Navistar Awarded Diesel Re-Power Development Contract for U.S. Postal Service Delivery Vehicle Fleet
Jun 26, 2011
Navistar, Inc. has been awarded a development contract by the United States Postal Service (USPS) under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles. Navistar's re-powered diesel vehicle effort is designed to significantly reduce the escalating service and fuel costs associate ... Continue reading
Biofuels For Jets Will Be Offered at Metro Detroit's Airports
Jun 26, 2011
Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to grow, harvest and process bioenergy crops on airport-owned property. ... Continue reading
The Fuel Shuts Off When the Chevy Cruze Slows Down, Increasing Fuel Economy By Up To 2 Percent
Jun 24, 2011
Chevrolet Cruze customers can rest easy knowing the engineers who developed their car packed a wide variety of advanced fuel-saving technologies under the hood. One of those technologies is deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO). While the vehicle is decelerating or slowing down, fuel is automatically shut off to the Cruze's ... Continue reading
Charge Your Car While Enjoying Whiskey Cake Restaurant's Fare
Jun 23, 2011
Since opening in late 2010, Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar has electrified customers and critics by serving innovative, regional food and drinks made with fresh, cleanly produced ingredients. Now, it's applying that service mantra to fuel its customers' clean transportation. On Wednesday, Whiskey Cake became the first full ... Continue reading
The Networked EV 2011: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles Conference October in San Francisco
Jun 22, 2011
Greentech Media, the industry-leader for news, market research and conferences in the green technology business-to-business market, announces The Networked EV 2011: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles on October 20, 2011 in San Francisco, CA at the PG&E Auditorium. The Networked EV 2011 will bring together the thought-le ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2011
GKN and EVO Electric form Joint Venture to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems London, England - EVO Electric, a pioneer in advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector, announces that it has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc (LSE:GKN), to develop, m ... Continue reading
Biofuel from Lots of Sources: Switchgrass, Wheat Straw and Even Waste: Genencor Has Some Solutions
Jun 22, 2011
Genencor today announced a product advancement, Accellerase TRIO. This new product will enable biofuel producers to more cost-effectively manufacture cellulosic ethanol from a wide range of renewable nonfood feedstocks such as switchgrass, wheat straw and corn stover as well as from municipal solid waste. ... Continue reading
Jun 21, 2011
42 percent of all consumers surveyed in a 2011 Maritz Research study say fuel economy is an "extremely important" new vehicle purchase driver up 13.5 percent versus a decade ago; Millennials rank its importance even higher and rate it most often as having the "greatest impact" on future vehicle purchases Fuel economy a ... Continue reading
EPA Proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume
Jun 21, 2011
**EPA Proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use o ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Drive Sales of Smaller Vehicles
Jun 21, 2011
As the price of gas remains high, consumers are increasingly looking for more cost-effective and fuel-efficient vehicles, with compact cars rapidly gaining in demand. Researchers from GfK Custom Research North America's Automotive sector found that, while demand for compact cars is high, that same demand doesn't carry ... Continue reading
Telling The Chevrolet Volt Story Wins SAE An Award
Jun 21, 2011
A digital magazine telling the inside story of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt's development, published by SAE International, has won the 2011 "Best of Internet" award at the 20th International Automotive Media Awards (IAMA). The IAMAs are an annual program to recognize and encourage excellence in all forms of automotive journ ... Continue reading
Fuel Created By Cows Makes Dairy Farm Trucks Run Cleaner
Jun 20, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract in the amount of $434,000 for high capacity natural gas on-board storage tanks from Agility Fuel Systems for use in Class 8 renewable natural gas powered dairy trucks. The tanks will be installed on Kenworth T800 Class 8 t ... Continue reading
Eco-Smart I Electric Bus Averages Up to 30 miles Per Gallon
Jun 20, 2011
DesignLine Corporation, the leading designer and manufacturer of electric drive systems for the commercial bus market, announced yet another milestone today with its all electric bus, the Eco-Smart I, averaging up to 30 miles per gallon (diesel equivalent) in actual, daily passenger service while maintaining 100% up-ti ... Continue reading
Hydrogen Powered Cars, High Hopes and High Hurdles
Jun 20, 2011
Washington DC June 20, 2011; The AIADA newsletter reported that automakers are gearing up for mass-market production of hydrogen-powered cars starting in 2015, but the fuel cell technology has plenty of skeptics, including President Obama. According to USA Today, after being championed by former President George W. Bus ... Continue reading
Navistar's School Buses Rule in Fluid Economy
Jun 19, 2011
Results from new, independent tests demonstrate Navistar's IC Bus brand CE Series school buses have up to a 4.5 percent advantage over competing buses in fluid economy measurement of diesel fuel plus liquid urea consumed by the vehicle's emissions reduction system. ... Continue reading
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