CODA, a California-based electric car and battery company, announced today its plans to build an automotive-grade lithium ion battery system manufacturing facility in Ohio. CODA is considering several sites within Ohio for the facility, which could employ more than 1,000 skilled manufacturing workers initially. Construction of the facility is contingent upon finalizing an incentive package [...]
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1.87 million to 31 school districts — including Green Local Schools — to help them install pollution-control technology on 528 school buses.
The Green Local Schools District received $21,310 to retrofit 11 buses with diesel oxidation catalysts and close crankcase filter systems. The new controls will reduce air [...]
The Cincinnati Police Department will soon be adding a pair of Highlander Hybrid SUVs, a vehicle renowned for its fuel efficiency, power and spaciousness.
The 270-horsepower Highlanders will be converted into K-9 units, supporting bomb-sniffing dogs and counter-terrorism specialists. With the addition of these SUVs, the Cincinnati Police Department will have a total of eight Highlander [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles.
The process improves on the conventional method for brewing butanol in a bacterial fermentation tank.
Normally, bacteria could only produce a certain amount of butanol — perhaps 15 grams of [...]
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For the second time this week, Ohio State’s Buckeye Bullet 2 team has exceeded the international speed record it set in 2007.
Late yesterday (9/25), the Bullet set an average speed of 302.877 mph, which is pending certification by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile before it can be called an official record.
The hydrogen fuel [...]
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