DETROIT, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC will introduce diesel-powered versions of its light-duty pickup trucks after 2009, improving fuel efficiency of the vehicles by up to 30 percent, Frank Klegon, Chrysler’s executive vice president of product development, said on Thursday.
“We anticipate that diesels will comprise up to 15 percent the next decade,” Klegon said.
The BQ-9000 biodiesel quality assurance program is becoming the international leader in biodiesel quality assurance. Canadian Bioenergy Corporation has recently become the first BQ-9000 Certified Marketer of biodiesel in Canada. BQ-9000 is a voluntary fuel quality assurance program, adopted by the National Biodiesel Board and the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association.
With international interest in the program, biodiesel consumers in both the U.S. and other nations have begun to search for fuel accordingly.
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Amber Pearson
National Biodiesel Board
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I think everyone is starting to realize by now how green and economical diesels can be, but sometimes it’s important to realize they can still be a blast to drive! Check out this footage, made by DHMotorsports, of what happens when you let loose, have fun, and blow a little smoke…errr…steam off. Now if we can just get some more diesel powered cars in America to join in the fun. Or maybe I just need to find an excuse to buy a diesel truck…
SUV: World premiere of an agile Tiguan
Prototype: World premiere of a slick City Expert
BlueMotion: Six new models at a stroke
Wolfsburg, 01 August 2007 - Volkswagen will present its widest product range of all time at the International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt (13th to 23rdrd September). Europe’s no. 1 will be presenting over fifty models on view in Hall 3.0 – eight of them world premieres. One of the highlights: the Tiguan – an entirely new generation of SUV developed to complement the Touareg. And if all that’s not enough: Volkswagen will respond to the official motto of this year’s IAA – “see what’s driving tomorrow” – with a prototype. The heart of this sensationally flexible City Expert will beat where the flat-four “Boxer” engine once did in the Beetle. When the gates open at the IAA, six new BlueMotion models will also make their debut. From 2008 onward Volkswagen will offer nine vehicles under the BlueMotion label.
- Range extended for the coupé
- Two high-revving and efficient six-cylinder engines
- Continuously variable multitronic for comfort-oriented drivers
The Audi A5, successfully launched on the market in mid-June, is now available in two new engine versions: as a 2.7 TDI and as a 3.2 FSI, each combined with continuously variable multitronic transmission. Audi is thus continuing to extend its range in the high-quality coupé segment.
This is the Bio-Diesel Motorcycle Built by Michael Sturtz and the DieMotot Crew at the Crucible in West Oakland, CA. October 2006
This video shows the second test run where they get the beast up to 125mph.
Santa Fe, NM - August 7, 2007 - CleanAIR Systems, a manufacturer of innovative emissions control solutions, is pleased to announce their PERMITT diesel particulate filter technology has been included in the Clean Diesel Technology/Off-Road Field-Testing Program at the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) in Maspeth, Queens, NY. Part of a 3-year project conducted by Southern Research Institute for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the program will establish a universal testing protocol that can be adopted by other state and federal agencies for in-use emissions testing. CleanAIR’s passively regenerating PERMITT Filter has been installed on two pieces of off-road diesel construction equipment used primarily for snow removal and loading of road salt onto trucks. In-use emissions reduction testing on the filters is currently underway. The PERMITT Filter has proven to be a leader in emissions control technology by reducing pollutants during field testing of diesel particulate matter by greater than 85%, as well as reducing emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by as much as 99%.