Remove Connect Remove Diesel Remove Manufacturer Remove South Africa
article thumbnail

GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company.

article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

Green Car Congress

The introduction of the one-ton pickup with seating for up to 5 people will make Mercedes-Benz the first premium manufacturer to account for the changing customer requirements in the global segment of mid-size pickups. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe.

Mercedes 150
article thumbnail

GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

Green Car Congress

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

GM 275
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new pickup truck—the first from a premium manufacturer—the X-Class. At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. The high-torque common-rail diesel drive system with a displacement of 2.3

Mercedes 170
article thumbnail

Ford’s next-gen Ranger pickup gets bigger, adds V6 turbodiesel

Green Car Congress

style center touchscreen with Ford’s SYNC 4 connectivity and entertainment system. liter in-line four-cylinder diesels. The next-generation Ranger will be built at Ford’s plants in Thailand and South Africa beginning in 2022, with other markets to be announced at a later date. Inside, the car?like formed front?

article thumbnail

AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

Green Car Congress

The service will run on new 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses manufactured by New Flyer. The BRT will make direct connections to 46 bus lines, five BART stations, and the Oakland Airport (via transfers with Line 73 – Eastmont Transit Center/Oakland Airport). The BRT will operate inside a transit-only lane for most of the 9.5

Oakland 150