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More evidence of renewed diesel interest emerges as registration of diesel cars surges since 2010
Many have wondered aloud whether or not 2013 would be the “Year of the Diesel.” Renewed interest in the fuel, forecasted by ExxonMobil to become the world’s leading transportation fuel by 2020, is clear. And new data from R.L. Polk and Company for Diesel Technology Forum illustrates that point even further. From 2010 to 2012, […]
May 2, 2013
Equipment
Alan Tolley discusses JCB’s “one-can” Tier 4 Final approach
To go more in-depth into JCB’s recent announcement of its “one-can” strategy for its Tier 4 Final EcoMax engines, I sat down with Alan Tolley, the manufacturer’s director of engine programs during the big Bauma 2013 show in Munich. JCB says its Tier 4 Final approach builds on its Interim strategy, still staying away from the […]
April 28, 2013
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UPS expands its natural gas-powered fleet in a big way
UPS has announced its plans to purchase approximately 700 trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas, better known as LNG. The logistics company is no stranger to the alternative fuel. UPS has operated natural gas vehicles for more than a decade and prior to this announcement was operating a fleet of more than 100 LNG-powered vehicles […]
April 24, 2013
Equipment
Greening of the Fleet: Emissions from heavy trucks, off-road equipment down 95% (INFOGRAPHIC)
April 22, 2013
Equipment
Volvo CE president says SCR will be primary Tier 4 Final solution
Volvo Construction Equipment will primarily use SCR technology as its Tier 4 Final approach, said Pat Olney, president of Volvo Construction Equipment, today at the Bauma trade show in Munich, Germany. “We’re pleased to say we’re able to achieve 5 percent additional fuel efficiency with our Final approach,” said Olney. The DEF (or urea) tank on […]
April 17, 2013
Equipment
Obama budget slashes funding for DERA’s emissions reduction program
Let’s see…Solyndra gets $535 million in government cheese, goes belly up without ever producing a single product or service.  Al Gore-connected Fiskars gets half a billion government  dollars to build $97,000 electric cars in Finland, only 40 of which are being produced. Only movie stars can afford these, and even the New York Times says […]
April 12, 2013
Equipment
Researchers working to turn CO2 in the atmosphere into fuel
Carbon dioxide is the main culprit when it comes to climate change, and researchers around the world are trying to figure out how to generate less of it while still providing us all with enough power and energy. But what if you could take this excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and transform it into […]
April 4, 2013
Equipment
Doosan delivers DPF-free engines for Tier 4 Final
Diesel particulate filters were developed as one of several emissions reduction strategies for Tier 4 Interim and Tier 4 Final engines a few years ago. But where and when they can, manufacturers such as Doosan are designing their smaller engines so that a DPF is not needed. Why? “It requires high-cost maintenance, such as ash […]
April 1, 2013
Equipment
Is 2013 the “Year of the Diesel”?
In its latest issue, Popular Mechanics makes a fairly bold prediction: 2013 will go down as the “Year of the Diesel.” There’s great precedent behind this stance, however. Diesel has definitely generated quite a bit of buzz this year. Chrysler announced it would offer the first modern half-ton pickup with a diesel in the Ram […]
March 28, 2013
Business
Shell collaborates with Volvo, Mack Trucks on global LNG fuel
Shell has taken part in two new global collaborations—one with Volvo Trucks and one with Mack Trucks—to encourage the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial vehicles. The two non-exclusive agreements with Shell will include collaboration on issues such as fuel specification and emissions performance. Volvo’s LNG offerings include its 13-liter […]
March 28, 2013
Equipment
ExxonMobil: Diesel will surpass gasoline as top transportation fuel by 2020
As more and more consumers become aware of the greater gas efficiency of diesel, interest in and demand for the fuel has surged as of late. In fact, ExxonMobil expects diesel to jump gasoline as the number one choice for transportation fuel by 2020. The company predicts light duty vehicles will continue to see much […]
March 12, 2013
Equipment
Propane makes big showing at Work Truck Show
Propane was on prominent display at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this week with eight propane exhibitors and 14 propane-powered trucks scattered across the showroom floor. Among the trucks on hand was a Schwann’s grocery delivery truck. The company has been using propane for 40 years and now has 400 depots and 300 fueling […]
March 8, 2013
Equipment
Report: renewables will lead to blackouts in the greenest state
This is what happens when politics trump engineering. California is being warned of impending blackouts because there’s insufficient electrical generating capacity on cloudy, windless days to make the solar and wind farms work. When you let ideology overtake reality these sorts of things are bound to happen. Wind and solar power have a role to […]
March 1, 2013
Equipment
Opinion: Carbon tax bill would hurt job growth
That was fast. The pundits hadn’t even stopped pontificating on President Obama’s State of the Union speech when it was announced that Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Barbara Boxer of California will introduce legislation designed to tax carbon dioxide emissions tomorrow. (During his address Tuesday night, Obama challenged Congress to act and do more […]
February 13, 2013
Equipment
Perkins 1204F series engines do not need a DPF to meet emissions regulations
Maintenance is necessary on any diesel engine, but the less, the better for the owner. To that end, Perkins has developed a range of four cylinder power plants that do not need a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to meet Tier 4 Final emissions regulations that go into effect in 2014. With their four-cylinder design and […]
February 4, 2013
Equipment
Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings
America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while […]
January 28, 2013
Equipment
EPA brings millions in fines to makers of DPF Delete kits for pickups
A couple weeks back our sister publication Pro Pickup reported on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to begin going after manufacturers and users of DPF Delete kits for pickups. The kits have become popular recently among those drivers who want more performance from their emissions-restricted engines. Now, Pro Pickup editor Bruce Smith is reporting that […]
January 24, 2013
Equipment
Maine considers ban on E15 gasoline
The state of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is at work on a bill that would ban gasoline blends with more than 10 percent ethanol, according to the Bangor Daily News. The bill has not yet be written and would only be pursued if two other New England states go along with the notion. While […]
January 17, 2013
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