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Green Star Notes Banner Week for Biodiesel

Green Star Notes Banner Week for Biodiesel

SAN DIEGO--May 4, 2006--Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI), a company engaged in the engineering, construction and operation of biodiesel production facilities, announced that last week had been a very important week for the biodiesel industry. Joseph LaStella, President of GSPI, stated, "It seems that the media, Was ... Continue reading

Expert Panel to Discuss Future of Light-Duty Diesels in the US

Expert Panel to Discuss Future of Light-Duty Diesels in the US

Luncheon to Feature Interactive Technology Demonstration WHAT: Attendees will have the opportunity to: * Test drive* advanced light-duty diesel vehicles * Enjoy lunch with a distinguished panel of experts discussing diesel's future in the US * Learn why more and more savvy American consumers are choosing diesel vehicle ... Continue reading

Come Meet Clean Diesel at EPA Headquarters

Come Meet Clean Diesel at EPA Headquarters

What Do You Get When You Cross a Clean Diesel Tailpipe with a White Handkerchief? WHAT: Join EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson in an opportunity to Meet Clean Diesel * View the new generation of trucks that meet stringent 2007 emissions standards * Witness white handkerchief tests demonstrating just how clean today's d ... Continue reading

Fast and Substantial Reduction of Gasoline Consumption Can be Achieved Easily Through Economic Incentives to Consumers

Fast and Substantial Reduction of Gasoline Consumption Can be Achieved Easily Through Economic Incentives to Consumers

NEW YORK, May 2 -- "The nation's consumption of gasoline can be reduced quickly and substantially through a series of economic incentives," according to Carl Person, a Green Party candidate for New York Attorney General. The incentives can be created by state action, but the results would be best if the economic incent ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vario: Enhanced Technology and Equipment

Mercedes-Benz Vario: Enhanced Technology and Equipment

Powerful, economical engines meeting the Euro 4 emissions standard Choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission New colours and materials for cab STUTTGART - April 30, 2006: The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz Vario takes to the road having had both its technology and its equipment upgraded. A ... Continue reading

18th Annual Tour de Sol: May 10-14, 2006 in Saratoga Spa State Park,NY

18th Annual Tour de Sol: May 10-14, 2006 in Saratoga Spa State Park,NY

It’s BIG…It’s important… It’s the only event of its kind The 2006 Tour de Sol is a high tech, high touch event that will celebrate progress made toward more environmentally friendly vehicles that use less fuel and emit less climate change emissions, and offer new ways of getting around. A weeke ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Diesel May Cure Sticker Shock at the Pump

Mercedes-Benz Diesel May Cure Sticker Shock at the Pump

Full-Size Luxury Sedan Achieves 37 MPG and Up to 780 Miles Per Tank MONTVALE, N.J., April 27 -- Do you get sticker shock at every gas pump, but don't want to sacrifice your people- and cargo-carrying space? Are you now resigned to ever-higher fuel prices, but not ready to take the hybrid plunge? Mercedes-Benz, the comp ... Continue reading

Study: Diesel Cars Have Increased Presence on U.S. Roads

Study: Diesel Cars Have Increased Presence on U.S. Roads

Washington DC April 27, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that the number of registered diesel powered cars, trucks, and SUVs in the U.S. rose 80 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to data released yesterday by the Diesel Technology Forum, a diesel advocacy group. Last year, 543,777 new diesel vehicles were reg ... Continue reading

In Wake of High Gas Prices, Demand for Diesel Cars and SUVs Jumped 31 Percent in 2005

In Wake of High Gas Prices, Demand for Diesel Cars and SUVs Jumped 31 Percent in 2005

President Bush Promotes Expanded Incentives to Encourage Purchase of Fuel-Efficient Clean Diesels WASHINGTON, April 27 -- With oil costs shattering records and gasoline prices causing concerns nationwide, savvy American consumers are increasingly turning to diesel-powered vehicles as a fuel-sipping alternative to gasol ... Continue reading

Diesels - US Driver Want Them but Can't Get Them

Diesels - US Driver Want Them but Can't Get Them

In Europe, more than half of all vehicles are diesel-powered and offer 30% better fuel economy. Why can't the U.S. follow its example? April 27, 2006; Matt Vela writing for Business Week Online reported that: They stink. They're loud. And, worst of all, they're slow. So goes popular American opinion of diesel-powered a ... Continue reading

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Approves ORYXE Energy Alternative Diesel Fuel Formulation

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Approves ORYXE Energy Alternative Diesel Fuel Formulation

IRVINE, Calif.--April 27, 2006--After passing several days of official emissions testing at West Virginia University, ORYXE Energy International's OR-LED alternative diesel fuel formulation received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for use in the Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED) marke ... Continue reading

Corning Introduces Next-Generation Cordierite Filter for Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles

Corning Introduces Next-Generation Cordierite Filter for Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles

CORNING, N.Y.--April 27, 2006--Corning Incorporated announced today that it will begin supplying a new, advanced cordierite diesel particulate filter to light-duty diesel vehicle manufacturers. Compared to traditional cordierite, Corning's monolithic DuraTrap(R) AC filters offer low pressure drop to help reduce fuel co ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Announces Appointment of European Financial Advisers and Trading on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Clean Diesel Announces Appointment of European Financial Advisers and Trading on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

STAMFORD, Conn.--April 27, 2006--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. ("Clean Diesel") or (the "Company") (OTCBB:CDTI, AIM:CDT/CDTS and XETRA:CDI), a developer of technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, announces that it is has expanded its market profile via the start of trading in the Company's shares o ... Continue reading

Coates Files U.S. Patent Application for Combination Fuel Mixing System Utilizing Alternative Fuels

Coates Files U.S. Patent Application for Combination Fuel Mixing System Utilizing Alternative Fuels

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J.--April 26, 2006--Coates International, Ltd. ("Coates" or the "Company") announced today that it has filed a patent application to the United States Patent Office for the Company's new fuel mixing management system designed to mix different types of fuels simultaneously and sequentially in the Compan ... Continue reading

A review of the latest trends in hybrid, fuel cell and hydrogen technologies

A review of the latest trends in hybrid, fuel cell and hydrogen technologies

DUBLIN, Ireland--April 25, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36078) has announced the addition of Automotive Powertrain Analyst - April Issue to their offering. Automotive is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings and analysis specific to the automotive engine and ... Continue reading

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