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How Does Clean Diesel Technology Power Your State?

Rhode Island – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority provides 25 million passenger rides with a fleet of 241 buses using over 2.5 million gallons of diesel fuel each year.

Oregon - Portland Fire & Rescue operates approximately 45 fire apparatuses. The Eugene Fire & EMS Department has a fleet of 34 apparatuses that responded to over 21,000 calls of service in 2008.

Find out how clean diesel powers your state. US Map

New Research Findings Show New Diesel Truck and Bus Engines Dramatically Cleaner Than Expected

A new study released today by the Coordinating Research Council in cooperation with the Health Effects Institute highlights the robust emissions performance of the new generation of clean diesel technology manufactured starting in 2007. The study found a more than 90 percent reduction in most emissions as compared to previous 2004 models, and the reductions “exceeded substantially even those levels required by law.”  

 
Read more from Diesel Technology Forum here, or view the ACES Study Report and Executive Summary here
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Forum Insight

Forum Insight

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New Topic - Enthusiasm for Diesels of the Past - Rabbit, Camry, El Camino, Cutlass, LeBaron and DeVille - not just storied names of auto history, but also past diesel options.

View the Forum Insight here!
 

Diesel Spotlight

Recovery Act Funds for Clean Diesel Deliver Economic, Environmental Benefits to Ohio

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The Ohio Department of Development will receive $5 million to retrofit a variety of locomotives, construction equipment, trucks, buses and other municipal vehicles.  The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners will also receive $1 million for clean diesel school buses. 

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Learn more about how clean diesel powers Ohio.

Diesel Works for Me! – Video Contest

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The Diesel Technology Forum is looking for videos that tell a compelling and creative story of why you love your diesel car, pickup truck or SUV or other diesel-powered machine or vehicle.  Tell us your story and you could win a $250 gift card!

Send your videos to dieselworksforme@dieselforum.org by Monday, September 14, 2009.  (Deadline extended!)

Read the official announcement from the Diesel Technology Forum here

For more information visit www.dieselforum.org/video.

Diesel Industry on Capitol Hill

Members of Congress, their staff and other policymakers heard first-hand about the pivotal role that a wide range of diesel technology plays today and tomorrow in improving energy security, fueling environmental progress and powering the U.S. economy.  Several Members of Congress acknowledged the positive contribution of clean diesel technology in addressing today’s pressing energy and environmental concerns in their remarks to attendees, including Reps. Bartlett (MD), Bono-Mack (CA), Costa(CA), Etheridge (NC), Kind (WI), and Shimkus (IL).

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May 19 - Bono-Mack
Rep. Bono-Mack addresses the attendees at the Diesel Technology Forum reception.

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