETALUMA, CA -- It will be a green holiday this season for United Parcel Service (UPS), who rolled out a small parcel delivery service this week in Northern California using... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:10:53 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14163&sectionID=107 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and SANTA ROSA, CA -- Al Yousuf Group and electric car pioneer ZAP announced today that the Dubai-based manufacturing and distribution company has invested US$5 million... Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:19:14 -0500 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14164&sectionID=107 SANTA ROSA, CA -- Electric car pioneer ZAP today announced that Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, one of Canada's largest retailers with 468 stores, has launched sales for the ZAP Recharge-It-All... Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:20:00 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16448&sectionID=107 HP sponsored teams have taken first and second place in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge — a biannual 3000 km solar car race from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia. The... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:25:06 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14165&sectionID=107 LING XIAN, CHINA and SANTA ROSA, CA -- Electric car pioneer ZAP announced today that a new factory in the Shandong Province of China has rolled out the first of... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:21:47 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14166&sectionID=107 MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY and SANTA ROSA, CA -- Coca-Cola and alternative transportation pioneer ZAP  announced that they have signed an agreement to use ZAP vehicles in South America. ZAP has signed... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:23:44 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13313&sectionID=108 Washington, DC - As a result of its first investigation of an accident involving an unmanned aircraft (UA), the National Transportation Safety Board today issued a total of 22 safety... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:59:27 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14172&sectionID=107 SAN CARLOS, CA --  The "Electric Green Showroom" at Hilts Auto opened in San Carlos today. The San Mateo County-based auto dealership specializes in practical, affordable electric transportation, including trucks,... Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:32:48 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14171&sectionID=107 SANTA ROSA, CA -- Alternative transportation pioneer ZAP has been allowed a patent and trademark for the ZAP XEBRA city-speed electric car and truck from the United States Patent and... Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:31:36 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12969&sectionID=108 Washington -- The Pentagon says a recent successful test of the nation's missile defense system could boost support for the controversial project, which is designed to protect America from missiles... Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:53:44 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14169&sectionID=107 SANTA ROSA, CA -- Electric car pioneer ZAP announced today that veteran automotive and technology executive Albert Lam has agreed to join its Board of Directors. In September, Albert Lam,... Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:28:00 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13085&sectionID=107 Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled an upgraded fuel-cell vehicle that successfully completed a test run Friday, proving its ability to run a longer distance than its existing model, a move to... Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:09:48 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13168&sectionID=107 Toyota Motor Corporation’s latest version of its FCHV fuel cell hybrid vehicle successfully completed a long-distance road test by traveling from Osaka to Tokyo, approximately 560 kilometers, on a single... Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:37 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13164&sectionID=107 Proton Power Systems plc has unveiled the world’s first triple-hybrid forklift system in Germany.  The triple-hybrid system, “PM Package MH30“, combines a fuel cell, a battery and supercapacitors to replace... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:13:37 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13162&sectionID=107 Protonex Technology Corporation has received a subcontract from Cummins Power Generation to supply solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems for integration into a demonstration system for commercial mobile applications.... Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:08:37 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14170&sectionID=107 JINHUA CITY, China and SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- In a joint statement released today, USA electric car pioneer ZAP and Youngman Automotive Group, China's number one luxury motor coach and... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:29:50 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13169&sectionID=107 Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) delivered three Nuvera fuel cell-powered Panda vehicles to the municipality of Mantova, Italy, as part of the Zero Regio demonstration project.  The Pandas were presented alongside... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:24:40 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13170&sectionID=107 The Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) has signed contracts totaling more than $52 million with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for six new projects as part of the National Fuel... Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:26:02 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13163&sectionID=108 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a proposed rulemaking to allow the transport of micro fuel cells and methanol fuel cartridges on board passenger airplanes. This would allow passengers... Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:10:39 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14168&sectionID=107 SANTA ROSA, Calif. & SANTIAGO, Chile -- To help mitigate pollution and traffic congestion, Chile's largest power company, CHILECTRA, will allow its customers to use their monthly utility bill to... Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:26:51 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12674&sectionID=108 Tokyo -- Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. After three delays, and four years... Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:00:00 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12551&sectionID=108 Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES), an electronics manufacturer for commercial and military aerospace platforms including lighting, power generation, distribution and control, prides itself on providing extensive engineering, manufacturing and product... Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:00:00 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13358&sectionID=107 At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Davis, Calif., panel moderator Jessie Deeter, producer of Who Killed The Electric Car, leads a discussion with executives on the advancements in renewable energy... Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:13:55 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=14167&sectionID=107 PORTLAND, Ore. -- ZAP electric cars and trucks will be available for sale to the public at the grand opening for Ecomotion, the latest addition to a network of ZAP... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:25:10 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13165&sectionID=107 In the summer of 2010, Mercedes-Benz will launch the first series-production car of the B-Class F-Cell vehicle.  This F-Cell will contain the next generation fuel cell engine with a redesigned... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:15:36 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13166&sectionID=107 At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Hyundai Motor Company introduced its new i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle concept.  The i-Blue platform is tailored to incorporate Hyundai's third-generation fuel cell technology, currently... Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:20:33 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12532&sectionID=108 Los Angeles -- Humans could get to Mars in less than 10 years, if they put their minds to it. That is the message of the Mars Society, a group... Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:28:29 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12474&sectionID=108 SOUTHWEST ASIA — Global Hawk and U-2 aircraft provide critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and in order to be efficient and effective the technological sensors on these aircraft cannot be... Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:07:30 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=16594&sectionID=107 Garmin and TomTom neck and neck as global leaders in Q2 2007. 7.4 million mobile navigation devices shipped in Q2 2007, up 116% on Q2 2006 Over 90% of these... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:57:11 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=12317&sectionID=107 The Japanese smart card market grew 30.5% in 2006, according to Frost & Sullivan's "Japan Smart Card Market" report published in August 2007. The Japanese government is encouraging the use... Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:04 -0400 http://transportationinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=13167&sectionID=107 General Motors will present the HydroGen4, a Euro version of the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell, at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show. The HydroGen4 is part of a larger strategy by... Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:22:27 -0400