News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Clean Diesel

Cummins Reaffirms Its Commitment to Renewable Fuels

Feb 8, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Feb. 8, 2006--Cummins Inc. today reaffirmed its support of biodiesel fuel as a means to potentially improve air quality and reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil through increased use of renewable fuel sources. Cummins has approved use of B5 biodiesel (5 percent biodiesel; 95 percent petroleum d ... Continue reading

Ford to Create New Midwest Ethanol Corridor; Chicago Taxis To Go Green With Ford Hybrids

Feb 8, 2006

* Ford announces the beginnings of a 'Midwest Ethanol Corridor' - expanding E85 ethanol availability by approximately one-third in Illinois and Missouri, with other states to follow. * Taxis in Chicago will 'go green' with the introduction of new hybrids, including Ford's Escape Hybrid - the first hybrid vehicle from a ... Continue reading

Hybrids Come out on Top in IntelliChoice.com's 2006 ''Best Overall Value of the Year''

Feb 8, 2006

CHICAGO, Ill.--Feb. 8, 2006--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced the results of its "Best Overall Value of the Year" awards for model year 2006. And for the first time, two hybrid SUVs join the reigning hybrid champion Toyota Prius and four o ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches All-out Sales Offensive for Hybrids

Feb 8, 2006

Toyota Launches All-out Sales Offensive for Hybrids Having launched the Prius way back in 1997, Toyota Motor Corp. is girding for an all-out global sales offensive for hybrid cars. The company sold 200,000 hybrids around the world in 2005, and aims to raise that figure to 1 million by 2008. Against a background of shar ... Continue reading

General Motors Promotes Greater E85 Consumer Awareness and Use

Feb 8, 2006

Collaboration with Shell Oil Products US and VeraSun Energy Will Help Local Motorists Power Their GM FlexFuel Vehicles with E85 CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- General Motors announced Wednesday the addition of 26 additional E85 refueling pumps to stations in greater Chicago through collaborative partnerships with Shell Oil Product ... Continue reading

2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (Diesel)

Feb 7, 2006

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI Evolved from a Rabbit? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau My last (and only) VW diesel was a sky blue Rabbit. I don’t recall what year it was, early-80s I suppose, but I do recall that its idiosyncrasies more than outweighed its economies. It handled great, just what we came to expe ... Continue reading

President's Budget for Clean Diesel Retrofit Programs Strong First Step

Feb 7, 2006

Diesel Industry Joins Broad Coalition Urging Congress to Build on Bush's Proposal WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Bush administration today released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2007, which begins on October 1, 2006. Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued the following statement in ... Continue reading

Cummins Westport Receives US$350,000 for Engine Demonstration

Feb 6, 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Feb. 6, 2006--Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) today announced it will receive US$350,000 in funding from Utilization Technology Development (UTD) for engine development demonstration. UTD is an Illinois not-for-profit company that funds technology development and demonstration activities. The f ... Continue reading

Diesel Engines & Hybrid-Electric Powerplants Begin to Gain Share Reports Freedonia Group

Feb 6, 2006

CLEVELAND--Feb. 6, 2006--There will be a significant shift in the product mix of powerplants used in light vehicles, with diesel engines and hybrid-electric powerplants beginning to take share away from spark ignition internal combustion engines. The fuel price spike that occurred in 2005 created new interest in fuel-e ... Continue reading

Volkswagen and Sanyo Team Up To Develop Hybrid Battery Systems

Feb 3, 2006

JAPAN - Feb. 3, 2006: Volkswagen and Sanyo Electric have agreed to co-develop next generation nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles. This isn't the first such partnership for Sanyo who already provides HEV batteries for Ford’s Escape Hybrid and Honda’s Accord Hybrid in th ... Continue reading

GM to Build New Two-Mode Hybrid Transmission at U.S. Baltimore Plant

Feb 2, 2006

RUESSELSHEIM, Germany and DETROIT, Michigan, February 2 -- - US$118 million investment in upgrade of GM Powertrain facility - Production will start in 2007 - Initial use in Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrid models General Motors announced it will invest up to US$118 million (100 million euro) to upgrade its GM Power ... Continue reading

Austin Mayor Commends Bush's Support of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Biofuels

Feb 2, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas--Feb. 2, 2006--Austin Mayor Will Wynn, a leader in the national Plug-In Partners Campaign, commended President Bush for supporting the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles as part of his Advanced Energy Initiative developed to help America reduce its oil imports by 2025. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles ... Continue reading

"Addicted to Oil? Not Us San Diegans!"

Feb 2, 2006

'Addicted to Oil?' Not Us, Say San Diegans Participating in First-Ever 'Low-Car Diet'; 14 Residents Agree to Give up Their Cars for a Month, using Flexcar, Transit, Walking, Biking to Get Around SAN DIEGO--Feb. 1, 2006--County Supervisor Ron Roberts was on hand at a special event today to direct more than a dozen San D ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Vehicles for California Addressed at Bosch Clean Diesel Symposium

Feb 1, 2006

WHAT: Transportation industry executives and representatives, environmentalists, policymakers and regulators will be on hand at the Bosch Clean Diesel Symposium to discuss future opportunities for clean diesel passenger vehicles in California. Clean diesel vehicles provide a 30 percent increase in fuel economy and up t ... Continue reading

NADAguides: What's in Store for 2006?

Feb 1, 2006

NADAguides.com Lead Auto Expert Sounds Off With His Predictions for the Coming Year: New Car Buyers Have More Options Than Ever Before; Gas Prices Become a Bigger Concern COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 1 -- Mark Perleberg, lead auto expert at NADAguides.com -- a leading vehicle information website -- today published his pred ... Continue reading