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"And like America, diesel has transformed over the past 50 years. It now has virtually zero emissions and the new clean diesel technology is most efficient and cost effective of all transportation modes.

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Twenty percent of the FedEx Express diesel vehicle pickup and delivery fleet has already been converted to more efficient and cleaner emission models that comply with 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency diesel emission standards.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timberland Brings Its EcoConscious ''Fade to Green'' Festival Platform To Events Across The Country This Summer]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=17A4F54E-9EC8-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Much like the arts community, Timberland reaches far beyond commerce to inspire meaningful action around eco minded practices, effect real change and create a better, more sustainable world.

For consumers who favor eco friendly transportation to the festival, Timberland is also sponsoring the Wanderbus, providing festival goers with bio diesel bus transportation between Wanderlust and major cities nearby to offset emissions.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is The U.S. Missing Out On Diesel Fuel Economy Benefits?]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=EAF05E16-9EC6-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA["We could see a diesel engine supply push (especially from European automakers) over the next 5 years. This makes sense based on diesel fuel economy benefits (30 35%) in an effort to meet tougher CAFE standards," RBC Capital Markets analyst Joseph Spak wrote in a note to clients.

In addition, tougher CAFE standards likely means increased diesel penetration anyway as U.S. diesel penetration could increase to 4&ndash;5 percent from 3 percent over the next five years. Spak noted this could prove conservative as some industry experts predict 10 percent penetration by 2015.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[An electrifying freight solution on the 710? Siemens working on it]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=769DAC5E-9F8F-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles may be one of the first global cities to adopt a new electric freight trucking system, unveiled by electrical engineering giant Siemens Corp. last week at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium, or EVS26.

The eHighway's so called catenary system uses diesel hybrid trucks outfitted with software that senses when an overhead electrical line is available and automatically connects or disconnects as needed. In hybrid mode, the trucks save 30% on diesel fuel.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kia Diesel Engine for US Hinted on Facebook]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=08762836-9EC6-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Delivery of diverse diesel passenger car lines in the U.S. isn't an uncertainty anymore, but rather a waiting game. There's almost no question that the world's automakers will soon offer more diesel cars to Americans, it's just a question of when.

With that in mind, we're especially curious about a post Kia put up on its PR Facebook page asking if any of its fans would drive a diesel.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[84 mpg?! Couple Break Mileage Record With Passat TDI Diesel]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=45FBAE5E-9ECA-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[John and Helen Taylor really know how to stretch a tank of gas. The couple squeezed 1,626 miles out of one tank of diesel fuel in a Volkswagen Passat TDI, breaking previous records.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Car Coach Examines Upside Of Diesel Engines: Americans starting to appreciate benefits of diesel]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=3E4AC927-9EC5-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Experts say higher fuel prices across the board are leading consumers toward the fuel efficient vehicles. Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, says, "I expect clean diesel sales to increase further as several new diesel cars are introduced in the U.S. market in the next year."

It's about time. Modern diesel engines are on par with hybrids in terms of fuel efficiency but are more powerful. They last a long time. Many consumers expect to get more than 200,000 miles out of their diesel engines.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly Elected French Prez Wants DieselHybrid Limo]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=D2EDADA6-9BA0-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last week's French Presidential elections saw the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, deposed in favor of his socialist competitor Francois Hollande. Among the many perks Hollande will soon enjoy is his choice of presidential limos. Hollande has named the Citroen DS5 diesel hybrid as his preferred limo, a choice we can only applaud.

Diesel hybrids are the best of both worlds, and hopefully U.S. automakers will catch on to the potential for excellent fuel economy out of such setups soon.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor Mill: The Diesels Are Coming]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=28898F36-9B9D-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Finally, the prospect of seeing more North American diesel options is getting brighter&mdash;and it includes passenger cars, SUVs, and ½ ton trucks.

Why the sudden onslaught of additional diesel offerings? Two possible explanations point to manufacturers either being financially better off now than in years past, or that they've figured out how to meet or exceed North America's stringent emissions standards.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Cars Are the Greenest?]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=6B6C5210-9B9C-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A car buying decision this year should not be based on impressions developed 10, five or even two years ago. Do not base a decision on old information. Something written in, say, 2007 is likely not applicable to today's cars.

Take diesel fuel as an example. Diesel burning vehicles used to be amazingly polluting. Some of those same vehicles have had their emissions cut by as much as 99 per cent thanks to new technologies.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free FuelFinding iPhone App: You'll Never Have To Search For Diesel Fuel Again]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=9CF1CF33-9B99-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Searching for diesel fuel stations just became obsolete!

Owners of Apple's iPhone or iPad can now download Diesel Power's Fuel Station Finder from the iTunes store so they'll never have to troll around looking for a fuel station that actually sells diesel again.

And this app isn't limited to only one oil company&mdash;we've strung all the diesel stations in America together to create a one stop resource that'll never be out of arm's reach.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CTA buys 100 new buses, piggybacking on Seattle contract]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=AC59FEFA-9B9F-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The CTA will payNew Flyer Industries Inc. $80.1 million for the 67 clean diesel buses and 33 diesel electric hybrid buses.

CTA President Forrest Claypool said the new buses will be assigned primarily to routes where ridership has increased and buses are packed to standing room only during rush periods.

"Part of it is adding capacity to de crowd on peak points," Claypool said. "It is basically to make the experience more comfortable for our riders and more appealing to them."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple gets 84 mpg in Passat diesel on real roads]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=69F2234E-9B9E-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A couple well known for fuel mileage records on regular roads notched 84.1 mpg in a Volkswagen Passat diesel with six speed manual.

That high mileage let them go 1,621.1 miles on a single tank of fuel in a three day ramble through nine states from Houston to Northern Virginia, VW and the couple say.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bosch Continues to Grow in North America]]></title><link>http://diesel.connectionsmedia.com/index.cfm?objectid=9513A316-9AD1-11E1-AFC3000C296BA163</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:05:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With U.S. vehicle sales in 2020 estimated to reach 17.8 million units, Bosch predicts that more than 90 percent of those vehicles will have an internal combustion engine as the primary powertrain option.

Vehicles equipped with gasoline direct injection engines will represent 8.8 million; gasoline port fuel injected engines, 2.6 million; diesel, 1.8 million; hybrid electric vehicles, 3.0 million; and plug in hybrids and electric vehicles, 1.6 million.

In the U.S., the number of brands offering diesel passenger cars is expected to more than double by 2015, and Bosch wants to participate in]]></description></item></channel></rss>

