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4 January 2007 posted in Green 5 views
VW unveils next-gen TDI engine Part of the consortium of German auto manufacturers developing the Bluetec diesel technology, Volkswagen just announced that its new TDI will the cleanest diesel on the planet. To be used in the 2008 ...
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6 December 2006 posted in Euro 4 views
Mercedes-Benz adding big diesel to S-Class Mercedes-Benz has just announced a new model will be adding to its S-Class line of uber-sedans in Europe: the S420 CDI. The S420 CDI features a 4.0-liter V8 CDI diesel engine that produces 320 hp and ...
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6 October 2006 posted in Government/Legal 3 views
New standards for heavy-duty diesels means more problems Those looking for a glimpse into the future of light-duty diesel reliability may be interested in a new study by J.D. Power on customer satisfaction with modern heavy truck powertrains. The 2006 Heavy ...
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25 September 2006 posted in Green 6 views
Powered by (diesel) Honda In conjunction with Honda's efforts towards bringing a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle to the States in 2008, plans are well underway to do the same thing for diesels that the automaker did for cleaner gas ...
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13 June 2006 posted in Green 19 views
New Ford Powerstroke to use piezo injectors? When a new Ford Power Stroke diesel comes along in 2007 to replace the current 6.0-liter model, it may represent the first use of piezo injectors in a pickup truck. The Siemens-built injectors should ...
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13 April 2006 posted in Etc. 13 views
New York Auto Show: Honda to NY Civic buyers: Honda announced today that it is bringing to market a compressed natural gas (CNG) motivated Civic GX to New York buyers this fall. According to the automaker, the GX will put out 'near zero emissions ...
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17 March 2006 posted in Green 5 views
General Motors to bring range of diesels to U.S.? Is the world’s biggest automaker finally bowing to high-torque fans by bringing more diesel powerplants to the U.S.?During a talk with the trade publication Automobilwoche, an unidentified GM ma ...
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25 January 2006 posted in Gadgets 6 views
Pressure-sensing diesel glowplugs to hit market soon Pressure-sensing glowplugs from Beru and a joint venture between Siemens/VDO and Federal-Mogul are said to be on their way to the diesel market by "mid-2007". That's good timing, considering ...
Tags: gasoline engines, passenger car, emission standards, holy grail, nox emissions, siemens vdo, byproducts, federal mogul, diesel market, exhaust gas temperature, exhaust gas oxygen, combustion performance, oxygen sensors, residual oxygen, glowplugs, cylinder pressure, car diesel, management engineers, beru, tier 2
22 August 2005 posted in Trends 5 views
Additional states to adopt California's greenhouse gas limits Oregon and Washington, along with six unnamed Northeastern states, will likely decide to implement California's new 2016 tailpipe emission standards that call for a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Tags: automakers, new cars, mileage, emissions standards, proposal, moot point, emission standards, tailpipe, car market, safe bet, fuel economy standards, greenhouse gas emissions, california air resource board, c02 emissions, legal standpoint, air resource, northeastern states, conundrum, next decade
14 April 2005 posted in Car Buying 5 views
Honda thinking U.S. diesel Even though Honda is one of the leading hybrid brands in the U.S. they're also looking into the possibility of bringing diesel engines to North America. But the problem of stringent U.S. emission stan ...
Tags: gas mileage, mileage, hybrids, honda, north america, diesel engine, emission standards, diesel engines, fact that most americans
29 December 2004 posted in Car Buying 8 views
What does La-La Land pick for The Class of 2004 Do Californians pick differently than the rest of the country? Gas prices hit $3 per gallon in Cali, global warming and emission standards are on the top of lawmaker's minds and Hollywood seems to be ...
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