Fuel, lubricants and oils

As part of London’s efforts to lower vehicle emissions in the city, Ford has made available for test purposes a fleet of 20 plug-in hybrid vans for use by commercial operators. The project will see Ford teaming up with the...

Nhlokomo Mhlophe has made significant strides to realise her ambition of becoming a “strong, independent black woman”. Now, thanks to her place in Engen’s Graduate Development Programme, she’s preparing to focus on the second half of that goal – to...

Joachim Drees, chairman of the Executive Board of Man Truck & Bus AG, and his board colleague Dr. Ulrich Dilling, responsible for production and logistics, handed over the first electric trucks of the type MAN eTGM at the Steyr...

Independent bus transport service provider Maxi Bus extended the engine oil drain interval on a number of buses in its fleet by up to 5,000km per vehicle, with the introduction of a specialised long drain engine oil....

Fuchs Lubricants Premium Maxx Performance engine oil now includes Fuchs XTL-Technology, specially developed for vehicles with modern exhaust after-treatment systems and turbochargers. It provides ageing stability and improved fuel-economy over the entire drain-interval due to oxidation stability. “The improvement in...

At this year's World Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, MAN Truck & Bus will be presenting the first low-floor city bus with CNG drive for Central Asia. Gas engines are playing an important role across the globe on the road to...

The increase to fuel prices in July marked the fourth straight month in 2018 that these prices increased. They came off the back of three decreases in January, February and March. And, says the Automobile Association (AA), while the...

Billed as the biggest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, Nampo has since its inception in 1966 provided many great moments in the recent history of South African agriculture. The annual Nampo Harvest Day is a forum for the majority...

There are many reasons why Natural Gas is increasingly becoming the fuel choice for many commercial fleets, top of the list is the economic advantages. When compared to petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas is the...

Large reductions in fuel prices are being forecast for December. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF). "After months of sustained pressure on...