WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has approved an extension of the federal biodiesel tax incentive and other provisions critical to the sustained growth of the biodiesel industry
Read More →Other fuel-efficiency initiatives include further development of mild and two-mode hybrids, cylinder deactivation in a V-6; and another BlueTec clean-diesel vehicle.
Read More →DETROIT, MI – General Motors said it will introduce a new, state-of-the-art 4.5L V-8 Duramax turbodiesel that improves engine fuel efficiency by 25 percent, reduces CO2 emissions by 13 percent, and cuts particulates and NOx emissions by at least 90 percent for North American light-duty trucks and the HUMMER H2 built after 2009.
Read More →COLUMBUS, IN – Cummins, Inc. was awarded a contract for the supply of 1,400 Cummins Euro IV diesel engines and 250 Cummins Westport Euro III compressed natural gas engines by Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd. for Beijing's transit buses.
Read More →TOKYO, JAPAN – Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to outsource production of low-pollution diesel engines to Isuzu Motors Ltd. Isuzu will invest about 30 billion yen to build a diesel engine plant in Hokkaido that will exclusively supply Toyota.
Read More →MADISON, WI – Common, contract, and private motor carriers in Wisconsin interested in the installation of idling reduction equipment can receive grants from the Wisconsin Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has $1.7 million available to governments and non-profit organizations for clean diesel projects.
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Starting At $34,050, the chassis cab medium-duty work trucks come standard with the Cummins 6.7-liter turbo diesel engine.
Read More →DETROIT– General Motors Corp. said it will introduce a new, state-of-the-art 4.5L V-8 Duramax turbodiesel that improves engine fuel efficiency by 25 percent.
Read More →Nissan Motor Co. is preparing to produce a diesel-powered version of its Titan full-sized pickup truck by 2009 for the United States.
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