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ABI Research Ranks Companies in Its First Annual Automotive Fuel Cell Vendor Analysis

ABI Research Ranks Companies in Its First Annual Automotive Fuel Cell Vendor Analysis

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Feb. 7, 2005--ABI Research has just released its first annual comparative study of companies active in the automotive fuel cell market. Titled "Automotive Fuel Cell Vendors - A Competitive Assessment", the report analyzes the activities of three groups: OEM automotive vendors (including buses), compon ... Continue reading

State of the Union and the Importance of Alternative Fuels

State of the Union and the Importance of Alternative Fuels

02/03/2005 Green Car Journal: State of the Union and the Importance of Alternative Fuels (CSRwire) SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - As President Bush made a brief but important mention of hydrogen and ethanol in his State of the Union address, there surely were millions of Americans wondering just what these fuels could offer the ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces New Stricter Idling Regulations in California

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces New Stricter Idling Regulations in California

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Energy & Engine Technology Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) (EENT) announced that today a new regulation has gone into effect in California which limits idling of diesel- powered commercial vehicles, which weigh more than 10,000 pounds, to five consecutive minutes. The regulation may be found ... Continue reading

Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Conference Showcases Latest Technology and Research; Attendees Can Drive Vehicles, Hear from Industry Leaders

Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Conference Showcases Latest Technology and Research; Attendees Can Drive Vehicles, Hear from Industry Leaders

PASADENA, Calif.--Jan. 31, 2005-- Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Conference 2005 Set for Feb. 22-24, 2005 in Palm Springs Region -- Brings Industry, Military and Regulatory Leaders Together, Highlights Emerging Technologies and Solutions Fuel price volatility and global fuel supply insecurity coupled with demands for reducin ... Continue reading

EPA, Ford Test Promising Clean Diesel Technology on Passenger Vehicles

EPA, Ford Test Promising Clean Diesel Technology on Passenger Vehicles

Ann Arbor, Mich. - January 28, 2005; EPA and Ford Motor Company are refining and testing the potential for commercial application of a promising clean diesel technology that meets stringent EPA tailpipe emission standards and is more fuel-efficient than gasoline. This is the second phase of a research agreement between ... Continue reading

Car Magazine Honesty(sic), BMW, Hybrids, Honda, Mercedes, Cadillac, Lutz and Purves - All in this months - Letter From Europe

Car Magazine Honesty(sic), BMW, Hybrids, Honda, Mercedes, Cadillac, Lutz and Purves - All in this months - Letter From Europe

By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief After some 22 years at the helm (with my partner) of outspoken CAR Magazine I still find the contrast between British and American enthusiast publications astonishing. I am not saying that magazines such as Car & Driver never criticize anything beyond the positioning of the ashtra ... Continue reading

JAGUAR X-TYPE DIESEL NOW EVEN MORE TAX EFFICIENT WITH EURO IV EMMISIONS COMPLIANCE

JAGUAR X-TYPE DIESEL NOW EVEN MORE TAX EFFICIENT WITH EURO IV EMMISIONS COMPLIANCE

January 26, 2005; Jaguar has today announced that all X-TYPE Diesel saloon and estate models will be Euro IV emissions compliant from January 2005 – a year ahead of the date demanded by legislation. The new Euro IV compliant X-TYPE 2.0 Diesel replaces the original model and is available to buy now with prices sta ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Licensee Secures ARB Verification

KleenAir Systems Licensee Secures ARB Verification

IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that their U.S. licensee, Extengine Transport Systems, has received a Retrofit Verification approval from the California Air Resource Board (ARB) for its ADEC system utilizing KleenAir Systems Inc. NOx reduction technology. In a recent an ... Continue reading

New Jersey Show Features Virtually Emission-Free Autos

New Jersey Show Features Virtually Emission-Free Autos

99% Cleaner Vehicles Now Available to Consumers in Showrooms SECAUCUS, N.J., Jan. 24 -- Major automakers this week announced a landmark achievement that will help clean the air and protect the environment, as they introduced at the New Jersey Auto Show a new generation of vehicles that are 99 percent cleaner than vehic ... Continue reading

Kemira Develops New Solutions for Reducing Nitrogen Emissions From Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas

Kemira Develops New Solutions for Reducing Nitrogen Emissions From Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas

HELSINKI, Finland, January 18 -- The Denoxium product family developed by Kemira (HEX: KRA1V) helps to reduce the nitrogen emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines to a level compliant with the European Union's new strict limit values and to do so more efficiently than has been possible to date. The new norms come into ... Continue reading

Engine Pre-Heaters: Smart Alternative to Unnecessary Engine Idling Fuel, Wear and Tear on Engines and Health Problems

Engine Pre-Heaters: Smart Alternative to Unnecessary Engine Idling Fuel, Wear and Tear on Engines and Health Problems

Engine Pre-Heaters: Smart Alternative to Unnecessary Engine Idling FENTON, Mich., Jan. 17 -- With the cold weather season in full swing, millions of American drivers are starting each day by idling their vehicles for 5 to 10 minutes. This routine practice may seem harmless, but it wastes billions of gallons of fuel and ... Continue reading

Siemens VDO Automotive Provides Diesel Expertise on Innovative Ford Mercury Meta One PZEV Diesel Hybrid Concept

Siemens VDO Automotive Provides Diesel Expertise on Innovative Ford Mercury Meta One PZEV Diesel Hybrid Concept

DETROIT--Jan. 13, 2005--Siemens VDO Automotive's expertise in diesel engine control is being utilized by Ford Motor Co. on the global automaker's Mercury Meta One diesel-electric Hybrid concept currently on display at the 2005 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit. "Siemens VDO Automotive is ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Announces New Power Guard Oil Specification

Detroit Diesel Announces New Power Guard Oil Specification

DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- A new engine oil specification, Power Guard(R) Oil Specification 93K214, was announced today by Detroit Diesel Corporation. The release of a new enhanced Power Guard 93K214 specification comes in response to the rapidly changing requirements for emission controlled engines. "Over the past couple of ... Continue reading

Ray Bradbury Talks Transportation's Future in Green Car Journal

Ray Bradbury Talks Transportation's Future in Green Car Journal

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 12 -- According to Ray Bradbury, one of the world's leading science fiction writers and author of such classics as "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451," traffic on our nation's major highways will freeze with gridlock, and only then will people decide to change their driving habit ... Continue reading

Hybrid Fuel Systems Unveils the No School Bus Left Behind Initiative; 438,000 Diesel School Buses Targeted for Hybrid's Fuel 2 Conversion Technology

Hybrid Fuel Systems Unveils the No School Bus Left Behind Initiative; 438,000 Diesel School Buses Targeted for Hybrid's Fuel 2 Conversion Technology

TAMPA, Fla.--Jan. 11, 2005--Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc., ("Hybrid" or the "Company') (OTCBB:HYFS) today unveiled the details to the Company's No School Bus Left Behind Initiative(TM). According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) internet web site, 24 million school age children ride the bus daily. On average ... Continue reading

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