AUTO LAB RADIO Saturday November 3, 2018; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM - Helping You Enjoy The Drive
Nov 3, 2018
Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts sharing accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car repair, automotive career opportunities and vehicle and repair bu ... Continue reading
The changing U.S. energy trade balance is still dominated by crude oil imports
Oct 17, 2018
During the past decade, the U.S. trade gap for energy products has narrowed. From 2003 to 2007, the value of energy imports was about 10 times greater than the value of exports. ... Continue reading
Near-Zero Emission Propane Autogas Engine Released
Aug 28, 2018
American Alternative-fuel technology company, ROUSH CleanTech, has developed the first available propane autogas engine certified to California Air Resources Board's optional low oxides of nitrogen emissions standard for heavy-duty engines with 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr). The engine is 90-percent c ... Continue reading
Coming Soon: "THE ETHANOL PAPERS" - Massive 600 Page Book Presents the Whole Story On Ethanol Fuel
Aug 25, 2018
The Auto Channel is just days away from releasing "THE ETHANOL PAPERS," a 600-page book by Marc J. Rauch, TACH's executive vice president and co-publisher. The book is a compilation of some of Marc's previously published essays and reports, along with new commentary and updated insight. ... Continue reading
Alt Fuels Leader Blue Bird First to Offer Certified Ultra-Low NOx Level for Propane School Buses
Aug 15, 2018
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
Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)
Aug 7, 2018
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
Aug 6, 2018
MPG is NOT the problem, it's the MPG of ... Continue reading
Jul 18, 2018
Zero Now Financing, a program that makes the cost of leasing or purchasing a new natural gas heavy-duty truck equipped with the cleanest engine in the world, equal to the price or even lower than that of the same truck equipped with a diesel engine. In addition, trucks financed or purchased through the Zero Now Financi ... Continue reading
Jul 17, 2018
They are ecological and run on a fuel that is less expensive and just as safe as petrol or diesel; but do we really know how natural gas powered cars work? Andrew Shepherd and Antonio Calvo, experts on compressed natural gas (CNG) at SEAT, tell us all about how these vehicles operate: -Dual filler necks behind the fuel ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Senior Management Appointments
Jul 2, 2018
ATLANTA--Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced new appointments within its senior management team at its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA. All appointments are effective immediately. ... Continue reading
2018 AJAC EcoRun shows off impressive fuel-efficient results +VIDEO
Jul 1, 2018
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
Jun 27, 2018
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
Hyundai And Volkswagen's Audi to Boost Hydrogen Cars Together
Jun 20, 2018
Washington DC June 20, 2018; The AIADA reported that Hyundai agreed to a deal with Audi on Wednesday to collaborate on hydrogen car technology, hoping to boost an energy segment that has lagged behind battery electric vehicles, reports Reuters. The South Korean firm wants to increase the uptake of hydrogen cars, which ... Continue reading
Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market
Jun 18, 2018
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of products imported from China that will be subject to additional tariffs as part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of American technology and intellectual property. On May 29, 2018, ... Continue reading
Blue Bird Extends Exclusive Partnership with ROUSH CleanTech
May 10, 2018
Small Preview Thumbnail http://www.roushcleantech.com http://www.roushcleantech.com Small Preview Thumbnail Small Preview Thumbnail FORT VALLEY, Ga.--Blue Bird and ROUSH CleanTech have extended their alternative-fueled school bus partnership through 2025. Since 2012, the relationship between the school bus manufacturer ... Continue reading
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