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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.
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.
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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.
Popular Mechanics April 20, 2009 Tyghe Trimble	The Footprint of Air Pressure: CO 2 Comparison Tata Motors announced plans to build an super-green air-powered car. But is using the grid to compress air any more efficient than a hybrid's gas-electric power train or a regular combustible engines? Here are the calculations.
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IEEE Spectrum May 2007 John Voelcker	Eyes on the Prize Here, the author sits in on energy equivalence debates -- with millions of dollars for a "100 mpg car" riding on the results. The impetus for the session -- and the Auto X Prize itself -- is the growing awareness of climate change.
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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.
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.
Geotimes November 2007 Erin Wayman	Auto Ruling Paves the Way for Efficiency Standards Much to the chagrin of the auto industry, a federal judge ruled that states have the right to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
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.
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.
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IEEE Spectrum April 2008 John Voelcker	Top 10 Tech Cars Ferrari F430 Spider... Ford's EcoBoost... Mercedes-Benz Bluetec system... Chevrolet Corvette ZR1... Saturn Vue Two-Mode Hybrid... Audi hybrid with it's own mobile phone... etc.
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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.
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Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part II In a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey, hybrid buyers listed "excessive fuel consumption" as a top complaint against the alternative vehicles.
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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.
Geotimes March 2006 Megan Sever	Real-World Fuel Economy Test On Feb. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a proposal to revamp its fuel economy tests, which tell consumers what mileage per gallon to expect from their new vehicles and is expected to take effect for model year 2008 cars.
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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.
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Geotimes November 2006 Jennifer Yauck	Sustainable Mobility: Hybrid Vehicles Compete An interview with a Virginia Tech graduate student in mechanical engineering about his team's accomplishments, the place of alternative fuels and new technology in the future, and what he's gained from the Challenge X experience.