Monday, March 26, 2007
Diesels Come Clean - Business Week
Diesels Come Clean
by Matt Vella
In Europe gas costs more than $5 a gallon. In the U.S., it's under $3. In Europe, diesel-powered cars and trucks account for 50% of all auto sales. In the U.S., they are less than 4%. What do the Europeans know that Americans don't?
They know that diesels provide superior fuel-economy without sacrificing performance. The main concern for most Americans is that the hangover from the smoky, smelly diesels of the 1970s remains fresh in many minds. But changes in the supply of diesel fuel, emerging cleaner-burning technologies, and growing consumer concern over the environment and fuel economy in particular are creating new opportunities for automakers willing to dabble in diesel, says this article
Read the full article here @ Business Week, 26 Mar 2007 issue
by Matt Vella
In Europe gas costs more than $5 a gallon. In the U.S., it's under $3. In Europe, diesel-powered cars and trucks account for 50% of all auto sales. In the U.S., they are less than 4%. What do the Europeans know that Americans don't?
They know that diesels provide superior fuel-economy without sacrificing performance. The main concern for most Americans is that the hangover from the smoky, smelly diesels of the 1970s remains fresh in many minds. But changes in the supply of diesel fuel, emerging cleaner-burning technologies, and growing consumer concern over the environment and fuel economy in particular are creating new opportunities for automakers willing to dabble in diesel, says this article
Read the full article here @ Business Week, 26 Mar 2007 issue
Labels: autos, autos-europe, autos-usa, diesel, diesel-usa, environment, gasoline, gasoline-usa, transportation-europe, transportation-usa, usa
Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin
Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin
Dane County and the Wisconsin Soybean Program provided the money and students at Wright Middle School provided the science in the unveiling Thursday of a plan to reimburse school districts for using biodiesel fuel in their buses.
The Dane County Clean Air Coalition will contribute $50,000 toward a fund that will reimburse county school districts for the cost difference between biodiesel and standard diesel fuel.
Read the full report here from Wisconsin State Journal
Dane County and the Wisconsin Soybean Program provided the money and students at Wright Middle School provided the science in the unveiling Thursday of a plan to reimburse school districts for using biodiesel fuel in their buses.
The Dane County Clean Air Coalition will contribute $50,000 toward a fund that will reimburse county school districts for the cost difference between biodiesel and standard diesel fuel.
Read the full report here from Wisconsin State Journal
Labels: advocacy-biodiesel, advocacy-usa, biodiesel, biodiesel-incentives, biodiesel-usa, buses, buses-usa, incentives, transportation, transportation-usa
Biodiesel in Trucks - Trucking Sees Use of Biofuels
Biodiesel in Trucks - Trucking Sees Use of Biofuels
Mar 2007
By John Latta
Almost a quarter of the way into a 2-million-miles test of biodiesel in 20 over-the-road Caterpillar-powered Peterbilts, the company behind the experiment claimed positive results at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
Hard numbers are not yet available from the identically spec’d trucks which began rolling last fall and 350,000 miles ago with a B20 blend of biodiesel. The tractors are Peterbilt 379s, 388s and 389s with Caterpillar C13 and C15 2006 and ’07 engines.
Increased lubricity, and the fact that biodiesel burns cleaner, are seen as the source of decreased maintenance for trucks & trucking.
Read the full report from here @ eTucker News
Mar 2007
By John Latta
Almost a quarter of the way into a 2-million-miles test of biodiesel in 20 over-the-road Caterpillar-powered Peterbilts, the company behind the experiment claimed positive results at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
Hard numbers are not yet available from the identically spec’d trucks which began rolling last fall and 350,000 miles ago with a B20 blend of biodiesel. The tractors are Peterbilt 379s, 388s and 389s with Caterpillar C13 and C15 2006 and ’07 engines.
Increased lubricity, and the fact that biodiesel burns cleaner, are seen as the source of decreased maintenance for trucks & trucking.
Read the full report from here @ eTucker News
Labels: biodiesel, biodiesel-trucks, biodiesel-usa, transportation, transportation-usa, trucks, usa
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Hybrid Buses for Transportation reduces Fuel Consumption, Emissions
New buses drive transportation to next level
By Mike Westervelt
09 Mar 2007
Purdue, USA - A new type of CityBus is driving the company into the realm of alternative energy.
CityBus bought six new buses, two of which use hybrid technology. The company considers the purchase an investment considering the hybrid buses cost an additional $195,000 than regular diesel buses.
The buses are expected to reduce fuel consumption somewhere between 25 and 30 percent, and the fuel savings could also translate into less emissions.
Read more from this report @ Purdue Exponent
By Mike Westervelt
09 Mar 2007
Purdue, USA - A new type of CityBus is driving the company into the realm of alternative energy.
CityBus bought six new buses, two of which use hybrid technology. The company considers the purchase an investment considering the hybrid buses cost an additional $195,000 than regular diesel buses.
The buses are expected to reduce fuel consumption somewhere between 25 and 30 percent, and the fuel savings could also translate into less emissions.
Read more from this report @ Purdue Exponent
Labels: buses, buses-usa, conservation, conservation-usa, hybrids, hybrids-usa, savings, transportation, transportation-usa
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