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- Outlook is Cloudy, for Diesels in U.S. Market
- Gas prices have fallen around 60 percent since edging past $4 per gallon last summer. Diesel fuel has fallen, too, but not as much, from a peak of about $4.72 per gallon. As a result, U.S. demand for diesels could stay tiny. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
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- Outlook is Cloudy, for Diesels in U.S. Market
- The recent drop in fuel prices poses a risk to the auto industry's newfound dedication to smaller, stingier vehicles, assuming people become convinced that gas prices will stay low for a while. That risk goes double for a bunch of new diesel engines becoming available in the U.S. market from...
- News items 2009-08-07
- U.S. EPA allows tier 2, Bin 9/10 diesels to opt-out from 'intermediate life' - Around the World of Diesel - light-duty diesels - Environmental Protection Agency - Brief Article
- The rule revision allows light-duty diesels in 2004-2006 to comply with "full useful life" NOx emissions limits on both Federal Test Procedure FTP and the supplemental FTP during the short duration of Bin 9/10 limits. "This change will likely result in the introduction of cleaner diesels than otherwise would be...
- Research articles 2002-12-09
- No free pass: manufacturers are mustering a range of technology to meet future regulations for off-road diesels. (Off-Road).
- The off-road diesel sits squarely in the EPA's sights. Don't let the current activity surrounding the somewhat more stringent standards for on-road diesels obscure that fact. Regulation of off-road diesels actually began in 1994 with the Environmen The off-road diesel sits squarely in the...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- AUDI VOWS TO BRING DIESELS AND HYBRIDS TO U.S. MARKET
- Vienna, Austria - Audi's chief executive revealed diesels, hybrids and advanced gasoline vehicles are all in the cards for the North American market. Audi CEO Martin Winterkorn confirmed that at some point, "Audi will offer diesels and hybrids for thVienna, Austria - Audi's chief executive revealed diesels, hybrids and advanced...
- Research articles 2005-05-16
- U.S. EPA should crack down on non-road Diesels, congress should mandate Truck/Bus retrofits - Around the World of Diesel - Brief Article
- Clean Air Trust chairman Robert Stafford (former U.S. Senate Environment Committee chair) urges EPA not to bend to pressure from refiners to weaken tough highway diesel rules. EPA also should expand those requirements to non-road diesels, too. Citing EPA data, Stafford pointed out that non-road diesels produce more diesel soot...
- Research articles 2002-01-07
- Most 2007 diesels will continue with EGR: caterpillar to stay with ACERT, and all will use particulate traps to lower emissions.(Truck Report)
- Truck diesels now using exhaustgas recirculation to lower emissions will continue to use EGR starting in 2007, manufacturers say, quashing speculation that another process might be used instead. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The good news for c ...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- October diesels: most engine builders are just about ready as the next set of diesel exhaust limits looms. (On-Highway).
- The Environmental Protection Agency has really done it this time. EPA's new limits for exhaust from on-road diesels are tougher and harder to meet. But for the most-popular big-truck engines, the rules are coming 15 months sooner than originally sc The Environmental Protection Agency...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- VW Chairman: Diesels Beat Hybrids Under All Driving Conditions
- In a keynote speech at Los Angeles Auto Show this month, VW chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder pointed out that gasoline-electric hybrid fuel economy improvements are mostly tied to city stopand-go driving, whereas diesels deliver better fuel economy under allIn a keynote speech at Los Angeles Auto Show this month, VW chairman...
- Research articles 2005-01-19
- Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn, Mich., and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., are developing a low-emission natural gas fuel system for light-duty diesels.(Brief Article)
- Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn, Mich., and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., are developing a low-emission natural gas fuel system for light-duty diesels. Using high-speed, ... Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn, Mich., and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., are developing a low-emission natural gas...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Building better diesels
- How increased machining uptime, flexible plant design, and simultaneous engineering helped improve International's diesel engines Over the past decade, as diesel engines have grown in popularity, competition between manufacturers of midrange diesels powering larger pickup trucks, vans, and sport-utility vehicles has heated up considerably, with diesels chosen as an option...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Carmakers aim diesels at U.S. market
- WASHINGTON -- Nissan plans to sell a diesel-power version of its Maxima sedan in the USA in 2010, joining a small but rapidly growing parade of diesel sellers. And Volkswagen says that, for the first time, it is developing diesels specifically for the U.S. market and...
- Research articles 2007-04-19
- Fuel-Economy Concerns Spark New Interest in Cleaner Diesels.
- By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 9--CHICAGO--With pressure building to improve fuel economy, the U.S. auto industry is taking another look at diesel engines, which get 30 percent better mileage than gasoline engines. At the same...
- Research articles 2003-03-09
- Demand for Diesels: The European Experience - Harnessing Diesel Innovation for Passenger Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Objectives
- With major European and American auto manufacturers already planning diesel introductions of popular models into the U.S. market as early as 2004, many predict that diesel is poised to make a comeback in the United States, thanks to new, clean diesel technologies. This paper - Demand for Diesels: The European...
- White papers 2001-07-01
- Cat certifies first acert diesel: C9 certified, as real live ACERT diesels get closer … official on-highway launch this month - Industry News
- Caterpillar Inc. said it has received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA for the company's first diesel equipped with its highly speculated-upon Advanced Combustion Emission Reduction Technology ACERT. Cat said ACERT will position it to meet future EPA emissions regulations for both its on-and off-highway diesels.
- Research articles 2003-03-01
- Citing U.S. EPA message, NPRA president says 'diesels are coming' - NPRA/Hart World Fuels Conference Highlights
- At last week's National Petrochemical & Refiners Association NPRA meeting in San Antonio, current NPRA president Duane Gilliam MarathonAshland Petroleum cited U.S. EPA assistant administrator Jeff Holmstead's praise of ultra-clean light-duty vehicle diesel technology for energy efficiency and global warming reduction. Revising the famous phrase by U.S. revolutionary war hero...
- Research articles 2003-03-31
- Greens Say U.S. EPA Could Expand Urban Bus Retrofit Mandate Program To 'All Highway and Non-road Heavy Duty Diesels - Environmental Protection Agency - Brief Article
- That's among the "control options" EPA is urged to take to slash "air toxics," ac cording to green-group advocates and two Northeast state attorney generals who are suing U.S. EPA (see Diesel Fuel News 5/28/2001, p11). About a third of U.S. trucks, and 90% of off-road diesels, lack modern emissions...
- Research articles 2001-06-11
- Checking off the last box: EPA proposes new diesel emissions standards for rail, marine; diesels to become "environmental workhorse"
- In a move that a senior administrator described as checking off one of the last boxes on the checklist of clean diesels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA has proposed a new diesel engine emissions rule targeting locomotive and marine diesel engines under 30 L/cyl. The Clean Air Locomotive and...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- EPA proposes onboard diagnostics for trucks & buses: requirement targets on-highway diesels; off-highway also in the picture; sharing all service data?
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA is proposing a requirement that the emissions control systems of large diesel and gasoline on-highway trucks and buses be monitored similarly to passenger cars via onboard diagnostic OBD systems. At the same time, EPA is winding up to make similar requirements for off-highway diesels.
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Fiat will supply DaimlerChrysler with light truck diesels as part of a strategic cooperation deal between the two companies
- Fiat will supply DaimlerChrysler with light truck diesels as part of a strategic cooperation deal between the two companies. "The first step of this agreement concerns the long-term supply of light-duty diesel engines to the Mitsubishi Fuso Bus & Truck Corp., to be used in the Canter light commercial vehicle...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
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