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Seventy percent of the shoppers polled by Autobytel described their «gut» reaction to new clean diesel vehicles as positive, with the remainder essentially split between neutral and negative.

Luxury car brand Audi, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, still sees a diesel vehicle as possible, its Americas president said last week.

Not exact matches

Dieselgate (as it became known) exposed the extent of the pollution problems caused by diesel vehicles, which until recently accounted for half of new car registrations in the EU.

Qualification as a Green Giant: A line of products ranging from diesel locomotives to electric vehicle charging stations that are certified against a set of criteria and verified by a third party as delivering superior environmental and financial performance to customers.

The company, based in Fullerton, California, retrofits large diesel - powered vehicles such as garbage trucks and off - road construction equipment with a system that cuts smog - causing emissions by as much as 90 percent.

As a result testers got one outcome — a diesel - powered car that met all the EPA's emissions requirements — while VW owners got another: a more powerful vehicle that spewed out up to 35 times more nitrogen oxide, an air pollutant, than standards allow.

The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental tests.

After 23 years selling Volkswagens at his dealership, Kalafer reckons he has never seen anything as bad as the German automaker's rigging of the emissions levels on its clean diesel vehicles.

Volkswagen admitted in late 2015 that it fitted as many as 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide with software that could cheat emissions tests.

Europe, where nearly 50 per cent of vehicles are fuelled by diesel, is home to the global benchmark for diesel prices and the biggest storage hub for the road fuel as regional refineries are unable to meet local demand.

In addition, we go beyond organic certification standards and implement our own standards, like not using coconuts from heavily populated areas where they are exposed to polluting forces such as diesel and gas fumes from trucks and other vehicles.

Policy makers encourage the use of advance internal combustion engine vehicles (particularly diesel), as well as hybrid technology and emerging plug - in electric vehicles to meet the medium - term demands of the issue (to 2020).

The group found that although fuel - cell vehicles would produce zero greenhouse - gas emissions during use, the extraction and refinement of hydrogen fuel would release three to five times as much carbon into the air as is released in procuring and refining gasoline and diesel.

Skeen explains that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter as older diesel engines.

In New York City alone, idling vehicles emit as much pollution as nine million diesel trucks driving from the Bronx to Staten Island.

A glide path would mirror the European model, which brought players together years ago to effectively select «clean diesel» as the vehicle of the near future, at least until hydrogen - powered or electric plug - in vehicles develop.

If diesel vehicles account for 30 per cent of the PM10 emissions from all sources (as suggested by a recent report for the Department of the Environment), then the adviser's estimate makes some sense.

«We want to check whether electric goods vehicles in the city can contribute to improved air quality, and whether we can facilitate the routing and transhipment of goods so as to avoid using large diesel vehicles in the city centre.»

The country also needs widely available energy to power alternative vehicles — such as clean diesel, electric charging stations.

The models suggested that levels of air pollution would fall without the government having to do much as older diesel vehicles are replaced by newer ones that emit less nitrogen dioxide.

These new trucks — which employ a diesel combustion engine along with a hydraulic high - pressure accumulator that stores energy captured during braking — get 35 percent better fuel economy and generate as much as 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the non-hybrid diesel - powered vehicles they are replacing.

Highly turbocharged alcohol - fueled direct - injection spark - ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

Because lipids from Y. lipolytica have chemical properties similar to those of diesel fuel, they can be readily used as biodiesel using current vehicles and existing infrastructure at gas stations.

With the GL350's turbocharged diesel V - 6 engine, the EPA says the GL will eke out 21 mpg on the freeway, which is perhaps one way to justify the use of such a massive and heavy vehicle as a people carrier, when for most owners a minivan, perhaps even Mercedes - Benz's own R - class, would suffice.

The available turbo - diesel engine does a great job moving the relatively large vehicle without using too much fuel and the interior is as nice as any Benz this side of an S - class.

That all takes us back to my earlier comments about heavy vehicles, diesel engines, and torque; as they produce high torque values quite well, at low engine speeds, over a wide rev range, and they do it reasonably reliably too.

The arrival of six advanced diesel engines in multiple vehicle segments shook up the competition as all six scored well in the evaluations.

It's probably worth noting that diesels may well become significantly more expensive to run in future as governments clamp down on the pollution they produce - and some plan to ban diesel vehicles entirely in cities.

Volkswagen will likely use the concept car's debut at CES to reveal its future plans for electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles as it seeks to distance itself from the specter of its diesel emissions scandal.

Based on a driving cycle of three years or 45,000 miles (72,419 km), the report finds diesels less expensive overall than their gasoline counterparts in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Volkswagen Jetta and Mercedes M - Class.

On his watch, Audi introduced new models such as the Q7 cross / utility vehicle, in addition to the R10 race car, which became the first diesel - powered car ever to win the Le Mans 24 Hours.

NEW YORK — Sales of diesel - powered light vehicles in the U.S. rose 13.5 % year - over-year in 2014 and have increased every year since 2010 as an industry official predicts, «Consumers are warming to diesels.»

A study by AlixPartners predicts diesel - vehicle sales in Europe will slide from 50 % of the market today to as low as 9 % in 2030.

After Friday's accusations from the EPA concerning Volkswagen's alleged violation of emissions regulations, Volkswagen has now issued a nationwide stop - sale for affected new 2015 and 2016 diesel models equipped with the 2.0 - liter TDI engine, as well as all certified pre-owned vehicles with the diesel four - cylinder.

«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.

Across the Atlantic, the U.K. has already announced that it will ban the sale of vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines by 2040 (including hybrid and plug - in hybrid vehicles, as well), which mirrors a plan also proposed in France.

As much as I love the vehicle in general and the combination of the diesel engine with the 8 speed automatic transmission, I have to admit that the shifter has bothered me from the beginninAs much as I love the vehicle in general and the combination of the diesel engine with the 8 speed automatic transmission, I have to admit that the shifter has bothered me from the beginninas I love the vehicle in general and the combination of the diesel engine with the 8 speed automatic transmission, I have to admit that the shifter has bothered me from the beginning.

As a number of regulatory bodies have launched investigations into certain automakers» use of auxiliary emissions control devices and millions of VW Automotive Group vehicles are under recall, the crisis has not made a significant dent in the sales of diesel cars in Europe, which still make up a large chunk of the entire vehicle population in Western and Eastern Europe.

In the late 1990s the USMC acquired the G - Class model as the Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV), which was essentially a»97 to»01 DaimlerChrysler model 290 GDT, a diesel - power 2 - door with a pick - up bed.

In the late 1990s, Chrysler used the Intrepid as a research platform for a hybrid electric vehicle in a diesel - electric configuration.

Reliable and long - lasting diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of gasoline powered vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning and economical cars as their primary source of transportation.

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It's a spacious vehicle, and it offers fuel - efficient diesel engines as well.

With low - sulfur diesel now mandated across the United States, sophisticated engine management and an emissions - control system that makes the engine just as clean as any gasoline - powered vehicle in the market, you end up with a terrific SUV.

The company had discontinued the eighth generation Accord in the country in December 2013 due to the lack of demand as the market had seen a paradigm shift toward diesel powered vehicles, but is now seriously considering re-launching the model in the country after a gap of two years.

The Tata Zest will be powered by the 1.3 - litre Quadrajet diesel engine that current does duty on the Indica Vista, Manza as well as many other vehicles from other companies.

ENGINE: 6.7 L I6 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL, RADIO: UCONNECT 3C NAV W / 8.4 DISPLAY, Leather Seats, SPRAY IN BEDLINER, Navigation System,ANTI - SPIN DIFFERENTIAL REAR AXLE, CTR STOP LAMP W / CARGO VIEW CAMERA, POWER FOLDING CHROME TRAILER TOW MIRRORS, LED BED LIGHTING, PROTECTION GROUP, 220 AMP ALTERNATOR, COLD WEATHER GROUP, ENGINE BLOCK HEATER, TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE SHIELD, Bluetooth Connection, Cooled Front Seat (s), 3.42 AXLE RATIO, BLACK; LEATHER TRIM 40/20/40 BENCH SEAT, BRIGHT WHITE CLEARCOAT, GVWR: 10; 000 LBS, MANUFACTURER»S STATEMENT OF ORIGIN, MONOTONE PAINT, QUICK ORDER PACKAGE 2EH LARAMIE, TIRES: LT275 / 70R18E BSW AS, TRANSMISSION: 6 - SPEED MANUAL (G56), WHEELS: 18 X 8.0 POLISHED ALUMINUMThis vehicle includes a Money - Back Guarantee * and passed our precise inspection process.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

The editors from diesel - enthusiast publication Diesel Power went to the SEMA Show in search of the best custom vehicles as well as the most innovative new products.

A unique Blue SPORT badge on the rear of the vehicle denotes the lowest CO2 engines of the range which can be as low as 123 g / km when you choose 2WD or 129 g / km on a 4 Wheel Drive (4WD) manual TD4 110 kW diesel.