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UPDATE 2-US truckers disrupt traffic to protest fuel prices
U.S. truckers caused minor traffic snags in parts of the country on Tuesday to protest soaring costs for diesel, according to members of a major trucking association and law enforcement officials. > more
Current Diesel Versus Gasoline Prices
Average diesel price in the U.S. according to the Department of Energy is $3.65 per gallon > more
Honeywell diesel technology on 28 vehicles in Geneva
Honeywell announces that its turbocharging technologies are featured on 28 of the vehicles being launched at the 78th International Motor Show of Geneva. Taken together, the launches represent a total of 40 new applications ranging from 1.1 to 4.4 liter engines. > more
PKN Orlen diesel unit maintenance planned for March
Polish refiner PKN Orlen PKNA.WA plans maintenance shutdown of its hydrodesulphurisation unit used for diesel production for March, the company said on Wednesday. > more
GM invests $69 million in diesel engine plant
General Motors has announced plans to pump another $69 million into its Moraine, OH DMAX engine plant. The investment will cover tooling changes needed to update the 6.6L Duramax diesel to meet 2010 Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards. > more
Mercedes Recalls Thousands of Cars in U.S. for Sensor
Daimler AG is recalling more than 9,000 Mercedes-Benz diesel-engine cars in the U.S. from the 2007 model year because a potential sensor problem could cause the cars to lose power.
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NYC Orders 850 Daimler Diesel/Hybrid Buses
MTA New York City Transit has ordered 850 and the City of Ottawa (OC Transpo) 202 Orion VII Next Generation diesel-electric hybrid transit buses. > more
Mercedes may double U.S. diesel-car sales with cleaner engines
Mercedes will start marketing cars and sport-utility vehicles with Bluetec diesel motors that comply with standards in California, the country's toughest, in August or September, said Ernst Lieb, the unit's chief executive officer for the U.S. > more
BorgWarner Combines Turbo Technologies For More Power, Lower Emissions on Diesel V8
Aurburn Hills MI-based BorgWarner announces it will combine its two-stage R2S turbocharger technology with variable turbine geometry (VTG) to help International Engine Group's PowerStroke 6.4-liter V8 diesel engine meet stringent North American emission requirements without compromising increased horsepower and torque. > more
Clean Diesel Called For By President
Washington, - As President Bush called on Americans during the State of the Union speech January 23 to "expand the use of clean diesel vehicles" as part of his new energy plan to cut gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next decade, automakers were already responding by unveiling a new generation of ultra-clean new diesel passenger vehicles that both meet the strictest emission standards ever and achieve 20-40 percent better fuel efficiency than comparable gasoline models. > more
Diesel Race Engine Awards
A panel from Race Engine Technology, an English magazine, voted the Audi R10 TDI LeMans-winning racer’s engine as “Race Engine of the Year” and “Alternative Race Engine of the Year” for 2006. The head of engine technology at Audi Sport, Ulrich Baretzky, was awarded “Design Engineer of the Year”, and he also accepted the engine award on behalf of Audi at the recent Professional Motorsport World Expo in Cologne. > more
Mercedes’ Diesel Marathon Reaches Beijing
The longest diesel marathon of all times ended successfully in Beijing last month. The 36 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars, which left Paris on 21 October on a transcontinental rally covering about 14,000 kilometers, arrived safe and sound in the Chinese capital after traversing Europe and Asia. Through this endurance test under extreme conditions Mercedes-Benz has once again dem-onstrated the outstanding performance of its modern diesel engines in terms of emissions, fuel economy and reliability. Proof of this is also the fuel consumption of the victorious “eBay” team which won the fuel economy contest with an average of 32.7 mpg for 8,700 miles. > more
DCX Grows Biodiesel Crops on Contaminated Soil
In 1988 Chrysler Corporation assumed responsibility for the cleanup of land in Michigan where waste was dumped, and with the help of Michigan State University is growing corn, canola, sunflowers and soybeans to harvest and determine which of the crops produces the best raw material for biodiesel. > more
450,000 kilometres in 26 days: with 33 E-Class cars from Europe to Asia
October 21, 33 E-Class models equipped with V6 diesel engines will start out on a long-distance journey from Paris to Beijing, where local production of the car has now commenced. > more
Alternate Fuel Book From Oil Industry
In the American Petroleum Institute produced publication Fuel Choices for Advanced Vehicles readers will learn about advancements in the internal combustion engine, cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel and alternative fuels, improved emissions control devices, and new power train technologies such as hybrids. > more
Petroleum Industry Data Book Now Available
Orders are now being accepted for American Petroleum Institute’s 2006 Basic Petroleum Data Book (Volume XXVI, No. 2), second edition, which is available now. The Data Book is a compendium of U.S. and international petroleum statistics beginning in most instances with 1947. It contains historical oil and natural gas data on worldwide reserves, exploration and drilling, production, refining, transportation, historical prices, product demand, imports, exports and environmental information.
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Petroleum Institute cautions ethanol risks bad image of 1970s diesel
“In the early years of consumer exposure to biofuels, we do not want to be a party to any ‘over-promise and under-perform’ commitment,” said American Petroleum Institute president Red Cavaney, during a speech cautioning about consumer acceptance of ethanol at the Advnacing Renewable Energy Conference in Saint Louis in October. > more
Diesel Speed Recordholders JCB Want Jaguar
LONDON - Diesel tractor manufacturer JCB is interested in purchasing Jaguar from struggling owner Ford, according to comments made by JCB chairman Anthony Bamford. > more
"NanoDiesel" Created by Waste-to-Fuel Technology
Issaquah, WA - Green Power, Inc., a Washington based company, announced a successful demonstration on July 26 of "waste-to-fuel". The company reports it has demonstrated its new technology of turning everyday landfill waste into diesel fuel, in a process called Catalytic Depolymerization. “We really can convert regular household waste, medical waste, anything that is not radioactive, metal, glass or porcelain, into diesel fuel,” said Michael Spitzauer, CEO of Green Power, Inc. > more
2006 Biodiesel Market Study Coming
HOUSTON -- In July, Jim Jordan & Associates, LLP will publish a comprehensive market study on biodiesel. This study will provide JJ&A's best current understanding of the U.S. and international markets for biodiesel and the prospects for development over the next five years. > more
German Firm Boosts Grand Cherokee CRD Power
The tuning firm Startech, which is under the well-known Brabus umbrella, has introduced tuning kits to increase the power of the 3.0-liter turbodiesel coming to the U.S. in 2007 from 218 hp to 262, and to increase torque output from 376 lb ft to 427 lb ft, according to the company. > more
New Zealand Company Produces World’s First Sample Of Bio-Diesel From Algae
New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced today that it had produced its first sample of home-grown bio-diesel fuel with algae sourced from local sewerage ponds.
“We believe this is the world’s first commercial production of bio-diesel from algae outside the laboratory, in ‘wild’ conditions. To date, bio-diesel from algae has only been tested under controlled laboratory conditions with specially selected and grown algae crops,” explains Aquaflow spokesperson Barrie Leay.
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VW Diesel Sales Boom
Volkswagen’s percentage of diesel-powered vehicles was 22 percent last month, a sharp increase from the 14 percent of diesel vehicles the company sold in 2005, and 12 percent in 2004. > more
International Demonstrates Green Diesel Technology in Washington
Congress and EPA officials got a chance in May to ride in International Truck and Engine Corporation’s new “ProStar” commercial truck in May, and the EPA congratulated the company for meeting 2007 particulate and hydrocarbon emission standards. > more
President Bush and CEO LaSorda Support Biodiesel
“Clean diesel technology will allow consumers to travel much farther on each gallon of fuel -- without the smoke and pollution of past diesel engines. To encourage this promising technology, Congress should extend the tax incentives for the purchase of hybrid vehicles to clean diesel cars and trucks,” said George W. Bush during his renewable fuels association meeting in April. > more
Grants Available For Diesel Emission Reduction
Nearly $1.5 million for clean diesel projects is being made available through the Northeast Diesel Cooperative Emissions Reductions Grant Program through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. > more
EPA Announces Relaxed Diesel Standards
In March, the EPA announced it would ease standards for automakers to meet diesel emissions rules for the years 2007 through 2009 due to the tradeoff that diesel cars and light-duty trucks get significantly better fuel mileage than gasoline vehicles. > more
Honda Building Diesel Engines In UK
Honda is aiming to increase worldwide diesel engine production to 100,000 units with the help of a new engine plant in Britain, which will begin as an assembly plant for parts shipped from Japan. > more
BorgWarner Partners With EPA
To meet coming EPA Tier 2 emission standards, BorgWarner Inc., a worldwide powertrain supplier, is partnering and contributing financial support with the EPA, which not only sets emissions rules but also does research and development with new technologies. BorgWarner will partner with the federal agency to develop Clean Diesel Combustion (CDC) technologies. Those technologies include advanced turbochargers and air management. > more
Chevron Introduces Low-Ash Engine Oil
SAN RAMON, CA - Chevron Products Company, a provider of engine oils, lubricants, coolants, and related services, launched its new CJ-4 engine oil. Chevron will offer both a CJ-4 and a CI-4 Plus version of its Delo and Ursa branded oils based on customer feedback and expected market demand.
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Diesel Jeep Liberty Sales Double Expectations
Sales of the Jeep(R) Liberty CRD diesel, which comes pre-filled with 5 percent biodiesel (B5), are about to surpass the 10,000 mark. That's double the number expected when Chrysler Group first launched the diesel model in 2005.
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World's Largest Biodiesel Plant Planned
Louis Dreyfus Corporation, one of the world’s largest merchandisers of grain and oilseeds, announced in March it plans to construct an integrated soybean processing and biodiesel production facility in Claypool, Indiana. The plant will crush nearly 50 million bushels of soybeans per year, producing over 1 million tons of protein-rich soybean meal and 80 million gallons of biodiesel annually. > more
Audi To Race Diesel R10 In Seven ALMS Races
The Audi AG motorsport program for the 2006 season extends beyond the DTM (German Touring Car Championship) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans: Audi will also contest the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with the new R10 diesel sports car during the second half of the season. As a result, Audi returns to the world’s most popular sport scars series at a factory level. > more
Volvo’s New Truck Engines Meet 07 Emissions
Volvo Trucks North America is presenting an entirely new engine family to meet the more stringent environmental requirements that come into force in North America on January 1, 2007. > more
EPA Praises Biodiesel at National Biodiesel Board's Convention
At the National Biodiesel Board 2006 Conference & Expo in San Diego February 5th thru 8th, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson said, "Our country is on the verge of a dramatic change for how we power our cars, our homes and our businesses. And innovation -- including innovations in biodiesel -- is the catalyst of this change." > more
Diesel Industry Group Urges Increase in President’s Budget
Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, says that President Bush’s budget proposal for a $50 million request for programs supported by the $1 billion Diesel Emissions Reduction Act should be higher. The DERA is a bipartisan law authored by Senators George Voinovich (R-OH) and Tom Carper (D-DE), and announced in June and which became law in August, 2005. > more
American Biofuels To Increase Biodiesel Production To 40 Million Gallons
American Biofuels, L.L.C. , announced in January that it expects to increase biodiesel production to 40,000,000 gallons per year in 2006. This is a significant amount since the entire biodiesel production in the United States was only 66 million gallons in 2005. > more
10,000 Mercedes BlueTec trucks produced in Europe
Just less than a year after the market launch, the 10,000th truck with the new BlueTec diesel technology has come off the line at the DaimlerChrysler truck plant in Wörth.
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B20 Approved For Dodge Ram in Fleets
DaimlerChrysler will expand the use of clean, renewable biodiesel fuel by approving use of B20 (20 percent biodiesel) in Dodge Ram pickup trucks. > more
First Hybrid School Bus Under Development
IC Corporation, North America’s largest school bus manufacturer, is working with Enova Systems, Inc. to introduce the nation’s first hybrid school bus. The two companies have developed a prototype school bus with a hybrid diesel-electric drivetrain that is currently undergoing testing. > more
Minnesota Biodiesel Mandate Delayed
Truck drivers complaining of B2 biodiesel contributing to stalling engines during a cold snap in Minnesota prompted the state department of commerce to relax the requirement for the two-percent mixture of soybean-based biodiesel with petroleum diesel. > more
Northeast States Unhappy With National Particulate Proposal
The association of pollution control agencies in northeast states, NESCAUM, expressed disappointment with December’s proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to revise the national ambient air quality standards for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) air pollution. "NESCAUM commends the EPA staff for its exhaustive review of the thousands of peer-reviewed studies linking health effects with exposure to PM-2.5 and its science-based recommendations in support of more health-protective PM-2.5 standards," stated Arthur Marin, NESCAUM's Executive Director. "Regretfully, the Agency's proposal is not consistent with the recommendations of its staff." > more
Changes Made To 2008 Euro 5 Emissions
In December the European Commission released its expected 2008 tighter regulations of exhaust emissions for diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. The latest standards, called “Euro 5”, reduce particulate matter emissions 80 percent over the current standards, and also call for a reduction of nitrous oxides of 20 percent. > more
DCX Sells Off-highway Diesel Engine Interests
DaimlerChrysler announced in Berlin that it was selling its off-highway business interests in Detroit Diesel Corp. and MTU Friedrichshafen to focus on its on-highway vehicle businesses. > more
Stronger Standards for Particles Proposed
To further improve public health across the country, EPA is proposing revisions to its national air quality standards for fine particle pollution (also called fine particulate matter) and from some coarse particles.
"Our nation's air is the cleanest it has been in over a generation and today's proposal begins our next step in the steady march toward cleaner air and healthier lives by addressing particle pollution," said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. "Armed with the Bush Administration's innovative clean air policies and the best available science we will continue to improve air quality and public health."
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VW Diesel Models Lead Class, Overall Fuel Economy
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Diesel versions of the New Beetle and Golf are the highest fuel economy models in their respective vehicle classes, according to the 2006 Fuel Economy Guide, recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Additionally, the Volkswagen New Beetle, Golf and Jetta hold four of the top ten positions for best fuel economy, according to the EPA. > more
Staff changes for Siemens Diesel Systems Technologies
Dr. Stefan Demmerle has been appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) and Houman Kashanipour as chief operating officer (COO) of Siemens Diesel Systems Technologies, a joint venture formed in 1999 by Siemens and International Truck and Engine Corp, the company said November 4. > more
New Biodiesel Plant To Open In Washington
Chemical Consortium's planned biodiesel facility in SW Washington will be the first large scale biodiesel facility on the west coast. The facility which is in pre-engineering will produce 100,000 tons or roughly 30 million gallons of biodiesel annually. The facility will bring proven processes and technology from Europe to the US. The European market is 10 years ahead of the US market in biodiesel production. > more
Clean Diesels Receive Top Ranking in Government's Annual Guide to Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Advanced technology diesel cars captured four of the top ten spots for most fuel- efficient vehicles on the market based on the 2006 Fuel Economy Guide released October 13 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), reports the Diesel Technology Forum. > more
Diesel Technology Forum supports CARB Proposal on Bus Emissions
Says Allen Schaeffer, executive director of Diesel Technology Forum: "In the ongoing effort to achieve cleaner air in California, we support the proposal to align the statewide 2007-2009 model year urban bus standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) with the federal standards applicable to heavy-duty on-highway engines, as it will achieve significant emissions benefits and cleaner air sooner than if the state's current 2007 NOx standard remains unchanged. > more
High Gas Prices Fuel Consumers to Change Driving and Purchasing Behavior
Hikes in gas prices are impacting all aspects of consumers' behavior as it relates to their vehicles, including changing driving habits and vehicle purchase/maintenance decisions, says a series of surveys released October 13 by Maritz Research's Automotive Research Group (ARG). > more
New Fuel Cleaner Joins Market
The Diesel-Pure fuel cleaner has the capability of removing water, silt, sand and other contaminants from not only diesel fuel, but gasoline, transmission fluids, motor oils, and JP8 jet fuel in a matter of minutes, thus delivering back to the consumer contaminant free fuel. > more
TexCom Selects Site for 30 Million Gallon Per Year Gulf Coast Biodiesel Plant
TexCom, Inc., announced October 3 that it has signed a letter of intent with LBC Houston, LP to build and operate a new 30 million gallon per year biodiesel plant at LBC's bulk liquids terminal in Seabrook, Texas. > more
City of New York orders 500 diesel hybrid-electric buses
DaimlerChrysler AG said October 11 that New York Transit and the Metropolitan Transport Authority in New York have ordered 500 diesel hybrid electric municipal buses, which the company’s North American commercial division expects to begin delivery in Spring of 2006, reports the Associated Press. DaimlerChrysler AG calls the deal the largest ever for diesel hybrid buses, although the city has already ordered 325 buses previously.
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Ricardo Opens New Facility in Shanghai
Global automotive technology provider Ricardo plc underscored its commitment to the Chinese automotive market with the official opening of its new suite of offices in Shanghai. > more
European Dodge Caliber to Get VW Engine
When the new Chrysler Caliber sport wagon goes on sale in Europe in the summer of 2006, customers will have the option of choosing a 2.0L diesel engine sourced from Volkswagen AG. > more
BorgWarner Turbo Systems starts series production for Hyundai Motor Company in Korea
BorgWarner Turbo Systems is continuing its expansion in Asia . In March 2005, the turbocharger specialist started series production for Hyundai Motor Company, Korea . The first products are BV43 turbocharger systems, which are being manufactured at the joint venture company SeohanWarner Turbo Systems. The turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG) is installed in the new Kia Sorento 2.5 CRDI VGT diesel engine, which initially will be available only on the Korean market. > more
BorgWarner Turbo Systems has developed a regulated 2-stage turbocharging system for commercial vehicle engines
Commercial vehicle engines are the "marathon runners" among internal combustion engines. They need to develop tremendous torque to allow the vehicle to pull away on a hill, while at the same time having to provide sufficient power even at low engine speeds in order to maximize fuel economy when driving on highways or motorways. Power output, fuel consumption and emission control in particular will make extreme demands on the turbocharger technology of the future, as the stricter Euro 4 emission standard also comes into force for commercial vehicles from 2006. > more
2006 Duramax 6600 Turbodiesel to Deliver Class-leading Torque in a More Powerful and Refined Package
Later this year, GM Powertrain will introduce a new 6.6L Duramax 6600 turbodiesel V-8 (RPO LBZ) for the 2006 model year Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD with class-leading horsepower – 360 (268 kw) at 3200 rpm and class-leading torque, at 650 lb.-ft. (881 Nm) at 1600 rpm. In addition to the power increase in the Silverado and Sierra, all 2006 Duramax engines have been significantly revised to deliver lower emissions and significantly improved quietness and smoothness in every application. > more
ESW Diesel Catalyst Approved For Application On European OEM Utility Vehicle
Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW), announced that its proprietary high-performance Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) has been accepted by a major European Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as part of an approved diesel Particulate Matter (PM) reduction system. > more
Study: Alternative Energy Stocks Remain A Safe Bet
Amid a drop in solar company stocks and concerns over a green-tech investment bubble, Sanford Bernstein analysts issued a report Tuesday that takes the long view on alternative energy, arguing that the sector is a relatively safe bet.
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