Indiana cop car start-up to use BMW diesel engines (Detroit Free Press)

March 22nd, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, Engines

WASHINGTON – An Indiana start-up hoping to crack the market for police sedans said today it would use BMW diesel engines when it starts production – as soon as the federal government approves a $310-million loan.

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Norfolk Southern to pay $4M for SC chlorine spill (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)

March 9th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

COLUMBIA — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty for a 2005 chlorine and diesel fuel spill that killed nine people and polluted a creek in western South Carolina, the federal government said Monday.

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Ships will be subject to more stringent emissions standards (The Record and Herald News)

December 26th, 2009 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Large U.S.-flagged ocean-going ships such as tanker, container and cruise ships will be subject to more stringent emissions standards in 2011 under a rule adopted this week by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

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EnCana wants natural gas stations on 401 (CBC Calgary)

December 21st, 2009 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines

Calgary-based EnCana says it is in talks with the federal government on plans to encourage gasoline and diesel retrailers to add natural gas fuelling stations on Highway 401 between Windsor, Ont., and Quebec City.

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Bosch’s Gasoline Direct Injection Technology

October 9th, 2009 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, General

Awareness of environmental issues of global and climate change has increased the automotive industry needs to continue making advances in clean powertrain technology. In particular, in the United States, the federal government has proposed a national program to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improve fuel economy an average company (CAFE) target of 5 percent per year for model years 2012-2016 that the average yield 35.5 mpg average fleet cars in 2016. Bosch – the world’s largest automo

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