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DETROIT – The need to meet the new federal fuel economy standards has required automakers to work toward decreasing vehicle mass. One way to do so has been to develop new lightweight materials. Among them is advanced high-strength steel (AHSS).
Read More →SAN DIEGO --- Fleets can reduce harmful greenhouse emissions while lowering operating costs, according to a new paper by Networkcar, a leader in wireless fleet management.
Read More →“We think hydrogen-powered vehicles are ideally placed technologically to fit alongside battery-electric vehicles and complete the electric mobility picture,” said Oliver Zipse, chairman of the board of management of BMW AG.
Read More →Renewable Dairy Fuels has expanded production at its biogas operation at Fair Oaks Farms by 30% and now has the capacity to produce over 2.3 million gallons per year of 100% renewable transportation fuel from dairy waste.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI - Ford said drivers in urban areas and heavy city traffic will benefit the most, as the technology saves fuel when the vehicle is idling. The technology will be available on the 2013-MY 1.6L EcoBoost-powered Fusion.
Read More →ADP's fleet team lowers costs and enhances fleet operations by making changes to its lessor programs, insurance policies, GHG emissions, MVR checks, and vehicle replacement policy.
Read More →TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. plans to roll out vehicles in North America that can run on different mixtures of ethanol and gasoline, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources.
Read More →NEW HUDSON, MI – Icom North America, which makes liquid injection propane systems for vehicles, has earned eight additional U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifications for Ford vehicle bi-fuel propane engines. The certifications pertain to the company's patented JTG II Propane Liquid Injection bi-fuel systems for model-year 2009-2012 Ford light-duty trucks equipped with 5.4- and 4.6-liter engines.
Read More →Increasing a vehicle’s fuel economy by 1 mpg can save a 300-vehicle fleet as much as $54,000 per year. Fleet managers can take action today to start decreasing fuel consumption in executive vehicle fleets.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The House of Representatives on Saturday passed $16 billion in taxes on oil companies and approved billions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy.
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