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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.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has certified the 2006-model year Ford Escape Hybrid and the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid vehicles as being eligible for the clean-burning fuel deduction. This certification means that taxpayers who purchase one of these hybrid vehicles new during calendar year 2005 may claim a tax deduction of up to $2,000 on Form 1040.
Read More →PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI - ROUSH CleanTech announced that CARB has certified its fuel system for Ford E-Series passenger and cargo vans.
Read More →After running nine months behind schedule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency submitted its final rule for the 2014 renewable fuel standard to the White House.
Read More →NEW YORK – Oil prices, which reached record levels in 2005, could rise even higher in 2006 as the United States implements clean fuel rules and world energy demand remains strong, according to Reuters. In 2006, tougher U.S. sulfur requirements for gasoline and diesel could cut supplies as refiners shut plants to revamp units and foreign suppliers find other markets with less stringent regulations.
Read More →IRVINE, CA --- Kelley Blue Book has launched KBB Green (www.kbb.com/green), an all-new section of the company's Web site designed to help guide new-vehicle shoppers on environmental and fuel economy issues.
Read More →PORTLAND, ME – WEX said experts are predicting that 2013 will look similar to 2012 in terms of price trends, barring major unforeseen supply disruptions.
Read More →WASHINGTON – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced seven new projects to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for the next generation of American-made cars and trucks.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Chapter of the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) is holding its 2006 year-end meeting Dec. 13. The “Alternate Fuels in California: Past, Present, and Future” will be held at Sinbad's San Francisco restaurant overlooking Treasure Island and the Bay from the foot of the Bay Bridge on Pier 2 off Embarcadero.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – Following an earlier ruling March 6 finding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in violation of its obligations under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, District Court Judge William Alsup on March 30 rejected further government delay and ordered the DOE to finally come into compliance with the Act within two years, by mandating a plan for significant federal purchases of alternative fuels vehicles (AFVs).
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