Jul 15, 2014
Aviation and marine biofuels represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the global biofuels market. In the last five years, more than 40 commercial airlines around the world have flown an estimated 600,000 miles powered at least in part by biofuels. Click to tweet: According to a recent report from Navigant Resea ... Continue reading
Fourteen Percent of Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Sold in 2035 Will Run on Alternative Fuels
Jul 14, 2014
Medium and heavy duty vehicles (MHDVs) represent less than 5 percent of the total vehicle market today, and the vast majority of these use conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by either gasoline or diesel. That is changing as less expensive alternatives to petroleum-based fuels, such as natural gas, l ... Continue reading
EPA Proposes to Replace and Reduce Harmful Greenhouse Gases
Jul 10, 2014
Today, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to prohibit the use of certain chemicals that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly alternatives exist. This is the agencyâs second action aimed at reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of ... Continue reading
Clean Energy to Double CNG Capacity for Saddle Creek Heavy-duty Truck Station
Jul 10, 2014
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today announced plans to double the CNG station capacity at Saddle Creek Transportationâs natural gas station in Lakeland, Fla., where an additional 25 heavy-duty natural gas trucks are expected to fuel. Additional fueling agreements recently signed have resulted in the construction of new ... Continue reading
U.S. Clean Diesel Car Sales Increase 25% in 2014; Overall U.S. Car Market is Up 4%
Jul 10, 2014
July 10, 2014: U.S. clean diesel car sales have increased 25 percent during the first six months of 2014 while the overall U.S. car market has increased by 4.2 percent, according to data compiled by Hybrid Cars.com and Baum and Associates. The 2014 clean diesel sales total includes six months of consecutive sales incre ... Continue reading
Nissan Launches 'No Charge to Charge' Program
Jul 9, 2014
The economics are simple: buy an all-electric Nissan LEAF, and you save money by avoiding the gas pump. With Nissanâs âNo Charge to Chargeâ promotion, new LEAF buyers in certain markets get an even better deal with two years of free public charging. âThe popularity of âNo Charge to Chargeâ ... Continue reading
Nissan Creates World's Cleanest Car -- a Zero Emissions Nissan LEAF
Jul 9, 2014
What do you get when you combine the worldâs best-selling zero emission vehicle with innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt? Answer: A very special Nissan LEAF electric vehicle that might just be the âworldâs cleanest car.â âThis is one LEAF that never has to stop a ... Continue reading
EPA Designs Test Engine With ANSYS Simulation Technology
Jul 9, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected ANSYS simulation solutions to model in-cylinder combustion to develop an advanced test engine that will demonstrate fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technologies. The EPA's test engine will help establish the feasibility of meeting recently issued fuel stand ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2014
IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today announced a Call for Papers for the IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) to be held 17-19 December 2014, at the Florence Congress Centre in central Italy. The IEEE IEVC serves the global engineering community a ... Continue reading
Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Will Be Shown At 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival
Jun 26, 2014
Toyota's first commercial zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV) is coming to the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival. First unveiled in Japan on Wednesday afternoon, the vehicle will make its North American debut at the annual conference on Friday, June 27. In a press conference in Japan, company officials reve ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Debuts as a Top Global Green Brand
Jun 25, 2014
Chevrolet makes its debut on Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Green Brands report, ranking No. 32. The report, produced by the world's leading brand consultancy, Interbrand, measures market perception and actual environmental performance of a company and its products. âWhat was most compelling about Chevrolet's data ... Continue reading
Berkeley to Host Free Electric Vehicle Test-Drive Event
Jun 24, 2014
The âExperience Electric â The Better Rideâ campaign will offer free test drives of the latest electric cars on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the downtown Berkeley Farmersâ Market in Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park on Center Street between Milvia Street and Martin Luther Kin ... Continue reading
Jun 24, 2014
BorgWarner supplies its innovative Pressure Sensor Glow Plug (PSG) for Volkswagen's all new diesel engines starting with the 1.4-liter version and then adding the 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter versions later this year. Based on the new modular diesel engine system (MDB), the fuel-efficient, low-emission engines offer power r ... Continue reading
Toyota Hybrids Help Drive SCC's Cleaner Fleet Ambitions
Jun 24, 2014
Sub-100g/km models a hit with user-chooser employees Toyota hybrid technology is helping SCC, Europeâs largest independent IT services provider, realise its ambitions to operate a fleet of sub-100g/km vehicles. The company, which has its headquarters in Birmingham, employs more than 2,000 people from 11 UK locatio ... Continue reading
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