Survey shows “Diesel Disconnect” among gasoline and hybrid drivers
This year, Volkswagen did a survey called the “Clean Diesel IQ Survey”, to reach into the psyche of drivers to see what their feelings are on the state of diesel…
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BMW M Power diesels get three turbchargers
While we are talking about BMW getting ready to start pushing more diesel cars off the dock toward the States next year, we thought we might tantalize you with some…
Algae-based diesel fuel now on sale in California
Beginning this week, a retailer of renewable fuels and clean mobility solutions PropelFuels and renewable oil and bio-products company Solazyme are now offering algae-derived fuel to retail consumers in four…
Chevrolet begins to tout Cruze Diesel
The planned U.S. introduction of a 2.0L clean turbo diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze next year is expected to benefit from growing interest in diesel cars, sales of which…
With High Prices Do Diesel Cars Still Make Sense?
As of today’s writing the national average price for diesel fuel is $4.14 a gallon with the same average for regular gasoline hovering at $3.96 according to the AAA. In…
Volvo Debuts V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid At Geneva
A car that Volvo plans to see in production by 2012, The Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid finally takes advantage of both a high efficiency diesel engine and plug-in electric…
Feds Probe Volkswagen TDI Fuel Pump Failures
Recent news sources are reporting that US safety regulators are probing some 97,000 Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars with the 2.0 liter TDI engine due to fuel pump failures. US…
Audi A3 TDI Takes Trip On Synthetic Diesel
Audi TDI clean diesel technology – with its ability to reduce carbon emissions by 20% and its 30% fuel-economy gains over comparable gasoline engines – has demonstrated it belongs in…
Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel Concept
There’s just something cool about taking a Mercedes off-road – I mean, can you really get much better than driving a $100,000 G-Class through rough terrain? I didn’t think so….
