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Delphi Expands Diesel Presence in Asia-Pacific

Delphi Expands Diesel Presence in Asia-Pacific

New business wins demonstrate progress in building relationships with Asian automakers Delphi invests in new diesel support facilities in China, Korea and India New senior diesel executive moves to Shanghai to provide better local support TOKYO, Oct. 25 -- Delphi Corp. , the world's second largest supplier of diesel in ... Continue reading

O2Diesel Corporation Hails Passage of "VEETC" Legislation

O2Diesel Corporation Hails Passage of "VEETC" Legislation

NEWARK, DE Oct 25, 2004: O2Diesel Corporation expressed great satisfaction following President Bush's signing into law the so-called "JOBS Bill" which included the "Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit" (VEETC). The VEETC is extremely important to the Company as it more than doubles the number of potential customers th ... Continue reading

H2H: GM Creates Hydrogen-Powered HUMMER

H2H: GM Creates Hydrogen-Powered HUMMER

Unique Experimental Vehicle Will Provide Valuable Technology Learnings LOS ANGELES - General Motors has adapted a HUMMER H2 SUT to run on hydrogen, and will share it with the office of the Governor of California. The HUMMER H2H will assist efforts to learn more about hydrogen storage and refueling infrastructure develo ... Continue reading

Chinese, Global Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars in World's Fastest Growing Market

Chinese, Global Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars in World's Fastest Growing Market

ANTING, China October 15, 2004; Elaine Kurtenbach writing for the AP reported that the Habo No. 1 looks like any one of the legions of Volkswagen sedans in China. But a peek under the hood reveals an array of chrome canisters in place of the usual engine. The hydrogen peroxide-fueled Habo was one of 150 experimental an ... Continue reading

General Motors Takes Top Honors At 2004 Michelin Bibendum Competition

General Motors Takes Top Honors At 2004 Michelin Bibendum Competition

SHANGHAI October 15, 2004; General Motors Corp. took top honors in several categories at the 2004 Michelin Bibendum Advanced Technology competition in Shanghai, the tire company announced Thursday. The competition pitted seventy-four (74) hybrid, diesel and fuel cell vehicles, measuring everything from acceleration to ... Continue reading

Cummins Power Generation to Host U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Senator Norm Coleman Wednesday, Oct. 13

Cummins Power Generation to Host U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Senator Norm Coleman Wednesday, Oct. 13

FRIDLEY, Minn.--Oct. 12, 2004--Cummins Power Generation, a division of Cummins Inc., will host U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) at its Fridley headquarters and manufacturing facility Wednesday morning. Norton and Coleman will meet with Cummins officials, including Chief Ex ... Continue reading

Three Honda Vehicles Earn Highest Rating in EPA's 2005 Fuel Economy Guide

Three Honda Vehicles Earn Highest Rating in EPA's 2005 Fuel Economy Guide

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 8 -- The Honda Odyssey, Civic Hybrid and Insight achieved the highest fuel economy in their respective classes in the 2005 Fuel Economy Guide published yesterday by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen ... Continue reading

Japanese Cars Top U.S. Government's List of Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Japanese Cars Top U.S. Government's List of Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles

WASHINGTON October 7, 2004; Dee-Ann Durbin wrotong for the AP reported that Japanese vehicles dominate the government's annual list of vehicles with the best fuel economy, but Ford Motor Co. can claim the most fuel efficient pickup and sport utility vehicle. The manual version of the hybrid Honda Insight tops the list ... Continue reading

Thermo Fan and Freedom Motors Developing Small Diesel Rotary Engine

Thermo Fan and Freedom Motors Developing Small Diesel Rotary Engine

Compact Diesel-fueled Generator Set Under Development DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 7 -- Freedom Motors announced today that it has signed a contract to provide Thermo Fan LLC with a small rotary engine for use in its truck engine idling alternative. Using state-of-the-art technology, Thermo Fan provides the trucking industry wi ... Continue reading

Diesel Powers Four Vehicles in Government's Annual Top Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Rankings

Diesel Powers Four Vehicles in Government's Annual Top Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Rankings

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- A new version of an annual government report highlights the potential for clean diesel to help meet the nation's growing energy and environmental demands, according to America's diesel industry. In their 2005 Fuel Economy Guide, released today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental ... Continue reading

2005 Fuel Economy Guide Lists Top 10 Vehicles

2005 Fuel Economy Guide Lists Top 10 Vehicles

EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have released the 2005 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing a new vehicle. Topping out at an estimated 61 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city, hybrids again lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles for the new model year. Debuting at ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Initial Industry Response to New AXP Technology

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Initial Industry Response to New AXP Technology

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Energy & Engine Technology Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) announces that it introduced its new technology prototype for the long haul trucking industry, the AXP InfiniGen, this week at the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The prototype unit was turn ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Establishes SCR Emissions Systems Production in Roermond, The Netherlands

ArvinMeritor Establishes SCR Emissions Systems Production in Roermond, The Netherlands

Provides key diesel emissions technology to commercial vehicle customers ROERMOND, The Netherlands, Oct. 4 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that it has established a commercial vehicle Selective Catalytic Reduction/muffler system (SCR) production manufacturing cell at its Roermond facility in The Netherlands. (Logo: htt ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Closes on Previously Announced $1.8 Million Fundraising; Raises Additional $800,000-GBP 450,000

Clean Diesel Technologies Closes on Previously Announced $1.8 Million Fundraising; Raises Additional $800,000-GBP 450,000

STAMFORD, Conn.--Oct. 4, 2004--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI)(AIM:CDT)(AIM:CDTS) announced that it has received the funds from its $1.8 million (GBP 1.025 million) investment at a price of GBP 1.025 (US $1.82), announced on Sept. 20, 2004. The share price is based on the U.K. price as of Sept. 14, 20 ... Continue reading

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