News tagged with diesel vehicle


Bringing the Biodiesel

Technology / Energy

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For some people, "biodiesel" might seem like a novelty product for which only hybrid car-driving tree huggers wouldn't mind paying a premium.





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Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013

Volkswagen plans electric car in 2013: head

Technology / Energy

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.


Government patents diesel fuel technology

Technology / Energy

created Apr 24, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

An innovative methodology developed by U.S. government scientists might help speed reformulated diesel fuels to market.


Diesel fights for traction with U.S. buyers

Technology / Energy

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Just like gasoline, diesel fuel has plummeted in price since last summer after reaching almost $5 a gallon. So now that diesel goes for about $2.25, sales of diesel-powered vehicles, which almost always get better mileage ...


EPA mandates ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 05, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Environmental Agency has quietly issued a rule requiring U.S. oil refineries to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to substantially reduce emissions.


Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team unveils its new set of wheels

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Penn State engineering students recently took delivery of a 2009 Saturn Vue that will be used in an advanced vehicle technology engineering contest sponsored by the Department of Energy and General ...


Hybrid Bus in the City: A Prototype with a Future

Hybrid Bus in the City: A Prototype with a Future

Technology / Energy

created Aug 20, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nuremberg’s public transport system has become more "electrified" thanks to a diesel-electric hybrid bus developed by MAN. The vehicle is equipped with drive-system technology from Siemens.


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Genome Engineering Could Provide New Method of Creating Diesel

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

When we think of genetic engineering, our minds often jump to giant tomatoes and animal cloning. However, this is not always the case.


Mayor Boris Johnson, seen here, outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth"

London bids to be world's greenest by 2012: mayor

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Mayor Boris Johnson outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference.


Biodiesel blend performs as well as ultra-low sulfur fuel

Biodiesel blend performs as well as ultra-low sulfur fuel

Technology / Energy

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Those worried about a performance drop-off going from standard diesel fuel to the more environmentally friendly B20 biodiesel blend can ease their minds.


Traffic's true toll: Researchers explore the health effects of vehicle exhaust

Traffic's true toll: Researchers explore the health effects of vehicle exhaust

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Dr. Ralph Delfino and Michael Kleinman look at Southern California's gridlocked freeways, they don't just see traffic. They see research opportunities.



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