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BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 David Welch |
Diesel Deserves A Second Chance It costs less and blows by gas on mileage but faces serious roadblocks in the U.S. |
Car and Driver March 2004 Frank Markus |
Tech Stuff: Diesel's Last Stand? Diesels now offer superior performance, fuel economy, and longevity, but have CARB and the EPA made outlaws of them? |
PC Magazine April 19, 2006 Bill Howard |
Diesel Cars Are Back What would it take to get you into a diesel engine car? Diesel now runs clean, has no engine clatter, is now the main fuel for some airplanes, and has recently been used in the Audi that won the 12 hour endurance race. |
Fast Company November 1, 2007 |
The Evolution of Diesel The Past: In response to the 1970s OPEC crisis, GM hastily rolls out diesel engines... The Present: Modern diesel engines achieve up to 40% better fuel efficiency than gas... The Future: Biodiesel engines burn renewable fuel grown... etc. |
Popular Mechanics September 10, 2009 Larry Webster |
The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Ford and GM -- and now Chrysler -- have access to perfectly competent diesel cars produced by their European arms. And there's still a steady, slow increase of diesels, mostly from the German manufacturers. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
ADM Wins Biodiesel Bet The agribusiness giant should benefit from new EPA regulations on diesel. |
Entrepreneur November 2005 Jill Amadio |
Fuel for Thought Meet today's -- and tomorrow's -- new and improved diesel-powered vehicles. |
AskMen.com Patrick Rowlings |
Diesel Cars: 6 To Choose From Diesels used to be notorious for poor performance and smoky black emissions, but that's all changed. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Energy Edge While there are no exchange-traded funds tracking the biodiesel market exclusively, these ETFs invest in many different alternative energy sources. |
Smithsonian September 2005 Frances Cerra Whittelsey |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Fuel For Thought Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant. |
Reactive Reports September 2005 David Bradley |
Urea Clean Up Researchers have shown that urea could be the key element in cleaning up diesel exhausts. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2005 Brian Gorman |
ADM's Biodiesel Bet Biodiesel usage is poised to rise, and Archer Daniels Midland, a major processor of agricultural commodities, is readying itself to capture the benefits. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2008 Peter Fairley |
Dark Clouds Over Clean Diesels Soot's health impacts and global warming potential dilute diesel's fuel-efficiency benefit. |
Chemistry World September 28, 2015 Anthony King |
Chemistry at heart of VW emissions cheating With the company set to recall millions of cars in the US and Europe, it is uncertain if the engines affected by the 'defeat device' can be fixed. Certain components may fail when proper emission controls are switched on, say some experts. |
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Gail Edmondson |
Diesel Gets Cleaner And Greener Daimler's new engine beats hybrids for pep and fuel efficiency, but it's not cheap. |
PC Magazine February 1, 2006 Bill Howard |
Why Buy a Hybrid? Make a hybrid out of the diesel car and you'd likely cut emissions further. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Brian Gorman |
BorgWarner's Going Green The auto-parts producer's alliance with the EPA for cleaner diesel is both Earth-friendly and a shrewd business move. For BorgWarner, going green is also likely to mean more of the type of green that pleases investors. |
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 David Kiley & Ian Rowley |
Honda's Green (Diesel) Machine Its new engine is clean and efficient but still could be a tough sell in America. |
Popular Mechanics February 10, 2010 Kevin Wilson |
2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD Chevy, the last of Detroit's three to announce its plans for a revamped range of heavy-duty pickups, puts the emphasis on revised diesel engine technology -- addressing new rules that will force all contenders to dramatically reduce emissions for 2011. |
Popular Mechanics May 2006 Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
Chemistry World October 2011 |
Engines of Innovation Our desire for economical but environmentally friendly transport has driven progress in fuel and oil additives. But, further development is needed. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Honda Delivers Diesel? A new diesel engine, if affordable, could allow Honda to lap its rivals. |
Fast Company November 1, 2007 Clive Thompson |
Motorhead Messiah Johnathan Goodwin can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower. Does the car business have the guts to follow him? |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
How to Make Biodiesel With a Commercial Kit With the professionally engineered biodiesel systems available today, the process is simpler, safer, takes less time and yields more consistent results. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New catalyst for diesel exhaust Researchers in the US have shown that perovskites - a class of mixed oxide minerals - can perform as well as platinum in certain types of catalytic converter for removing pollutants from diesel exhaust. |
Popular Mechanics October 1999 Cliff Gromer |
Putting On The Pressure ...And while one major outboard manufacturer is now struggling to stem the plague that's crippling its engines (and its reputation), along comes Yamaha with impressive new two-stroke technology for its 2000 model year engines.... |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Lawrence Ulrich |
Top Tech Cars 2013: Mazda6 Japan unveils the diesel engine with the least compression. |
Car and Driver September 2006 Tony Quiroga |
2006 BMW 330d - Road Tests Here's the diesel of your dreams -- too bad it's not sold here. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Brian Gorman |
DaimlerChrysler's Growth Engine? DaimlerChrysler may be on to something with its diesel push. |
Car and Driver November 2006 |
2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty Ford's redesigned Super Duty F-series gets clean diesel power. |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2008 Chris Jones |
5 Automotive Plays for Hope-Fueled Investors Let's look at a few of the key players moving the automotive industry toward greener pastures. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Daimler's Diesel Bet The automaker's diesel initiative is off to a small start in the U.S., but the effort could have a large payoff. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 David Welch |
California Rules, Detroit Quakes U.S. carmakers are balking at proposed regs that would cut carbon dioxide emissions. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2006 Robert Aronen |
Big Oil Buys Into Biodiesel Big Oil is now selling biodiesel. Is this the first step on the road to freedom from imported oil? Investors may want to take a look at Archer Daniels Midland, soybean king Bunge, or farm machinery king Deere. |
Popular Mechanics April 23, 2009 Mile Allen |
Ethanol, Biodiesel, CNG and Propane Reality Check: Live from the Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference On the horizon: Cellulosic ethanol... Compressed Natural Gas is a serious option... Propane is here now... True biodiesel, for the most part, can be used in any diesel engine... |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Travis Hoium |
5 Stocks for the Transition to Natural Gas Fuel Natural gas fueling stations are popping up around the country. Here are companies that could take advantage of a shift from oil to natural gas. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Erico Guizzo |
The Omnivorous Engine A Brazilian fuel control system lets cars run on gasoline, ethanol, and natural gas. |
IndustryWeek May 1, 2005 Jill Jusko |
DOE Partners In Energy Projects Focus is on combustion engines and heat conversion projects to develop more fuel-efficient passenger and commercial vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics May 2009 |
Engine Researcher: This Is My Job If future cars still use internal-combustion engines, we'll have researchers like Stani Bohac to thank. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 John Blau |
Carbon Caps Coming For European Cars Transportation is the one sector of the European economy where carbon emissions have been rising rapidly. A strict emissions cap of 120 grams would rule out most models that carmakers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes now produce, not to mention Porsche, the biggest carbon emitter. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2008 Ned Stafford |
Newer Diesel Engines Emit More Harmful Nanoparticles Low-emission diesel engines emit nanoparticles that could be more harmful to human health than the dark exhaust fumes produced by older models. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2008 John Voelcker |
Plug-ins and Hybrids and Diesels, Oh My! Two automotive conferences show the impact of public policy on core vehicle designs |
IndustryWeek November 16, 2011 Josh Cable |
Big Green Machines While consumer interest in alternative-fuel vehicles has been lukewarm, the commercial-vehicle industry is shifting into high gear with green technology. |
Popular Mechanics September 2003 Bob Freudenberger |
Passing An Emissions Inspection Wasn't your car designed to meet these emissions standards? Haven't you done your best to maintain it with regular oil changes and tuneups? What's gone wrong? And, most important, how can you make it pass? |
Scientific American May 15, 2006 Gunjan Sinha |
Pumping Coal Coming soon to the U.S.: Cleaner diesel from dirty coal. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Is Alternative Fuel Good or Bad for Food? While biodiesel may be good for our cars and the environment, it may not be great for our bellies and wallets. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Ron Vlieger |
Cummins Roars Ahead With Cummins no longer so dependent on big sales of big engines, are earnings potholes a thing of past? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Ballard Has Its Day The company's stock jumped on news of its fuel cell vehicle, but the enthusiasm probably won't last. |
Technology Research News May 18, 2005 |
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Biodiesel Flood A recent announcement from a French company suggests that biodiesel supply could quickly outpace demand, and that could spell trouble for Archer Daniels Midland. Investors, take note. |