Blue Sun Biodiesel Introduces Blue Sun Fusion(TM)
Nov 8, 2006
Superior Formula Addresses U.S. Biodiesel Quality Problems DENVER, Nov. 7 -- Today, Blue Sun Biodiesel launched a new and improved biodiesel fuel -- Blue Sun Fusion, and not a minute too soon. According to a multi-year market research effort conducted by Blue Sun, the U.S. biodiesel industry continues to produce inferi ... Continue reading
Toyota To Buy 5.9 Percent Stake in Isuzu for a Potential Diesel-Hybrid Future
Nov 7, 2006
Washington DC November 7, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota announced plans today to buy 5.9 percent of Isuzu Motors Ltd. for $373 million, reports Automotive News. Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabi said his company approached Isuzu at the end of July about a deal: "We anticipate the growth of diesel eng ... Continue reading
Honda Issues Second-Annual North American Environmental Report
Nov 5, 2006
TORRANCE, CA - November 5, 2006: Honda released its second annual report on the company's environmental footprint in North America, with a special emphasis on global warming and energy sustainability as two of the most critical environmental challenges facing society today. The 2006 North American Environmental report ... Continue reading
Turbine-Powered EcoJet Concept Began With Meeting, Sketches On A Napkin
Oct 31, 2006
Jay Leno, GM Advanced Design Studio Collaborated on 650-Horsepower Supercar That Runs on Bio-Diesel LAS VEGAS - What would keep a group of automotive designers up all night? "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, for starters, but not by his monologue or parade of Hollywood guests. This time it's because the late-night talk sho ... Continue reading
Imperium Renewables Commemorates Construction of Nation's Largest Biodiesel Production Facility
Oct 30, 2006
HOQUIAM, Wash.--With the echo of pile drivers and the buzz of biodiesel-powered heavy machinery in the background, elected officials from across Washington state joined executives from Imperium Renewables today at the Port of Grays Harbor to celebrate the pouring of the foundation for the nationâs largest biodiese ... Continue reading
Advanced Clean Diesel Technology Display Demonstrates Emissions Reductions Benefits
Oct 30, 2006
Local Technology Display to Coincide with Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations' Annual Conference WHAT: New clean diesel technologies help reduce emission from diesel engines by 98%. Many of these same advanced technologies can also be applied to existing diesel trucks, buses and off-road equipment to hel ... Continue reading
Cummins and Beiqi Foton Motor to Produce High-Performance, Light-Duty Diesel Engines in China
Oct 23, 2006
BEIJING--Cummins Inc. and Beijing-based Beiqi Foton Motor Company (Beiqi Foton) today signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture company, Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Company Limited (BFCEC) to produce two types of Cummins light-duty, high-performance diesel engines in Beijing. The engines primarily will be used ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2006
New Survey Coincides with Arrival of Cleaner Diesel Fuel at Pumps and Diesel-Powered Cars in Showrooms FREDERICK, Md., and MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 19 -- On the heels of the new Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel arriving at the pumps and the launch of the next generation of diesel-powered cars like the 2007 Mercedes- Ben ... Continue reading
To Keep Trucking, Cleaner Diesel Will Require Natural Gas, Policy Change
Oct 18, 2006
Hydrogen Used to Reduce Diesel's Sulfur Content Is Derived From Natural Gas, But Federal Policies Restrict Access ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 17 -- On October 15, 2006, ultra-low- sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) was introduced at retail fuel stations around the United States. Designed to reduce soot emissions from diesel engines by ... Continue reading
Machine Design Magazine's 'Smart Car' Award Winners to be Announced
Oct 17, 2006
Continental Automotive Systems Division to Host Press Conference WHAT: Continental Automotive Systems will host a press conference to announce the winners of Machine Design Magazine's "Smart Car" Ride and Drive event. Contested for the seventh year by Machine Design, the Ride and Drive competition recognizes the ever-c ... Continue reading
Oct 16, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Group Companies to Display Latest Electric, Gasoline/diesel-electric Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles at EVS-22 Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 16, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body Co., LTD., Hino Motoras, LTD. and Daihatsu Motor Co., LTD. annou ... Continue reading
Oct 14, 2006
Consumers Should Look for New Clean Diesel Label WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Starting tomorrow on Sunday, October 15, operators of more than eight million diesel-powered trucks and buses plying America's streets and highways will be able to fill up with a new, ultra-low sulfur fuel that is 97 percent cleaner than the old fo ... Continue reading
AFV Institute Expands Alternative Fuel Information Services
Oct 13, 2006
For Immediate Release Contact: Kimberly Taylor October 12, 2006 702-203-4982 ktaylor@afvi.org ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFORMATION SERVICES EXPANDED Clean Energy Provides Support to Help Navigate the Changing Alternative Fuels Industry Las Vegas, NV-The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) announced today a partnership wi ... Continue reading
New Diesel Fuel to Hit U.S. Pumps; May Lead to More Diesel Powered Vehicles
Oct 11, 2006
Washington DC October 11, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that sulfer diesel fuel will start hitting fuel pumps in the U.S. this month, presenting automakers with the opportunity to expand the use of European diesel technology in vehicles intended for the U.S. market, reports The Wall Street Journal. Under new regu ... Continue reading
Cummins Selects Corning as Supplier of Emissions Control Products for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
Oct 11, 2006
CORNING, N.Y.--Corning Incorporated and Cummins Emission Solutions, a business unit of Cummins Inc. , jointly announced today that they have entered into a long-term agreement for the supply of Corning emissions control products. This multi-year agreement will help Cummins meet EPA 2007 regulations which take effect Ja ... Continue reading
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