News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Clean Diesel

AB Volvo Acquires 13% of Shares in Nissan Diesel for $195 Million

Mar 21, 2006

STOCKHOLM, Sweden March 20, 2006; AB Volvo has today acquired 40 million common shares, corresponding to 13% of the shares, in the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel from Nissan Motor, with an option to acquire the remaining 6% of the shares from Nissan Motor within four years. The purchase price is approx SEK b ... Continue reading

Audi Triunphs with Diesel Power at Sebring

Mar 20, 2006

SEBRING, FL - March 20, 2006: The new Audi R10 TDI has immediately written motorsport history in its first outing: Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland) won the 12-hour race at Sebring (USA) achieving the first ever victory of a Diesel powered sportscar. Tom Kristensen became the f ... Continue reading

Dow Automotive and Audi Win at Sebring with Diesel Sportscar

Mar 20, 2006

SEBRING, Fla., March 20 -- The Audi R10 diesel sportscar, featuring the innovative Dow Automotive diesel particulate filtration system, won the 12 hours of Sebring endurance race Saturday, March 18 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla. The Audi R10 TDI exceeded performance expectations and went on to become ... Continue reading

Green Ford Focus Fills Up At First Bio-Ethanol Fuel Pumps

Mar 16, 2006

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 16 March, 2006 – When bio-ethanol first went on public sale this morning, the Ford Focus Flexible Fuel Vehicle was front of the queue to be refueled. The Ford Focus Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) is Britain's first bio-fuel car and can run on bio-ethanol or petrol in any mix in the same fuel tank. ... Continue reading

Hart Energy Publishing Launches GASIFICATION NEWS about Fischer-Tropsch, Clean Motor Fuels and IGCC

Mar 15, 2006

MCLEAN, Va.--March 15, 2006--"In my 25 years of energy reporting, I've never seen anything like it," said Jack Peckham, executive editor of just-launched GASIFICATION NEWS. "The search for clean motor fuels derived from the Fischer-Tropsch process, combined with new power plants using integrated gasification combined c ... Continue reading

Hyundai Wins 'Green' Vehicle Honors by the American Council for an

Mar 13, 2006

Fountain Valley, CA - March 10, 2006: Several Hyundai models have been selected for the Washington, D.C.-based American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) list of the year's most environmentally-friendly vehicles. The ACEEE announced Hyundai's environmental scores part of its Green Book® Online, the nin ... Continue reading

BMW AT THE 2006 NHA HYDROGEN CONFERENCE

Mar 12, 2006

Bi-Fueled V-12 Internal Combustion Engine and In-Vehicle Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank to be Displayed Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 9, 2006... Hydrogen is acknowledged by experts worldwide as the most appropriate energy carrier for motor vehicles - in the long term. The BMW Group has been pursuing hydrogen research and de ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Spotlights Alternative Power at Amelia Island Concours

Mar 10, 2006

Benz Patent Motor Wagon, C111 Experimental Car and Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Showcased AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., March 10 -- Mercedes-Benz will showcase its advanced F-Cell fuel cell propulsion vehicle at the 2006 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, March 12, as part of this year's Concours theme, "Alternate Power/Alternate ... Continue reading

Ford VP Calls For Integrated Push Toward Renewable Fuels Before Senate Committee

Mar 9, 2006

WASHINGTON - March 9, 2006: Calling on lawmakers to "act with urgency," a Ford executive today told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that policies are needed to support an aggressive, integrated approach by industry and government stakeholders to develop renewable fuels and advanced technology vehicles ... Continue reading

Ford Fuels Environmental Change In The Midwest

Mar 8, 2006

New Ethanol Corridor Gives Consumers Green Fuel Alternative <p>Los Angeles &#8211; March 8, 2006: When Ford Motor Company needed an alternative fuel source to help power its ongoing commitment to vehicles that run on clean and renewable energy, it turned to an unlikely source: America&#8217;s farmland. </p> <p>Specific ... Continue reading

Car Makers and Fuel Suppliers Unite to Promote Synthetic Fuels in Europe

Mar 8, 2006

Brussels - March 8, 2006: The Alliance for Synthetic Fuels in Europe (ASFE) will be launched yesterday at a conference held in Brussels and attended by European Commissioners Günter Verheugen and Andris Piebalgs and Austrian Minister for Environment Josef Pröll, leading automotive manufacturers and fuel supply compan ... Continue reading

Diesels Poised For American Comeback?

Mar 7, 2006

By Mike Thomas, FCN Driven by fuel economy needs and the development of clean diesel technology, new life is being breathed into the possibility of diesel powertrains making a comeback in America's light-duty vehicles. At the North American International Auto Show in early January, at least five major automakers announ ... Continue reading

China's Beiqi Foton Motor Company and Cummins Inc Explore Joint Venture

Mar 7, 2006

BEIJING--March 7, 2006--Cummins Inc. and China's Beiqi Foton Motor Company (Beiqi Foton) today announced they have signed a feasibility study plan for the formation of a 50/50 joint venture company to produce two types of light-duty diesel engines for use primarily in the commercial market. Beijing Foton Cummins Engine ... Continue reading

MANN+HUMMEL Reveals New High-Performance Diesel Fuel Filter

Mar 6, 2006

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., March 6 -- Modern diesel injection systems rely on fuel that is almost completely free of dirt particles and water. In practice, however, drivers are often confronted with dirty and water-contaminated diesel fuels. Filtration experts at MANN+HUMMEL, development partner and original equipment su ... Continue reading

The X PRIZE To Reward Innovation in Automotive

Mar 6, 2006

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--March 6, 2006--The X PRIZE Foundation has announced that Mark Goodstein will join as Executive Director of a new prize that will inspire entrepreneurial innovation in the automotive industry. "The X PRIZE is about changing paradigms," explains Goodstein. "The current paradigm is that it's perfectl ... Continue reading