NEW YORK, NY – The Jeep brand has unveiled the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee that features an all-new 4.7L V-8 engine that delivers a 30-percent increase in horsepower, a 10-percent increase in torque and improved fuel economy compared with the engine it replaces.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. Senate bill (S. 894) has been introduced by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) that provides a 25 percent tax credit up to $1,000 for the installation of idle reduction technology on diesel trucks.
Read More →Report by J.D. Power and Associates predicts hybrids and diesels to reach 9 percent of U.S. auto sales by 2009.
Read More →Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) can reduce occurrences of veering off-road by 21 to 24 percent.
Read More →Ethanol production will take 50 percent of corn harvested this year and many farmers are abandoning old crops to plant corn instead.
Read More →Las Vegas tops the list, with almost 63 percent of vehicles using alternative fuels; Honolulu, Kansas City, Mo., Albuquerque, N.M., and Dallas round out the top five.
Read More →Sales of hybrid vehicles in California represent 26.5 percent of total hybrid sales in the U.S.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA – Truck tonnage dropped 3.6 percent in January after a 6.2 percent surge in December.
Read More →Cellulosic ethanol does not compete with food production and yields up to twice as much as grain crops while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 85 percent over gasoline. By contrast corn-based ethanol reduces GHG by 18 to 29 percent.
Read More →About 24 percent of respondents say they plan to buy a new or used car this year, with SUVs and crossovers the most popular body styles.
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