Diesel Exhaust Fluid Infrastructure in Good Shape

With all the major manufacturers now settled on their engine solutions for 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance, the focus is shifting to the infrastructure for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) distribution.

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Buy a Diesel, Get a Tax Credit

August 20, 2008ForbesAutos.com

With soaring gas prices prompting more Americans to look for alternatives at the pump, the federal government is extending tax credits to the option least favored by drivers: diesel.

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Rumbling seat: Clean diesels are here

August 18, 2008Los Angeles Times Up to Speed Blog

In certain circles, albeit rather gear- and green-oriented ones, this is a very exciting day. No, not because of the 94 to 105 kg men’s Olympic weightlifting final, but because...

Diesel Cleans Up Its Act; The New Models are green, fuel-efficient and may be a better choice than a hybrid.

September 2008Kiplinger.com

Diesel technology has come a long way since Rudolph Diesel developed his engine in 1892. … New-generation diesel cars are quiet and powerful, with turbocharged engines that overcome sluggishness at...

2009 Diesels Are Coming

September 2008Kiplinger.com

The cleanest diesels yet are now on sale in California, New York and the other northeastern states that follow California’s strict emissions standards.

More models will be introduced in the U.S. over...

Paying a Premium

September 2008Biodiesel Magazine

Oil prices of $140 a barrel will naturally apply significant upward pressure on all transportation fuels, but diesel prices have ballooned relative to gasoline in recent times. High global demand...

Bosch Samples European Diesel Models State-Side, Popular Mechanics Tests the 2008 BMW 745d

The following is an excerpt from Popular Mechanics:In an attempt to change perceptions in the U.S. market about diesel-powered cars, the Bosch Corporation—a leading supplier of diesel technologies to the auto industry—brought...

Diesel SUVs from Benz meet emissions standards in all 50 states

The following is an excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle: New diesel technology…can beat the price of gasoline by the better mileage it gets – by as much as up to 33 percent more miles per gallon. Despite high diesel prices,...

California ports order Volvo, Mack trucks, Fleet Owner

The Fleet Owner: The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have ordered 100 Volvo VNL 300 day/cabs and 100 Mack Pinnacle Axle Back day/cabs for the initial phase of their Clean Trucks Program. That initiative will see the ports...

Chicago Transit Authority Looks to Cleveland’s “Bus Rapid Transit” Project as Inspiration to Expand the City’s Transit System

Chicago Tribune—The Chicago Transit Authority is studying Cleveland’s [transit] experiment before launching its own “bus rapid transit” here in about a year. [In Cleveland,] extra-long, hybrid diesel buses featuring stylized...