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Image via Flickr by podknox As more electric car options are made available to consumers and fleet vehicle operators, several things are becoming clear. First, the cost of these automobiles (though often offset by government subsidies) is still higher than the cost of gas powered vehicles. Second, the electric cars may not be as beneficial…
Image via Flickr by veritatem BMW is working on a way to collaboratively turn landfill gas into a reusable form of energy known as a hydrogen fuel cell. Larger vehicles such as auxiliary powered units, busses, cargo trucks, and other large vehicles that currently run on diesel as their main form of fuel will utilize…
Image via Flickr by Roberto Verzo For years, companies in the U.S. and Europe have turned to cheap labor forces in Asia to manufacture products. At the time, this was beneficial to the companies, which saved money and could offer cheaper products, and to the workers, who had access to jobs and job training that…
Image via Flickr by MDGovpics Global Manufacturing Outlook 2013, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit of KPMG, is a comprehensive report comprising of answers from 300 senior executives representing five different industries. Now that the results have been released to the public, it is clear that the way companies are achieving a competitive advantage is…
Image via Flickr by Rewji23 The chief executive officer of luxury automotive manufacturer Bentley Motors, Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, has spoken publically about the country’s lack of basic supplier infrastructure when it comes to supplying needed parts for automakers. According to Schreiber, the country’s government is doing a good thing by providing £1 for the into low-carbon engines…
Image via Flickr by Rafael Gomez A new study by Stratfor Global Intelligence concludes that China is stepping down from its unofficial position as the go to cheap labor source of the world, and other developing countries are now emerging as a replacement option for global manufacturers in need of a cheap labor source. By…