Houston traffic
Air/Climate

U.S. EPA Raises Standards for Clean Fuels, Vehicles

WASHINGTON, DC, April 1, 2013 (ENS) – New rules to reduce air pollution from cars and trucks proposed Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon be open for public comment. The Tier 3 standards would set new vehicle emissions standards and lower the sulfur content of gasoline in 2017 […]

Amtrak Empire Builder
Energy

Civil Engineers Raise U.S. Infrastructure Grade to D+

WASHINGTON, DC, March 20, 2013 (ENS) – Over the past four years, the state of America’s infrastructure has improved from a grade of D to D+ but a spending shortfall of $1.6 trillion is anticipated by 2020, the American Society of Civil Engineers warns in its new report card. […]

BMW i8 Concept
Latest News

U.S. Drivers Could Get 100 MPG By 2050

WASHINGTON, DC, March 19, 2013 (ENS) – By the year 2050 – in less than 37 years – the United States could cut petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for cars and small trucks, finds a new National Research Council report released Monday. […]

LaFerrari
Latest News

Million-Dollar, Racy Plug-in Hybrids at Geneva Motor Show

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2013 (ENS) – Like a prima donna, Ferrari’s ultra-powerful new hybrid, LaFerrari, made a star’s entrance at the Geneva Motor Show, joining other elite supercar hybrids – the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder – in a race for the world’s fastest, most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid. […]

Beijing traffic
Air/Climate

Beijing Bans Polluting Petrol-Powered Cars

BEIJING, China, February 12, 2013 (ENS) – To help cut record levels of air pollution in Beijing, the city is making zero-emission and alternative-energy vehicles more desirable by imposing strict limits on emissions from petrol-powered cars. […]

biodiesel pump
Energy

Biodiesel Fuels ‘A New American Economy’

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, February 8, 2013 (ENS) – The biodiesel industry “is helping create “a new dynamic in America,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a packed audience at the 20th anniversary National Biodiesel Board Conference & Expo today in Las Vegas. […]