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FORD AND PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF DIESEL ENGINE PRODUCTION

FORD AND PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF DIESEL ENGINE PRODUCTION

December 18, 2004 – Ford Motor Company and PSA Peugeot Citroën are planning to expand production capacity for the 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0 litre high technology diesel engines from the ongoing cooperative agreement between the two companies. This cooperative agreement is enabling both companies to be world leaders in di ... Continue reading

New Energy Forecast Reaffirms Diesel's Potential in U.S. Market

New Energy Forecast Reaffirms Diesel's Potential in U.S. Market

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- A growing number of American consumers may find relief from today's Energy Information Administration (EIA) prediction of steadily increasing demand and price volatility thanks to a new generation of diesel cars, trucks and SUVs that deliver power and performance, but sip 20 to 40 percent less fue ... Continue reading

Automakers Challenge California Law

Automakers Challenge California Law

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT -- THE ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS JOINED A GROUP OF AUTOMOBILE DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY TO CHALLENGE REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY UNDER CALIFORNIA'S GREENHOUSE GAS LAW. ALLIANCE VICE PRESIDENT GLORIA BER ... Continue reading

Global Warming Emissions Law Enforces State's Right to Protect Citizens from Auto Pollution

Global Warming Emissions Law Enforces State's Right to Protect Citizens from Auto Pollution

SAN FRANCISCO--Dec. 7, 2004--The California Clean Cars Campaign today called the automakers' legal challenge of the state's vehicle global warming regulation an attack on the state's right to protect its citizens from auto air pollution. The landmark standards, adopted by the state's Air Resources Board in September, r ... Continue reading

GreenerCars.com: The Best of 2004

GreenerCars.com: The Best of 2004

This official website for ACEEE's Green Book is a unique consumer resource providing ... Continue reading

NEWSWEEK: Bill Ford Jr. Ready to Revive His Clean Revolution

NEWSWEEK: Bill Ford Jr. Ready to Revive His Clean Revolution

Says He Won't Veer Off The Garden Path Again; 'If People Judge This Is The Wrong Path to Be On, Then I'm Not The Guy to Do The Job... I'm Not Changing' NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Ford Motor Co. CEO Bill Ford Jr. tells Newsweek that he's ready to restart his clean revolution now that his company is no longer losing money. "My ... Continue reading

JAGUAR S-TYPE DIESEL VOTED BEST EXECUTIVE SALOON BY TOP GEAR MAGAZINE

JAGUAR S-TYPE DIESEL VOTED BEST EXECUTIVE SALOON BY TOP GEAR MAGAZINE

The new S-TYPE Diesel The Jaguar S-TYPE Diesel has picked up the award for the 'Best Executive Saloon 2005' at the Top Gear magazine awards held at the Groucho club on Tuesday 30th November. A panel of judges from the Top Gear magazine and TV programme voted the S-TYPE Diesel, which went on sale in April this year, as ... Continue reading

Save The World Air Invited to United Nations Environmental Forum

Save The World Air Invited to United Nations Environmental Forum

Erin Brockovich to Address Inter-Governmental Meeting in Bali, Indonesia LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 -- Save The World Air, Inc., today announced that the company has been invited to participate in a conference of high-level government officials and environmental experts organized by the United Nations Environmental Programme ... Continue reading

Dear Prez Bush: U.S. Should Cut Gasoline Consumption By 50%; Add Tax on Autos and SUVs That Don't Get a Minimum of 30 MPG; Signed FA

Dear Prez Bush: U.S. Should Cut Gasoline Consumption By 50%; Add Tax on Autos and SUVs That Don't Get a Minimum of 30 MPG; Signed FA

- Energy Independence Proposal Laid Out in Letter to President Bush - - Tax Could Generate As Much As $200 Billion Annually - - Plan Would Spur Automotive Production; Create Jobs - - Dramatic Long-Term Positive Effect on U.S. Economy - NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- "Beginning in 2008, any car or SUV that cannot meet a fuel effi ... Continue reading

Reg Technologies Announces License Rights for Worldwide Patents for The Rand Cam Engine Technology

Reg Technologies Announces License Rights for Worldwide Patents for The Rand Cam Engine Technology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Nov. 29, 2004--Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RRE) (OTCBB:REGRF) is pleased to announce that a worldwide license agreement, excluding the rights for the United States of America that are held by REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS), for the Rand Cam(TM) technology has been successfully complet ... Continue reading

Stanford University's Research to Enhance Work of GM Global Vehicle Teams

Stanford University's Research to Enhance Work of GM Global Vehicle Teams

WARREN, Mich. - How do global companies manage work between multiple cultures and across time zones? General Motors Corp. has a collaborative research lab with Stanford University that is helping the company to identify engineering work processes and technology that will enable the company to fully leverage its global ... Continue reading

Rhodia's Eolys Green Diesel Technology Eliminates Particulate Emissions; Million-Vehicle Milestone in Sight

Rhodia's Eolys Green Diesel Technology Eliminates Particulate Emissions; Million-Vehicle Milestone in Sight

CRANBURY, N.J.--Nov. 24, 2004--Nearly one million clean, diesel-powered vehicles will be on the road in Europe by early 2005, and the same technology that keeps them clean could soon be demonstrated in North America. The million-vehicle milestone proves that available catalyst technology eliminates the black, sooty clo ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company Announces Alliance With Stanadyne to Offer Diesel Fuel Filtration System

Donaldson Company Announces Alliance With Stanadyne to Offer Diesel Fuel Filtration System

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 23 -- Donaldson Company, Inc. , a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement parts, today announced a Filter Alliance Agreement with Stanadyne Corp., a leading worldwide designer and manufacturer of <meta name= ... Continue reading

CalPERS Want Pressure on Automakers to Innovate, not Litigate

CalPERS Want Pressure on Automakers to Innovate, not Litigate

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Nov. 22, 2004--State Controller Steve Westly and CalPERS Board Member Sean Harrigan today called on the pension fund to pressure automakers to comply with new California emission standards designed to curb global warming. In a letter to fellow CalPERS board members, Westly and Harrigan said they wer ... Continue reading

Celebrities Got Their Motors Running To Support Environmental Awareness

Celebrities Got Their Motors Running To Support Environmental Awareness

Traffic Jam in 'Prius Only" Lane LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 18 -- Celebrity attendees and presenters at the 14th annual Environmental Media Awards (EMA) on November 17, 2004, were counting on actions speaking louder than words when they arrived at the ceremony in hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. But no one expected ... Continue reading

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