Nation’s 2nd largest petroleum refinery violates Clean Air Act, fined $5.3m

Filed under: Etc., Legislation and Policy, USA

Hovensa’s St. Croix petroleum refinery

Hovensa LLC, a joint venture between subsidiaries Hess Corporation and Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., owns the second largest petroleum refinery in the U.S. Located on the island of St. Croix, the refinery, officially one of the ten largest in the world, can pump out in [...]

Largest bus dealership in U.S. opens second alt-fuel conversion facility in Indiana

Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Natural Gas, Green Daily
California-based Creative Bus Sales, the largest commercial bus dealership in the U.S., has officially opened the doors of its 30,000-square-foot alternative fuel conversion facility in Elkhart, IN. The facility will perform the necessary tasks to convert gasoline-powered buses, trucks and vans to run on either propane or compressed [...]

Salon Privé 2010 fires up as Europe’s largest luxury and supercar show

Filed under: Classics, Misc. Auto Shows, UK, Design/Style

Jaguar D-Type at the 2010 Salon Privé – Click above for high-res image gallery

We can officially add the Salon Privé to the gearhead bucket list. The fifth annual automotive exhibit at London’s tony Hurlingham Club has established itself as a mecca of high-end metal, old and new, and [...]

Paris plans to launch world’s largest electric car sharing program

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Daily, Europe/EU

Car sharing programs have steadily increased in popularity within the past few years and will likely see continued growth as we move forward. Paris hopes to cash in on some of the action by offering up the world’s largest electric car share fleet. Paris’ grand plan is an optimistic one, [...]

Bimmerfest 2010: The Rose Bowl hosts North America’s largest BMW gathering

Filed under: Performance, BMW, Specialty, Design/Style, Racing
Bimmerfest 2010 – Click above for a high-res image gallery

Bimmerfest is billed as the celebration of being a BMW enthusiast – but to most it is simply the world’s largest BMW event held in North America. After starting as a small get-together at a BMW dealership in Santa Barbara [...]

Video: Chevrolet tries to Spark up some interest with World’s Largest Record Player

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Chevrolet, UK, Design/Style

Chevrolet Spark DJ booth – click above to watch the video

Wherever feral youths congregate, it’s pretty much a given that there’ll be a car on its side. Now Chevrolet has gone and made that a certainty by creating a Spark that’s intended to be rotated 90 degrees [...]