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AIAM Member Company Vehicles Establish Exceptional Fuel Efficiency Standards in EPA-DOE Report

AIAM Member Company Vehicles Establish Exceptional Fuel Efficiency Standards in EPA-DOE Report

AIAM Member Vehicles Take Eight of Top 10 Spots in EPA-DOE Fuel Economy Ratings for 2008 Models Based on New Testing Methods ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The EPA and DOE recently released their annual report of the highest fuel economy vehicles for 2008 with AIAM member companies taking eight of t ... Continue reading

5th Annual AltWheels Festival Draws A Record Crowd

5th Annual AltWheels Festival Draws A Record Crowd

<http://www.altwheels.org/> *Creating a Sustainable Transportation & Energy Vision for the 21^st Century* www.AltWheels.org <http://www.altwheels.org/> *For Immediate Release* *Contacts*: /Event Founder: /Alison Sander 617-868-1582 info@altwheels.org <mailto:Alison%20Sander%20%253cInfo@AltWheels.org%253e> / Event Media ... Continue reading

Not Just Thingamabobs: Present, Future of "Movement" Actualized at Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo

Not Just Thingamabobs: Present, Future of "Movement" Actualized at Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo

World's largest alternative car show - AltCar - to feature energy and transportation options SANTA MONICA, CA - October 19, 2007: The Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo featuring AltCar (AltCar Expo), is a rare opportunity for anyone with a driver’s license to test drive the latest and most technologically ... Continue reading

Audi Launches TDI Initiative In The USA

Audi Launches TDI Initiative In The USA

INGOLSTADT, Germany - October 18, 2007: Audi is launching its TDI initiative on the North American market. As early as next year, Audi will be putting the cleanest diesel engine in the world into production in the USA virtually in parallel to its launch in Europe: the 3.0 TDI with ultra-low emission system will initial ... Continue reading

Mercedes is First to Bring Diesel Back to California

Mercedes is First to Bring Diesel Back to California

E320 BLUETEC Makes Market Debut in Los Angeles at Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek at Smashbox Studios LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 -- On the runway at this week's Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek at Smashbox Studios, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) unveiled a version of its E320 BLUETEC, a diesel sedan that will immediately be available in limit ... Continue reading

Toyota: Moving Backward?

Toyota: Moving Backward?

National Environmental Groups Expose Toyota's Duplicity on Fuel Economy WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nine of the nation's leading environmental and science-based organizations targeted Toyota today for the company's opposition to legislation before Congress to set the first meaningful increase in fuel ... Continue reading

Nissan Concept Cars Set to Excite the World at 2007 Tokyo Motor Show - 4 VIDEO FEATURES

Nissan Concept Cars Set to Excite the World at 2007 Tokyo Motor Show - 4 VIDEO FEATURES

TOKYO - October 10, 2007: Nissan will present four show vehicles that incorporate new and exciting ideas for future models at the upcoming 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The four concept cars include the "Pivo 2," which presents a new connection between car and driver, with an "always enjoyable, everywhere convenient" state-of ... Continue reading

AVL North America Announces New President

AVL North America Announces New President

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 9 -- Gregory Hopton takes office today as President of AVL North America, Inc., announced Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Don Manvel. Hopton will oversee AVL's Instrumentation and Test Support division, responsible for all assets from presales to customer service. "We are very pleased t ... Continue reading

Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic Exception Special Editions: Better Still in 2007/8

Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic Exception Special Editions: Better Still in 2007/8

PARIS - October 7, 2007: Encouraged by successful market response to the Scénic Exception special edition released last year, Renault is following through with an even more attractive proposition on Scénic and Grand Scénic (five- and seven-seat versions). This year’s Scénic Exception models come in a speci ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Receives London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Certification

Clean Diesel Receives London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Certification

STAMFORD, Conn.--Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASD: CDTI; AIM: CDT/CDTS; XETRA: CDI), a global company providing innovative technologies and solutions that reduce emissions, conserve fuel and improve engine performance, announced today that it has received a London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Certificate from Transport ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's Dieselution Technology Tour Going to Clarkson University Tomorrow

Volkswagen's Dieselution Technology Tour Going to Clarkson University Tomorrow

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 3 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. and its Dieselution Tour will be visiting Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY on October 4-5, 2007, with the intent of educating attendees, new car shoppers and the media on advances in clean diesel technology and alternative fuels. As an interactive exhibition, ... Continue reading

Cummins Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Form Diesel Engine Joint Venture in Vietnam

Cummins Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Form Diesel Engine Joint Venture in Vietnam

NEW YORK--Cummins Inc. today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vietnam Motors Industry Corp. (Vinamotor) to create a 50-50 joint venture to produce on-highway diesel engines in Vietnam. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was reached Sept. 21 in Hanoi by Cummins Chairman and CEO Tim Sols ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's Dieselution Tour Debuts at AltWheels Festival

Volkswagen's Dieselution Tour Debuts at AltWheels Festival

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. and its Dieselution Tour will be visiting the AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival, Sept. 28-29 in Boston Mass, to educate the media and the public on advances in clean diesel technology and alternative fuels. Using interactive displays and ... Continue reading

New Study on the Hybrid Car Markets, and the Factors That Are Driving Its Growth and the Challenges It is Likely to Face

New Study on the Hybrid Car Markets, and the Factors That Are Driving Its Growth and the Challenges It is Likely to Face

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c69771) has announced the addition of 'Fuel Economy and Regulations to Drive Hybrid Car Market' to their offering. The invention of hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) has served the dual purpose of fuel economy and the growing demand for less ... Continue reading

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