From roadtransport.com

By 2009 each of Renault’s diesel engines will be capable of running on a 30% blend of bio-diesel (B30), although whether or not European customers will be readily able to get hold of the fuel is another matter. “We aren’t confident that there will be a decent bio-diesel infrastructure by 2009,” admits Renault’s strategic environment and energy planning manager Phillipe Schulz. ” However when you buy a van in 2009 you will be keeping it for several years, by which time the network should have improved.” The situation is likely to be even worse in the UK, where unlike in France, B30 isn’t even readily available in bulk. For this reason Renault is yet to decide whether it will even offer its B30 Trafic and Master vans in the UK.

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- McNish & Capello go back to front to extend series lead
- Pirro & Werner complete fifth R10 TDI 1-2 for Audi in ‘07
- Both Audi sports-prototypes lead race outright in Utah

Dindo Capello/Allan McNish (Italy/Scotland) finished second in their Audi R10 TDI in the fifth round of the American Le Mans Series at Salt Lake City (US state of Utah). Together with their Audi Sport North America team-mates Emanuele Pirro/Marco Werner (Italy/Germany) they claimed a fifth consecutive 1-2 in the LM P1 category this season.

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (EBB:CDTI, AIM:CDT/CDTS & XETRA:CDI), an innovation leader for clean energy and environmental technologies to reduce harmful engine emissions, said today that it has signed a binding contract for a worldwide non-exclusive licensing agreement with Stuttgart, Germany-based Robert Bosch GmbH, a leading global supplier in the areas of automotive and industrial technology, customer goods and building technology.

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Press Release - IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2007 — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it was awarded a contract to develop a diesel hybrid electric version of its Alternative Mobility Vehicle (AMV) “Aggressor.” This program is a follow on to Quantum’s successful “Aggressor” vehicle, a high performance light-duty off-road fuel cell hybrid vehicle developed for the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), National Automotive Center (NAC). The contract has a total value of $4.88 million.

The objective of this program is to develop a second-generation high-performance light-duty off-road hybrid electric vehicle platform based on the results of and feedback from the U.S. Army’s testing and evaluation of the Aggressor. The propulsion system for this next phase of AMV development will focus on a JP-8 fuel-compatible diesel internal combustion engine based, battery dominant, series hybrid electric system, which would provide a cost-effective, near-term solution as fuel cell technology matures. Pre-production prototypes will be developed and built for testing and evaluation by selected commands to assess mission suitability, supportability, performance objectives, and guidance on final vehicle configuration.

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