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Clean Diesel Technologies Expands License for Patented Diesel NOx Reduction System; Stationary, Marine and Locomotive Applications Added

Clean Diesel Technologies Expands License for Patented Diesel NOx Reduction System; Stationary, Marine and Locomotive Applications Added

STAMFORD, Conn.--Oct. 1, 2004--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT)(AIM:CDTS) announced today that it executed a non-exclusive license agreement with Combustion Component Associates (CCA) of Monroe, Conn., for use of CDT's patented ARIS(R) urea-injection system. Under the agreement the ARIS syste ... Continue reading

Union Pacific Pioneers New Low-Emission Locomotives

Union Pacific Pioneers New Low-Emission Locomotives

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 30 -- Union Pacific Railroad has expanded its extensive air emission reduction program by acquiring two types of new high-tech locomotives for switching in rail yards. Union Pacific has ordered a prototype diesel "truck-engine" switch (TES) locomotive and has leased a newer version of a hybrid electr ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Inc. Exhibits at IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover

KleenAir Systems Inc. Exhibits at IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 30, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) exhibited this week at the 60th IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover, Germany, which is the leading international trade fair for the commercial vehicle industry. The focus of the fair is on trucks, buses and vans, all of which are candidates for Kle ... Continue reading

Valeo and Air Quality: Putting Comfort and Health First

Valeo and Air Quality: Putting Comfort and Health First

PARIS, France, September 29 -- Valeo has been working on improving air quality in the cabin for many years. In order to promote user comfort and, above all, to provide better protection from pollution, Valeo has designed six innovative systems, creating new benchmarks in this field. The new systems not only protect the ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Announces Large Van Order for Its SCR System

KleenAir Systems Announces Large Van Order for Its SCR System

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 28, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced that a significant order for almost 700 systems has been received by its European systems Integrator, Dinex Exhaust Ltd. KleenAir's NOxMaster(TM) NOx Reduction System (SCR), including Diesel Particulate Filter, will be installed by Dinex on ne ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor's Latest Vehicle Emissions Technologies Could Accelerate the Road to Fuel Cells

ArvinMeritor's Latest Vehicle Emissions Technologies Could Accelerate the Road to Fuel Cells

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 28 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. has developed technology that could bridge the gap between today's internal combustion engines and the promising future of fuel cells, accelerating by many years immense benefits in fuel economy, according to Pedro Ferro, ArvinMeritor vice president and general manager, C ... Continue reading

Guest Commentary: Diesels in The U.S.

Guest Commentary: Diesels in The U.S.

<a href=http://www.forbes.com">Forbes.Com Editorial Commentary:</a> By Jerry Flint<p> With gasoline in the U.S. likely to stay north of $2 per gallon, I am hearing more and more discussions about saving fuel. Such dialog always comes around to diesel motors. Practically everyone seems to like the idea, but diesels stil ... Continue reading

Diesel Technology Forum Praises Governor Schwarzenegger's Approval of Additional Clean Diesel Retrofit Funding; California Leading the Nation in Support for Clean Diesel Retrofits

Diesel Technology Forum Praises Governor Schwarzenegger's Approval of Additional Clean Diesel Retrofit Funding; California Leading the Nation in Support for Clean Diesel Retrofits

FREDERICK, Md.--Sept. 27, 2004--The following statement was issued today by Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, in response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing into law of AB 923 (Firebaugh), which will raise up to $80 million annually to replace old diesel school buses and agric ... Continue reading

Japanese Automakers Send More Diesels Europe-bound - USA Next?

Japanese Automakers Send More Diesels Europe-bound - USA Next?

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 23, 2004; CBS Marketwatch reported that Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan, and Honda Motor plan to sharply increase sales of diesel-engine cars and trucks in Europe, according to a Friday published report. The Japanese automakers are looking to increase their sales of diesel-engine vehicles to about 40 per ... Continue reading

2004 Paris Auto Show: Future of the Automobile on Display

2004 Paris Auto Show: Future of the Automobile on Display

, AP Business Writer PARIS September 23, 2004; Laurence Frost writing for the AP reported that airless tires, cars that warn drivers they're drifting out of their lane and built-in air fresheners are among new technologies being unveiled at the Paris International Motor Show, offering a glimpse of the future of the aut ... Continue reading

New Northeast States' Study Shows Current and Emerging Technologies Can Cut Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half and Result in Net Cost Savings to Consumers

New Northeast States' Study Shows Current and Emerging Technologies Can Cut Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half and Result in Net Cost Savings to Consumers

Results Lend Support To California's New Rulemaking BOSTON, Sept. 23 -- The Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF), a non-profit clean air organization, today released a comprehensive study showing that combinations of current and emerging technologies can cut passenger vehicle greenhouse gas emission ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Announces Significant Emissions Reductions from Independent Testing of Platinum Plus Fuel Additive

Clean Diesel Technologies Announces Significant Emissions Reductions from Independent Testing of Platinum Plus Fuel Additive

STAMFORD, Conn.--Sept. 23, 2004-- Particulates Reduced Up to 35 Percent and NOx Reduced by Up to 11 Percent Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS) announced today that it has completed extensive independent testing of its Platinum Plus(R) fuel-borne catalyst (FBC) in a wide range of fuel ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Inc. Exhibits at Frankfurt Automechanika Show

KleenAir Systems Inc. Exhibits at Frankfurt Automechanika Show

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 22, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) exhibited this week at the annual Automechanika Show in Frankfurt, Germany, which is the leading international trade fair for the automobile aftermarket and original equipment market. KleenAir's NOxMaster(TM) NOx Reduction System (SCR), including its Di ... Continue reading

Paris Auto Show: Toyota Unveils D-4D 180 Clean Diesel Power Concept

Paris Auto Show: Toyota Unveils D-4D 180 Clean Diesel Power Concept

Toyota intends to show the visitors of this year's Paris Motor Show that performance and environment can coexist in the same package. As a proof, Toyota will bring to the French capital the Toyota D-4D 180 Clean Power concept car. This vehicle is equipped with the new Toyota D-4D Clean Power concept engine - simultaneo ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Raises $1.8 Million -GBP 1.025 Million-

Clean Diesel Technologies Raises $1.8 Million -GBP 1.025 Million-

STAMFORD, Conn.--Sept. 20, 2004--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS) announced that it has signed a commitment letter with an existing U.K. shareholder for the issuance of $1.8 million (GBP 1.025 million) of CDT's common stock at a price of GBP 1.025 (USD $1.82) per share. CDT expects ... Continue reading

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