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German automakers renew push for clean-diesel sales in US
Filed under: Diesel, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, Germany, USA, Daimler Germany's largest automakers are renewing their pitch for their clean-diesel vehicles in the US as a way for...
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Diesel group, biodiesel producers come together in fight against natural gas
Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, Ethanol, Carbon Offset, Legislation and Policy The fight to be the most popular fuel for commercial trucks wages on between the natural gas and clean diesel factions,...
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Mercedes-Benz ML250 BlueTex, B200 CNG named "most environmentally friendly"...
Filed under: Diesel, Mercedes Benz, Natural Gas, Europe/EU, Germany Two Mercedes-Benz models, the ML 250 BlueTec 4Matic and the Mercedes-Benz B200 Natural Gas Drive, have been named the most...
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Europe's Ford Fiesta 'Van' gets 76 mpg
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Ford, Europe/EU For anyone old enough to remember the '70s, the concept of a lowered van brings about images of groovy decals and Cheech & Chong, not fuel economy. But...
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December alt-fuel sales solid with strong Ford C-Max, Nissan Leaf demand
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA December 2012 alt-fuel vehicle sales continued to trend well ahead of 2011 figures and pushed 2012's sales of hybrids, diesels and plug-ins past the...
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EU: European countries must reduce diesel emissions
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Legislation and Policy, Europe/EU Europeans drive a lot of diesel-powered vehicles. This is intentional. Since diesel is inherently more efficient than gasoline, many European...
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Scientists sound alarm on soot's effect on global warming
Filed under: Diesel Well, this bit of news isn't going to make German automakers or truckmakers terribly happy. Following the connection between diesel fumes and cancer, scientists have found that the...
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Volvo On Call smartphone app improved for V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Volvo, UK Volvo will start selling the world's first plug-in diesel hybrid production vehicle in the UK later this year and is improving its Volvo On Call smartphone...
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Why GM's 2.0-liter diesel is cleaner in America's Cruze than it is in Europe
Filed under: Diesel, Chevrolet, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Chicago Auto Show The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze will have three different engine options soon, including the new 2.0-liter diesel powerplant that is...
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Trucking association files appeal in federal court on CARB regulation
Filed under: Diesel, Legislation and Policy The California Construction Trucking Association has filed a notice of appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It's the latest in a...
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Chicago Auto Show will recreate 1895 road rally with alt-fuel vehicles
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chicago Auto Show, Racing The Chicago Auto Show is pitching an alt-fuel road rally that's likely to be far quicker than the one that inspired it more than a...
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Citing "public health," French minister calls for higher diesel taxes
Filed under: Diesel, Legislation and Policy, Europe/EU France's environment minister says diesel fuel, which powers about 80 percent of the country's light-duty vehicles, should be taxed at higher...
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Audi to offer diesel-powered A4 in US next year after all
Filed under: Diesel, Audi, USA Stop us if you've heard this one before: Audi has confirmed plans to offer a clean-diesel version of its A4 sedan in the US. Yes, you're right, the same news came out...
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BMW 3-cylinder prototype engine sits pretty in 1 Series, will be better in i8...
Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BMW, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, New York Auto Show The fact that the brand-new prototype three-cylinder, 1.5-liter gasoline engine from BMW finds...
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VW hints hyper-efficient, 260-mpg XL1 could come to US, but only to show off
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Volkswagen While the limited-production Volkswagen XL1 diesel-hybrid coupe is earmarked for Europe, a small number of the super-light vehicles may find their way to this...
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Diesel benefits shrink as gas engines get more fuel-efficient, torquier
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, USA Could all of the work some automakers are doing to increase diesel engine adoption in the US be going up in a cloud of smoke? Maybe so, as torquier and more fuel-efficient...
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Translogic visits Solazyme, finds algae diesel works well in VW Jetta TDI,...
Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Videos As we learned when we visited last fall, Solazyme is doing some interesting things in its South San Francisco lab. Now, our friends over at...
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Shell Eco-marathon 2013: Notes from Day 1, will 2,545 mpg be beat?
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hydrogen, MPG, AutoblogGreen Exclusive The Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2013 kicked off in Houston, TX this morning with a twist on...
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Audi ad under fire in UK for 'inaccurate representation' of MPG
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Audi, Legislation and Policy, UK The advertised vs. real-world mileage discrepancy that Americans are becoming very familiar with - see Hyundai/Kia and Ford - are not limited...
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GM's Opel may add electric side to diesel engines
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, GM, Opel, Europe/EU General Motors' Opel division is confident that its slate of diesel engines will allow it to meet stricter European emissions standards set...
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