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2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature Diesel Arrives At New York International Auto Show

2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature Diesel Arrives At New York International Auto Show

Arrival of the 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD featuring the Skyactiv-D 2.2-liter diesel engine with pre-sales beginning immediately. ... Continue reading

Bio-diesel Tax Credit Extension Proposed

Bio-diesel Tax Credit Extension Proposed

Fuel retailers, biodiesel producers applaud the proposal seeking a two-year extension. ... Continue reading

Cummins Unveils the Future of Diesel with Low NOx and Low CO2 Emissions Technology During IAA Commercial Vehicles Show +VIDEO

Cummins Unveils the Future of Diesel with Low NOx and Low CO2 Emissions Technology During IAA Commercial Vehicles Show +VIDEO

Cummins Inc. introduced innovations that will achieve a low nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions future and achieve a reduction in the carbon footprint at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show. ... Continue reading

Alt Fuels Leader Blue Bird First to Offer Certified Ultra-Low NOx Level for Propane School Buses

Alt Fuels Leader Blue Bird First to Offer Certified Ultra-Low NOx Level for Propane School Buses

FORT VALLEY, Ga.--In a tradition of offering first-to-market alternative fuel innovations, Blue Bird once again has set the standard for air quality in the school bus industry. Certified by both the EPA and California Air Resources Board at 0.02 g/bhp-hr, Blue Bird’s Vision Propane buses now offer an optional ultra-l ... Continue reading

Diesel Vs. Clean Diesel A Tutorial

Diesel Vs. Clean Diesel A Tutorial

Diesel has been the fuel of commerce around the world for more than a century. It powered the ships, trains and trucks that carried goods into new markets and helped businesses grow. ... Continue reading

Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)

Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)

Washington DC June 9, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Jerry Flint at Forbes writes that the trouble with all the plans to improve fuel economy is that Americans still like pickups. Not small pickups, but big full-size pickups with four doors and fancy interiors. A standard V-8 pickup will get 16, maybe 18, mil ... Continue reading

2018 AJAC EcoRun shows off impressive fuel-efficient results +VIDEO

2018 AJAC EcoRun shows off impressive fuel-efficient results +VIDEO

The 7th annual Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) EcoRun continued its impressive record of fuel economy results in the province of New Brunswick. Nineteen AJAC journalists from across Canada convened in Moncton to participate in the fuel-efficient driving event which showcased the latest and greatest ... Continue reading

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

U.S. EPA Releases Proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes

WASHINGTON June 27, 2018; NACS Online reported that yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule regarding the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. Overall, EPA has proposed a 3.1% increase in renewable fuel blending. ... Continue reading

USW Urges White House to Reform Broken Renewable Fuel Standard, Warns that Inaction Threatens Thousands of Jobs

USW Urges White House to Reform Broken Renewable Fuel Standard, Warns that Inaction Threatens Thousands of Jobs

The United Steelworkers (USW) today urged the White House to follow through with proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) designed to reduce compliance costs for independent merchant oil refiners. Iowa Sens. ... Continue reading

Big Rig Have Lower Particulate Emissions Than Grilling a Burger

Big Rig Have Lower Particulate Emissions Than Grilling a Burger

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2018; While the arrival of summer brings vacation driving season, grilling and cookouts, it also brings concerns about summer air quality and ozone. This summer, some new information challenges conventional thinking about how different activities contribute to air pollution. ... Continue reading

Updated 2018 Mazda CX-3 SUV Launched in Japan

Updated 2018 Mazda CX-3 SUV Launched in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation has begun accepting pre-orders for the updated Mazda CX-3 at dealerships throughout Japan. An ideal crossover SUV for singles or young couples, the CX-3 has received a major update and a special edition named Exclusive Mods that features deep red Nappa leather upholstery has been added to the li ... Continue reading

About The Rapeseed Oil Market

About The Rapeseed Oil Market

FELTON, California, May 15, 2018 -- Global Rapeseed Oil Market is segmented, By Application, into Biodiesel, Food, Feed, Others (Personal Care Products, etc). Rapeseed is an optimistic yellow highlight plant that is found all over the world. The plant is known to be used as a vegetable in Southern Africa and China. ... Continue reading

New import duties drive biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017

New import duties drive biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017

April 30, 2018 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly (biodiesel and renewable diesel) U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, totaled 14.1 million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from 2016. Although increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) t ... Continue reading

USA Energy Subsidies Scorecard

USA Energy Subsidies Scorecard

April 25, 2018 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2016 EIA has updated its report on federal financial interventions and subsidies in energy markets, covering the 2016 U.S. government fiscal year (FY). Subsidies for many energy c ... Continue reading

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