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CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen Headlines List of Top Speakers at the CALSTART ``2020: California's Transportation Energy Future'' Conference

CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen Headlines List of Top Speakers at the CALSTART ``2020: California's Transportation Energy Future'' Conference

PASADENA, Calif.--Nov. 18, 2004-- Tamminen's Keynote Address to Be Delivered Day After He is Sworn in as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Cabinet Secretary CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen will deliver the keynote address, outlining Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's vision for California's transportation energy path for the next ... Continue reading

BorgWarner to Supply Regulated Two-Stage Turbocharging Technology For BMW 5 Series Diesel

BorgWarner to Supply Regulated Two-Stage Turbocharging Technology For BMW 5 Series Diesel

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 -- BorgWarner Turbo Systems will supply its market-leading regulated two-stage turbocharging (R2S(TM)) systems to BMW for its new, 3.0-liter, 6-cylinder diesel engine for the BMW 5-series. The engine debuted at the Geneva Motorshow in March. With about 67kW/I, the engine has the highest power density o ... Continue reading

Retrofit 'Clean-Burn' Diesel Fuel Device Improves Fuel Economy as It Cleans Engines

Retrofit 'Clean-Burn' Diesel Fuel Device Improves Fuel Economy as It Cleans Engines

EAST AURORA, N.Y., Nov. 16 -- A retrofit clean-burn fuel device for diesel engines has been found to improve fuel economy by at least 10 percent. The TURBO 3000D VADA also enhances performance and reduces carbon deposits, stack soot, black smoke and toxic emissions. The TURBO 3000D VADA has been granted patents with 46 ... Continue reading

Jaguar Wins Scottish Car of the Year Awards - S-Type Diesel US Bound?

Jaguar Wins Scottish Car of the Year Awards - S-Type Diesel US Bound?

By: Mike Thomas | Ford Communications Network COVENTRY, U.K., Nov. 11, 2004 -- The Jaguar X-TYPE Estate and S-TYPE Diesel have been honored with 2004 Scottish Car of the Year awards. Members of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) voted the X-TYPE Estate top in the Luxury Car category and the S-TYPE Dies ... Continue reading

CALSTART Honors Clean Transportation Leaders: Announces Winners of Prestigious Blue Sky Award For 2004

CALSTART Honors Clean Transportation Leaders: Announces Winners of Prestigious Blue Sky Award For 2004

PASADENA, Calif.--Nov. 11, 2004--WestStart-CALSTART: -- Top Award Goes to New Flyer Industries, North America's Leading Alternative Fuel / Hybrid Bus Maker; -- Leadership Award to George Survant, Florida Power and Light Co.; -- Innovation Award to Calif. Assemblymember Christine Kehoe; -- Merit Awards to IdleAire, Sysc ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Reports 2004 Third Quarter Results

Clean Diesel Technologies Reports 2004 Third Quarter Results

STAMFORD, Conn.--Nov. 11, 2004--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT)(OTCBB:CDTI)(AIM:CDT)(AIM:CDTS) today reported an increase in product revenue for the third quarter of 2004 and year-to-date over prior year periods. Total revenue for this year's third quarter was $241,000 with a net loss of $1,243,000, or $0.08 loss ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells Demystified in New Book for Non-Scientists

Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells Demystified in New Book for Non-Scientists

LOVELAND, Colo., Nov. 9 -- Pound for pound, pure liquid hydrogen has nearly three times more energy than gasoline. This fact is just one of many found in the new book, "HYDROGEN -- Hot Stuff Cool Science," in which author Rex Ewing explains in plain English, minus politics and hidden agendas, where hydrogen energy come ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis of Alternative Fuel Technologies

Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis of Alternative Fuel Technologies

Efficient Infrastructure Necessary for Large-Scale Implementation of Alternative Fuel Technologies London, 08th November 2004 ? Although regulatory pressures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are calling for increased use of alternative fuels such as natural gas, hydrogen and methanol, the lack of adequate infrastruct ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Pricing for New 2005 Jeep(R) Liberty CRD

Chrysler Group Announces Pricing for New 2005 Jeep(R) Liberty CRD

* Jeep(R) Liberty is first mid-size SUV available with diesel in the U.S. * Nearly 40,000 consumers have already expressed interest in Jeep Liberty's "Clean Running Diesel" BOSTON, Nov. 5 -- In a speech today during press days at the New England International Auto Show, Jeff Bell, Vice President - Jeep, announced prici ... Continue reading

CALSTART'S 2020 Forum Dec. 2 on California's Energy Future to Showcase Advanced Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

CALSTART'S 2020 Forum Dec. 2 on California's Energy Future to Showcase Advanced Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

PASADENA, Calif.--Nov. 4, 2004-- Sponsors Include Daimler-Chrysler, Honda, Southern California Edison, Toyota, Robert Bosch, Sempra Energy, Clean Energy, FedEx Express and Others for Ground-Breaking Dec. 2 Conference An impressive partnership of automakers, technology suppliers, energy suppliers and regulatory agencies ... Continue reading

BorgWarner to Acquire Majority Stake in Beru AG to Expand Engine Technology in Rapidly Growing Diesel Market and Electronics

BorgWarner to Acquire Majority Stake in Beru AG to Expand Engine Technology in Rapidly Growing Diesel Market and Electronics

CHICAGO, Nov. 1 -- BorgWarner Inc. announced today that, through one of its German legal subsidiaries, it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase approximately 63% of the outstanding shares of German-based Beru AG from its major shareholders, The Carlyle Group and a group of family shareholders, for a price ... Continue reading

Siemens VDO and Magneti Marelli to Cooperate on Diesel Engine Injection Systems Development

Siemens VDO and Magneti Marelli to Cooperate on Diesel Engine Injection Systems Development

REGENSBURG, Germany & MILAN, Italy--Oct. 29, 2004--Automotive suppliers Siemens VDO Automotive AG and Magneti Marelli today have signed a cooperation agreement that includes development and marketing of a new diesel injection system. This solenoid injector-based system is designed for medium passenger cars equipped wit ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Expands Strategic Partnership with Dinex A/S

KleenAir Systems Expands Strategic Partnership with Dinex A/S

IRVINE, Calif.--Oct. 28, 2004--KleenAir Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR-News) announced today that its UK affiliate has signed license and supply agreements with Dinex A/S, one of the leading European suppliers of automotive after-market exhaust products and emission control systems. Over the past two years Dinex and KleenAi ... Continue reading

Ricardo Completes Expansion of Heavy-Duty Engine Emissions Test Cell Facility

Ricardo Completes Expansion of Heavy-Duty Engine Emissions Test Cell Facility

BURR RIDGE, Ill., Oct. 26 -- Ricardo, Inc., one of the world's foremost independent vehicle system and powertrain engineering consulting companies, today announced the completion of its Chicago Technical Center Test Cell Expansion Project -- which represents an investment of $4.8 million and strategically increases the ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil, Toyota Researchers Receive SAE Award for Diesel Emissions Research

ExxonMobil, Toyota Researchers Receive SAE Award for Diesel Emissions Research

FAIRFAX, Va.--Oct. 26, 2004--ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company (EMRE) announced today that together with Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., their researchers were awarded the prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Harry Horning Memorial Award at a ceremony in Tampa, Fla. The ... Continue reading

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