
October Fuel Trends Show Diverging Gasoline and Diesel Prices
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Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI — DaimlerChrysler will collaborate with Detroit-based NextEnergy, Inc., and Biodiesel Industries, Inc., in developing advanced renewable fuels for the future.
Read More →DETROIT — General Motors has announced plans that will aid in distinguishing its new flexible-fuel vehicles (FFV) capable of running on ethanol blends like E-85 (85-percent ethanol) from their regular gasoline-powered vehicles.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI — DaimlerChrysler has hit the one-million-mile mark on fuel-cell vehicles. The combined mileage of more than 100 fuel-cell vehicles operating worldwide include Mercedes-Benz F-Cell passenger cars; Dodge Sprinter medium-duty, fuel-cell powered vans; and Citaro fuel-cell-powered transportation buses. More than 30 DaimlerChrysler hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will be placed in the United States by the end of 2005.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY — WestStart's Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) has sponsored a field test truck program that is slated to begin by year's end. The hybrid commercialization project — which brings together truck fleet users, truck makers, technology companies, and the U.S. military — will field test 24 utility trucks with an integrated hybrid power-train solution jointly developed by International and Eaton Corporation.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI – The Chrysler Group will continue to address the rising price of gas and oil through a multipronged strategy of offering consumers a variety of more fuel-efficient propulsion systems.
Read More →NORTHBROOK, IL – Donlen's FleetWeb Fuel Reporting Suite gives customers a new set of reports that provide an instant snapshot of fuel costs throughout their fleet.
Read More →FRANKFURT, GERMANY — The Toyota Motor Corp. said that all of its vehicles would eventually be run by hybrid gasoline-electric motors, as record fuel prices curb demand for conventional automobiles, according to Bloomberg News.
Read More →PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — Palm Beach County Fleet Management Division entered in a three-year fuel purchase agreement with the FBI, with a five-year option to renew the agreement. The FBI office, located in Palm Beach County, was looking for ways to cut its fuel cost and contacted the county inquiring about purchasing fuel from their 13 fuel sites.
Read More →MEMPHIS, TN — FedEx Corp. has temporarily frozen its freight fuel surcharge to help customers hit by volatile prices following Hurricane Katrina.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA — Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has significant experience with electric power and will be expanding that experience to fuel cells with two DaimlerChrysler F-Cell passenger cars. Through daily use, the F-Cells will supply DaimlerChrysler and SMUD with operational experience and technical data that will help improve the next generation of fuel-cell vehicles.
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