Ford eNews - Week Ending June 24, 2011
Jun 26, 2011
Fantasy baseball fans can now catch the latest stats, courtesy of their car Ford SYNC®, the company's award-winning, hands-free in-vehicle connectivity system, offers access to on-demand weekly fantasy baseball updates through available Traffic, Directions and Information. ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2011
Ryder System, Inc. announced delivery of five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder's first customer for natural gas commercial vehicles made available through Ryder's agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California. The $38.7 million effort is part of a join ... Continue reading
Fuel Created By Cows Makes Dairy Farm Trucks Run Cleaner
Jun 20, 2011
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract in the amount of $434,000 for high capacity natural gas on-board storage tanks from Agility Fuel Systems for use in Class 8 renewable natural gas powered dairy trucks. The tanks will be installed on Kenworth T800 Class 8 t ... Continue reading
FactCheck.Org: Playing Politics with Gasoline Prices
Jun 20, 2011
FactCheck.org says Democrats and Republicans disagree on energy policy, but this they share: Both shade the facts on the complex issue for political advantage. â Republicans say repealing oil industry tax breaks will drive up costs at the pump. However, nonpartisan congressional analysts and industry experts say hig ... Continue reading
What's New With EVs and Other Green Vehicles? Not Much!
Jun 16, 2011
Not much, say experts at Automotive News conference this week By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We spent a couple days this week talking about electric cars, and listening to experts and advocates talk about the future of automotive electrification as well as many other kinds of environmentally friendly ... Continue reading
Jun 15, 2011
The Asia Society of Washington D.C. will recognize two energy industry executives at its annual awards ceremony on June 15th at the Washington Ritz-Carlton. Chinese entrepreneur Wang Yusuo, Chairman of ENN Group (Langfang, Hebei Province), and Duke Energy President and CEO Jim Rogers (Charlotte, N.C.) are jointly recei ... Continue reading
Brazilian Waste Turns Into Fuel
Jun 14, 2011
From Newport Beach, California, the U.S. energy company FirmGreen, Inc. (FirmGreen) is making big waves in green technology as the first international shipment of its proprietary biogas cleaning equipment begins this week, with more shipments to follow. Bound for the Novo Gramacho Landfill near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Responds To GM CEO Promoting Higher Gasoline Taxes
Jun 8, 2011
An Open Letter To GM CEO Dan Akerson From The Auto Channel CEO Bob Gordon Hi Dan; I read your interview in the Detroit News in which you are proposing a gasoline tax increase to push Americans to buy smaller more fuel efficient vehicles. Dan the size of a vehicle is not our problem, which fuel it uses is...there is abs ... Continue reading
U.S. Spent $41.7 Billion on Foreign Oil in Month of May - Is Washington Stupid or What?
Jun 8, 2011
DALLAS--In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the Federal Reserve Economic Database, the U.S. imported 62 percent of its oil, or 362 million barrels in May 2011, sending approximately $41.7 billion, or $934,357.63 ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks First to Market LNG Powered Truck for Long-Haul Operations - VIDEO FEATURE
Jun 1, 2011
Gothenburg, Sweden - If things go as planned, we expect sales to take off in 6-8 European countries within the next two years, with about 400 Volvo FM MethaneDiesel trucks sold a year. Future sales will naturally depend largely on expansion of liquefied gas filling stations for commercial vehicles. Volvo Trucks (STO:VO ... Continue reading
Compare EPA MPG Estimates With Real World Owner Shared MPG
May 26, 2011
FYI: Rank cars and trucks by MPG FYI: Find Your Exact Fuel Costs For 1997-2011 Vehicles Fuel Economy.Gov is a U.S. government web site that has created very useful tools and collected useful and surprising MPG data. Below you will find comparisons of the EPA estimated MPG compared to the MPG of drivers like you. In thi ... Continue reading
GE Capital Fleet Services Launches Eco Website Dedicated to Alternative Vehicles
May 23, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--GE Capital Fleet Services today announced it launched a new interactive eco website, dedicated to alternative vehicles and services. The website provides information, tools and educational materials to serve as a resource to help companies with greening their vehicle fleets. As part of the website, ... Continue reading
Fuel Alternatives: ANGA, AGA to Jointly Promote Natural Gas Vehicles, Infrastructure
May 5, 2011
WASHINGTON--America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) and the American Gas Association (AGA) are working collaboratively to advance the development and utilization of natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure in the North American marketplace. âAdvancing our countryââ¬â¢s energy independence is vital ... Continue reading
Apr 28, 2011
ASHEVILLE, N.C.--Altech-Eco Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina announced today that they have obtained a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the EPA for their DEDICATED 2011 Ford E-Series 5.4L compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system. The ââ¬ÅDedicatedââ ;¬??? system means that the vehicle ... Continue reading
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