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Japanese Companies Establish Partnership For Methanol & Dimethyl Ether Production in Trinidad and Tobago

Japanese Companies Establish Partnership For Methanol & Dimethyl Ether Production in Trinidad and Tobago

Tokyo, Apr 9, 2013; Two Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company and Mitsubishi Corporation in the final stages of an agreement with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and local partner, Neal & Massy Holdings Limited, to start developing a project for the commercialization of natural gas based petrochemic ... Continue reading

Compression Tests Successful On RadMax™ 375 HP Diesel Engine

Compression Tests Successful On RadMax™ 375 HP Diesel Engine

REGI U.S., Inc. (OTC BB: RGUS, Frankfurt Stock Exchange: RGJ) and Reg Technologies Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: RRE.V, OTC BB: REGRF) wish to announce successful tests were completed for the RadMax™ engine. Paul Porter, Chief Engineer, reports as follows: Prototype Support Assembly and Testing of the Di ... Continue reading

VW Smart,Smart,Smart...Dumb; Buh-Bye VW Routan

VW Smart,Smart,Smart...Dumb; Buh-Bye VW Routan

Snide’s Remarks By Milton Snide Speaker of Truth Don’t Give A Shit The Auto Channel Auto Central March 27, 2013; With yesterday’s announcement from Jonathan Browning, VW of America President that Volkswagen will be “tailoring down” retail marketing of the unsuccessful Routan , another supposedl ... Continue reading

2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium Review By Steve Purdy

2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium Review By Steve Purdy

2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL PREMIUM REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau In our quest to meet stringent government mandated fuel economy standards in the next decade I’m often amazed that we pay so little attention to an obvious contributor to the strategy of reaching those goals – the diesel p ... Continue reading

Newly Formed "Fuels Institute" Names Inaugural Directors

Newly Formed "Fuels Institute" Names Inaugural Directors

The Fuels Institute’s inaugural directors are: Bill Douglass, managing partner, Douglass Distributing Co. (Sherman, TX) Norman Herrera, manager of corporate development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Oklahoma City, OK) Jay Ricker, chair/owner, Ricker’s (Anderson, IN) Ron Sabia, president & COO, Gulf Oil, Cum ... Continue reading

2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel Specs and Details

2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel Specs and Details

CHICAGO – Chevrolet is entering the U.S. and Canadian diesel car markets this summer with a 2.0L turbo-diesel version of its hottest-selling sedan, the Cruze , featuring the cleanest diesel passenger car engine General Motors has ever produced. Clean diesels generate at least 90 percent less Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) a ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Power for Half-Ton Ram Pick-Up Trucks A Valentine's Day Gift for Diesel Lovers

Clean Diesel Power for Half-Ton Ram Pick-Up Trucks A Valentine's Day Gift for Diesel Lovers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 "This has already been an amazing year for the growth of clean diesel vehicles in the U.S. and it just keeps getting more remarkable. And this is just the middle of February." - Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 /Ram Truck's announcement tod ... Continue reading

Ram to Build Industry's Only Light-duty Diesel Pickup

Ram to Build Industry's Only Light-duty Diesel Pickup

3.0-liter V-6 EcoDiesel to deliver best-in-class fuel economy, a title already owned by the 2013 Ram 1500 Clean diesel features low CO2 emissions and impressive V-6 capability Diesel engines praised for outstanding range and torque Ram first to market with game-changing technologies Beginning in third-quarter 2013, Ram ... Continue reading

AJAC and Green Living Announce Collaboration on New Canadian Green Car Award

AJAC and Green Living Announce Collaboration on New Canadian Green Car Award

AJAC (Automobile Journalists Association of Canada) and Green Living jointly announced today, at the Canadian International Auto Show, that they are collaborating to create a new, annual Canadian Green Car award program. The winner of the initial Canadian Green Car award, presented by AJAC and Green Living, will be ann ... Continue reading

Why Diesel Fuel Costs More Than Gasoline - 2013 NACS Retail Fuels Report

Why Diesel Fuel Costs More Than Gasoline - 2013 NACS Retail Fuels Report

2013 NACS Retail Fuels Report Why Diesel Costs More Than Gasoline Posted: February 1, 2013 Page ContentDiesel fuel had traditionally been less expensive than gasoline, since it was easier to refine from crude oil. However, beginning in 2004, retail diesel fuel prices have consistently been higher than retail gasoline p ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? - Diesel Cars Catch On in U.S.

What's Up Mac? - Diesel Cars Catch On in U.S.

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor At Large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel CHICAGO-Diesel engines are a living example of the axiom, “When you can't succeed at first, try, try again!” The Windy City's show in huge McCormick Place kicked off to the public with more diesel-powered cars than it has ever had before in ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Debuts 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Chevrolet Debuts 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Turbocharging helps deliver segment-leading 148 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque with estimated 42 mpg highway $25,695 MSRP includes destination and two - year maintenance plan Chevrolet is entering the U.S. and Canadian diesel car markets this summer with a 2.0L turbo-diesel version of its hottest-selling sedan, the ... Continue reading

New Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel to Accelerate Interest In Clean Diesel Autos in U.S.

New Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel to Accelerate Interest In Clean Diesel Autos in U.S.

Unveiling of Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel at Chicago Auto Show Highlights American Automakers' Renewed Production of Diesel Vehicles The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel passenger car unveiled this morning at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is a bold statement about the future for clean diesel cars in the U.S, said A ... Continue reading

Audi Announces Pricing and Fuel Economy for 2014 Audi A8 L TDI Clean Diesel

Audi Announces Pricing and Fuel Economy for 2014 Audi A8 L TDI Clean Diesel

Pricing Starts at $82,500 for the First Ever 2014 Audi A8 L TDI(R) Clean Diesel With an EPA Estimated Fuel Efficiency of 24 City/ 36 Highway/ 28 Combined MPG HERNDON, VA Jan 31, 2013; The Audi A8 has set new standards for the luxury sedan in terms of interior and exterior design, technology, performance and efficiency. ... Continue reading

2013 Washington Auto Show: Diesel Technology Forum to Showcase Clean Diesel Technology

2013 Washington Auto Show: Diesel Technology Forum to Showcase Clean Diesel Technology

With more than 20 new clean diesel vehicles set to be introduced to the U.S. market in 2013, the Diesel Technology Forum will highlight clean diesel technology's role in increasing fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions during media day at the 2013 Washington Auto Show on Thursday, January 31 st, at the ... Continue reading

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