EPA Proposes New Regulations for the National Renewable Fuel Standard Program for 2010 and Beyond
May 5, 2009
EPA Proposes New Regulations for the National Renewable Fuel Standard Program for 2010 and Beyond EPA-420-F-09-023, May 2009 Download PDF Version formatted for printing (9 pp, 574K, About PDF Files) Introduction General Background New Renewable Volume Standards EISA Expands Coverage to Include Diesel and Nonroad Fuels ... Continue reading
EPA Lays out a Plan for USA's Increase in Renewable fuels
May 5, 2009
Release date: 05/05/2009 Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, 202-564-4355 / 7849 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. â May 5, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing its strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as mandated by the ... Continue reading
Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles on the Road: Little Progress Since the 1920s
May 5, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Vehicles on America's roads today get only about three miles more per gallon than vehicles back in 1923, University of Michigan researchers say. A new study in the journal Energy Policy by Michael Sivak and Omer Tsimhoni of the U-M Transportation Research Institute shows that overall fuel efficiency ... Continue reading
Odd Couple: How Honda and Total Could Make a Winning 'Green' Investment
May 5, 2009
by: Bill Paul SeekingAlpha May 05, 2009 If they ever write a rule book for green investing, Rule One should be: donât get your advice from a traditional financial analyst. When Enron came a cropper several years back, the Street soured on alternative energy. A generation of green financial experts who would now be ... Continue reading
May 4, 2009
HERNDON, VA May 4, 2009; Volkswagen of America, Inc. today launched its first unedited consumer blog forum called TDI Truth & Dare (http://www.tditruthanddare.com/). The blog forum will differentiate âdieselâ from âclean dieselâ and encourage active participation through two simple challenges. First ... Continue reading
Buying Habits Are the Latest Automotive Import
May 4, 2009
Washington DC May 4, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Los Angeles Times reports that tighter credit, depleted retirement savings, and environmental concerns are among the forces reshaping the U.S. auto market into something that looks more like Europe and the rest of the worldâwhere people buy smaller, ... Continue reading
2009 SAE International Congress
May 4, 2009
2009 SAE WORLD CONGRESS IN DETROIT One Measure of the Automobile Industry By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau There was a time, not many years ago, that the SAE show, held every spring in the Motor City, was a huge, lively, splashy event. Not anymore. Now itâs almost painfully subdued. No more big, ex ... Continue reading
2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d (Diesel) Review
May 1, 2009
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d After a complete revision two years ago, there are, as it quite typical, a number of minor revisions have been made to the lineup of gasoline-powered inline six-cylinder X5 30i and 4.8-liter V8 48i gasoline models. These are the usual realignment of option pac ... Continue reading
$193M for Energy Research: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 29, 2009
GOLDEN, Colo. April 29, 2009; The AP reporteds that the primary U.S. lab for renewable energy will receive $110 million in federal stimulus money and another $83 million will go toward wind energy efficiency and other alternative power projects. Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the announcement Wednesday while touring ... Continue reading
New Report Anayzes Key Challenges and Issues Facing the World Diesel Engines Market
Apr 28, 2009
NEW YORK--Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Diesel Engines Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0117971/World-Diesel-Engines-Market.html Global demand to grow 3% annually through 2012 World diesel engine demand is forecast to expand over three percent per y ... Continue reading
Norway Considers Accepting The Auto Channel's Plan to Ban Gasoline-Powered Cars
Apr 28, 2009
Norway First Government to Act on TACH Plan AUTO CENTRAL - April 27, 2009: Last June, The Auto Channel proposed a plan for the United States to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles that many in the auto industry considered unrealistic...not because it wasn't needed or the correct thing to do, but because it was felt tha ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2009
WARRENVILLE, Il --Navistar continues to blaze new trails through the hybrid landscape, becoming the first truck and bus manufacturer to receive total hybrid vehicle certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for improving fuel economy and overall emissions. The innovative integration of an optimized e ... Continue reading
Apr 24, 2009
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--The State of Californiaâs Air Resources Board yesterday adopted a regulation to implement Governor Schwarzenegger's Low Carbon Fuel Standard calling for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from California's transportation fuels by 10 percent by 2020. The regulation encourages the use of f ... Continue reading
Aberdeenshire Council Elects to Buy Superb
Apr 22, 2009
Aberdeenshire Council has just taken delivery of a new Skoda Superb GreenLine. The keys for the new car - which delivers low emissions and great fuel economy - were handed over to Mr Bill Howatson, Provost of Aberdeenshire Council, by Alan Robertson, Dealer Principal for Specialist Cars Aberdeen Skoda. ... Continue reading
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