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AEM E85 In-Tank Fuel Pump

Compatible with E100 Ethanol & M100 Methanol fuels AEM Performance Electronics has released its E85 Fuel Pump (PN 50-1200) for high performance, naturally aspirated and forced induction EFI vehicles. The AEM E85 Fuel Pump flows 320 lph (84 gph) at 43 PSI. Please refer to the chart for fuel pump horsepower versus pressure (in the […]

June 19, 2013

Equipment

Volkswagen to refit late-model diesel vehicles because Americans keep filling them with gas

Diesel is certainly rising in popularity here in the States, but a recent report from Automotive News really shows just how oblivious to the fuel the majority of Americans are—even when they buy a car that requires it. Volkswagen sent a notice to its dealerships last week that it will begin refitting 209,500 diesel vehicles […]

May 23, 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

Roadbuilding

Why don’t Americans like diesel automobiles?

A diesel car will not blow black smoke clouds anymore. But odds are you probably still don’t want one. Why? In Britain, diesel engines make up half of the cars sold. And that’s a low figure for Europe.  But here, well, diesels are sort of unchic. But why? According to this BBC report European drivers […]

February 15, 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

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

Construction Equipment

The effects of E15 on small gas engines (GIE+Expo)

We're live this week from GIE+Expo in Louisville, Kentucky and had a chance to hear comments from Outdoor Power Equipment Institute President Kris Kiser on the negative effects of E15 gasoline (gas with 15 percent ethanol) in small gas engines.

October 31, 2012

Pickups

CNG F-250 First Drive

Bi-fuel Ford conversion runs on both gasoline and CNG – but is it right for your operation?

August 1, 2012

Equipment

Maintenance

Alternative fuels (first of a 3-part series) Natural gas and propane autogas These are truly “green” fuels, all-American, cost competitive and loaded with horsepower. For medium- and heavy-duty truck applications, though, these fuels can’t be beat. By Tom Jackson It used to be simple. There was diesel, and there was gasoline. Now there’s gasoline, E10 […]

August 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

Diesel, gas continue to rise

The Department of Energy reported Monday that diesel prices rose 4.4 cents to a $3.976 per gallon national average. Gasoline also increased, rising to $3.684 cents per gallon, an 8.8-cent increase over the previous week. Compared with figures from the same week last year, diesel has risen more than 96 cents and gas has registered […]

April 5, 2011

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Diesel, gas continue to rise

The Department of Energy reported Monday that diesel prices rose 4.4 cents to a $3.976 per gallon national average. Gasoline also increased, rising to $3.684 cents per gallon, an 8.8-cent increase over the previous week. Compared with figures from the same week last year, diesel has risen more than 96 cents and gas has registered […]

April 5, 2011

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Diesel has biggest price jump in months

Diesel jumped 6.3 cents to $2.991 a gallon, its biggest jump in four months, the Department of Energy said in a weekly price survey. Diesel will average just under $3 a gallon this year but will climb to more than that level in 2011, according to the DOE. Trucking’s main fuel will average $2.97 this […]

August 11, 2010