News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Clean Diesel

ADM and Volkswagen Celebrate National Ag Day With Landmark Biodiesel Announcement

Mar 17, 2005

Extension of warranty coverage on B5 engines in US benefits farmers and the environment WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Volkswagen AG announced today a landmark decision by Volkswagen to extend warranty protection for the use of biodiesel blend fuel in all of its US market diesel powere ... Continue reading

Survey: Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Purchase Seen as 'Patriotic,' Gas Price Sticker Shock Causing Millions to Look at Gas-Saving Cars, Trucks

Mar 15, 2005

New www.40mpg.org Campaign to Promote Use of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles; Unique Calculator Shows Potential Consumer Savings at Pump, Also in Terms of Reduced Middle Eastern Oil Dependency, and Cuts in Pollution DETROIT -- Most Americans now see buying a fuel-efficient vehicle as a patriotic gesture, and that is exactly wh ... Continue reading

MANN+HUMMEL Meets Environmental Challenges

Mar 10, 2005

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany, March 10 -- MANN+HUMMEL is a leader in combining engineering technology with the use of innovative components crafted of advanced materials. Working with sophisticated plastics and composites, they are experienced in providing automakers with the tools required to produce environmentally responsib ... Continue reading

MANN+HUMMEL Prepared for Clean Diesels

Mar 10, 2005

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany, March 10 -- As a precursor of good things to come, MANN+HUMMEL, has been selected by a U.S. OEM Automaker to supply a fuel filter module for diesel engines to be installed in a broad range of globally marketed vehicles. MANN+HUMMEL has combined innovative engineering technology with the use of adv ... Continue reading

A MPG Here, a MPG There - Pretty Soon You'll Save Real Gasoline

Mar 10, 2005

Truck Drivers Offer Gasoline Saving Tips as Costs Rise Sharply ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 10 -- It now takes five "Benjamins" ($100 bills) for professional truck drivers, at $2.17 per gallon for diesel fuel, to fill the saddle tanks of their 18-wheelers. This makes them pay real close attention to efficient driving practic ... Continue reading

O2Diesel Debuts CityHome Help Transit Authorities Lower Diesel Emissions

Mar 9, 2005

NEWARK, Del.--March 9, 2005-- Lincoln, Nebraska's StarTran is First to Convert Bus Fleet to O2diesel's Ethanol-Diesel Fuel Technology O2Diesel Corporation (AMEX:OTD) tomorrow inaugurates the CityHome(TM) program, a major national clean air initiative designed to improve quality of life in local communities by helping m ... Continue reading

Fleetguard Emission Solutions Partners with EPA in Mexico to Provide Retrofit Products

Mar 8, 2005

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--March 8, 2005--Fleetguard Inc., the global filtration, exhaust, coolant and chemical specialist for diesel and gas powered equipment, has partnered with the EPA, Johnson Matthey and the Center of Sustainable Transportation (CTS) and Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) in Mexico on a diesel retrofit p ... Continue reading

Future Will Be Cheaper, Greener For Trucks, Buses and Other Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Mar 7, 2005

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--March 7, 2005-- New study predicts significant increase in cleaner engines, hybrid technology and self-shifting transmission by 2020 TIAX, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, and Global Insight, the world's foremost industry forecasting firm, today released a study predict ... Continue reading

KleenAir Gets New Patent for Aqueous Ammonia NOx Reduction

Mar 3, 2005

IRVINE, Calif.--March 3, 2005--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that during February the US Patent office issued Patent No. US 6,852,292 covering the use of aqueous ammonia injection to reduce NOx emissions from the exhaust gases of combustion engines. Until now, the company's issued patents have focu ... Continue reading

'06 Chevy Express and GMC Savana Full-Size Vans to Offer Duramax 6600 Turbodiesel

Mar 3, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2, 2005; General Motors announced today the availability of the Duramax 6600 turbodiesel engine in the 2006 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana G2500 and G3500 series commercial models. This sophisticated diesel engine offers more horsepower and torque than the primary competitor, as well as a quieter ... Continue reading

Diesel, Hybrids Are Only Short-Term Trends As Car Makers Seek Fuel Shortage Solution

Mar 3, 2005

GENEVA March 2, 2005; Erica Bulman writing for the AP reported that diesel is still sweeping Europe. Hybrids are catching on in North America and Japan. But these trends are only short-term, as the industry prepares for the day the world's fuel reserves dry up, some auto engineers said Wednesday. Nearly every automaker ... Continue reading

Save the World Air, Inc. Receives United States Patent for Mark I ZEFS Device

Mar 3, 2005

LOS ANGELES, March 2 -- Save the World Air, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ZERO) announced that the patent for the company's Mark I ZEFS device has been granted. Following examination of United States Patent Application No. 10/275946, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance dated January 24, 2005 ... Continue reading

KleenAir Demonstrates System at PCO Technology Fair

Mar 1, 2005

IRVINE, Calif.--March 1, 2005--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that on the weekend of Feb. 19 it participated with its strategic partner Dinex Exhaust Systems Ltd. in a three-day Technology Fair hosted by the Public Carriage Office (PCO) in London. This fair was held at the facilities used by the PCO ... Continue reading

Westport Awarded $567,000 by National Research Council of Canada

Mar 1, 2005

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--March 1, 2005--Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) today announced it has been granted $567,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to offset costs related to Westport's work in Asia and the development of Westport's natural gas and hydrogen engine technologies. NR ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Experts to Discuss Benefits of Clean, Renewable Biodiesel Fuel, March 2

Feb 25, 2005

WHAT: DaimlerChrysler and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will host a presentation and demonstration of the potential of biodiesel to become a clean, renewable fuel for transportation use, reducing our reliance on oil and the release of greenhouse gases, while providing new m ... Continue reading