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Diesel
, News
, VW
by Philip Powell on August 26, 2009
With the number of hatchbacks proliferating in the US market, albeit under names like "crossover" and "sports wagon," the granddaddy of them all still rules. Always sold in the res...
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Chevrolet
, Diesel
, Fuel Cells
, GM
, MPG
by Philip Powell on May 20, 2009
Imagine. In just seven years all new cars sold in America will be required to average 35 mpg. The auto industry (or what's left of it) will not go down without a lot of screaming and hair-tearing,...
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Diesel
, Fiat
, News
by Philip Powell on May 6, 2009
As one who remembers when Fiat was active in North America, I'm glad to see the historic Italian automaker return as part of a deal to purchase 20% (with more to come) of Chrysler. Fiat manufactu...
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Diesel
by Jeff Bressler on February 28, 2008
While the post below looks at the rising price of diesel at the pump, some good news was also revealed for proponents of the engine.
Both diesels and hybrids were added to the National Highway Traf...
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Diesel
by Jeff Bressler on February 28, 2008
With the price of regular gasoline soaring in recent days, how is the cost of diesel fuel holding up?
Not well my friends.
The national average retail price of a gallon of diesel soared 15.6 cents...
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Diesel
by Jeff Bressler on January 24, 2008
This post is from Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum in response to our Diesel Mania post. You can visit their website at http://www.dieselforum.org/
In Detroit, Jan...
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Diesel
by Jeff Bressler on January 23, 2008
We are certainly starting to see the dawn of the new age of the diesel in North America.
The anticipated expansion of clean diesel cars and light trucks is driven by many factors, most notably the ...