Mercedes says it is introducing a range of new engines for its latest A-Class in Europe, three gasoline motors and two diesels.
All have been designed to meet stringent Euro 6 emissions requirements, while delivering superior fuel economy compared with their predecessors. In fact, Mercedes says that the 1.8 and 2.2-liter turbocharged diesel engines, will achieve 62 miles per gallon and 55 mpg respectively. The 1.8 will be offered with either a six-speed manual gearbox in the A-Class or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. The 2.2-liter diesel will only be offered with the automatic. In terms of emissions output, both deliver low ratings, 98 grams per CO2/km and 112 grams per CO2/km respectively.
The government of British Columbia, Canada, announced today a $62 million incentive program to promote the adoption of natural gas vehicles in the province.
The B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines launched the Greenhouse Gas Reduction regulation that advances the adoption and deployment of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in BC.
Westport Innovations, supplier of solutions that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels, said this important program will benefit British Columbia's economy, environment and transportation options for industry.
New Flyer Industries Inc. announced yesterday an order for one hundred 60-foot articulated buses for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in support of its fleet renewal and customer enhancement strategies.
Of the new buses, 33 are hybrid diesel-electric buses (model DE60LFR) and the other 67 are clean-diesel buses (model D60LFR).
The order is worth $80.1 million. The D60LFR and DE60LFR can accommodate up to 115 passengers and are ideal for high-capacity, high-frequency routes.
As summer approaches, retailers are feeling the heat from volatile fuel prices.
A study by BDO USA, LLP found that while the economy remains the top risk for the nation’s largest retailers, concerns over the cost of fuel prices outpaced unemployment for the first time since 2009.
Last Thursday, the Obama Administration announced that there would be changes to the law regarding gas pumps; specifically that the Vapor Recovery Requirement, is no longer necessary.
As a result, thousands of pumps which had featured rubber boots to create a seal between the fuel filler neck on cars and trucks and the pump itself, will moving forward, be naked so to speak.
The reason for the change is largely due to the proliferation of vapor recovery systems in vehicles since the mid-1990s, as automakers seek to reduce emissions. As a result, when filling such cars and trucks, sleeves on the pump are essentially redundant when it comes to sealing off harmful vapors.
Tesla Motors said recently that by year's end it will begin to pay back low-interest loans to the federal government, making it the first startup to fulfill this requirement of the Obama administration’s “AVTM” program.
Short for Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing, the AVTM program loans were awarded in 2009 for interest rates ranging between 0.9 to 3.4 percent to advanced-energy firms that promised products that used little or no gasoline.
Tesla along with Fisker Automotive, Ford and Nissan was among recipients, and the maker of the pending Tesla Model S received $465 million.
ECOtality, Inc. and Portland’s Lloyd Center announced four Blink Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now in service.
The four stations are located at the northwest corner of the Glimcher Realty Trust-owned mall.
Lloyd Center is one of the city’s retail landmarks and features tenants like Nordstrom, Forever 21 and LOFT. The addition of the new charging stations is part of Glimcher’s overall sustainability efforts, which include a robust recycling program, environmentally friendly cleaning supplies and renewable energy.
In the process of checking out the electric vehicles at this year’s EVS26 Symposium in Los Angeles, Consumer Reports has observed that purpose-made EVs trump ones adapted from gasoline models.
The influential consumer publication called out the Chevrolet Volt and Ford Focus Electric specifically as having higher center of gravity and sacrificing interior space as "converted" vehicles. The Volt shares its chassis with the Cruze, and the Ford Focus EV is based on, well you guessed it, the Ford Focus.
Some people associate bagged snacks with “junk food,” but you probably would not make that connection based on how healthy Frito-Lay’s Web site says its products are – and in any case, the company is mirroring this ethic in how its delivers them as well.
Specifically, Frito-Lay North America is making strides in its commitment to earth-friendly delivery vehicles, having logged one million emission-free miles in its growing fleet of all-electric vehicles.
And according to fleetowner.com, the company has ordered 100 additional Smith Newton 2000 electric trucks to add to this already sizable fleet.
Last week, California’s Energy Commission voted unanimously in favor of a $100 million 2012-2013 investment plan, designed to increase green vehicle usage.
This marks the fourth successive year the state has approved such a program, which aims to help reduce California’s emissions levels to below 80 percent of 1990 levels by the year 2050. Key aspects include ...
