By Lucas Iberico Lozada
Frustrated by what he describes as a lack of political courage, a former president of the U.S. unit of Royal Dutch Shell takes center stage in a new documentary film that makes the case for using alternative fuels in cars.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Study finds US refiners could produce higher octane E20 & E30 at modest additional cost
A number of studies recently have pointed out that increasing the octane rating of the US gasoline pool (currently 93 Research Octane Number (RON)) would enable higher engine efficiency for light-duty vehicles through reducing engine knock constraints, thereby enabling the design of new spark-ignition engines with higher compression ratios and boost levels.
Fiat will source a midsize truck from Mitsubishi
Fiat Chrysler will source a new midsize pickup for Europe and Latin America from Mitsubishi Motors.
The truck will be based on the next-generation Mitsubishi L200 model, Fiat and Mitsubishi said in a statement.
Fiat will suspend Panda production at Pomigliano Italy plant as demand falls
Fiat will temporarily suspend production at its Pomigliano plant in southern Italy from Oct. 16-27 amid weak demand. The Fiat Panda minicar is built at the factory.
Toyota recalling 20,000 late-model vehicles on potential fuel leak
by Bernie Woodall
Toyota said on Thursday it will recall about 20,000 vehicles worldwide for possible fuel leaks.
