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Mitsubishi Gets $5.3 Billion Budget for New R&D

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Jo Borrás 8 Comments Alliance, budget, Carlos Ghosn, industry news, mitsubishi, Nissan, Nissan LEAF, Outlander, Outlander PHEV, r&d, Renault, spending

Mitsubishi is getting a $5.3 Billion Budget allowance from Renault and Nissan to R&D new models as part of a 2020 plan to turn around the company.

Auto industry

VW Slashing New Product Development Budget

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 James Ayre 1 Comment budget, concept cars, development, Diesel, diesel emissions, electric, EV, EVs, hybrids, r&d, Volkswagen, VW

We’ve discussed VW’s plans to cut R&D funds, but now it’s confirmed. Investments into Volkswagen’s Automotive Division will be slashed by 1 billion Euro.

Trucks Work Trucks

VW Tristar Pickup Concept Raises the Work Truck Bar

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 Jo Borrás 2 Comments budget, clean diesel, commercial truck, concept, Diesel, fleet, fleet management, Fuel economy, iaa, Mercedes Sprinter, Sprinter, tristar, Volkswagen, VW, vw pickup, vw tristar

VW is hoping its new Tristar pickup concept will help it do to full-size trucks what Mercedes’ Sprinter did to America’s full-size van market 15 years ago.

Auto Show Coverage Trucks

2014 Silverado HD – 600 Miles on 6 Gallons of Gas

February 9, 2014January 17, 2018 Jo Borrás 43 Comments 2500, 3500, Bi-fuel, bifuel, budget, CNG, conversion, E15, E85, Emissions, Ethanol, fleet, fleet managers, Flex-Fuel, HD, HD trucks, natural gas, Obama, option, savings, Silverado, work trucks

That’s right, kids! You could (assuming that my math is right) drive more than 600 miles on just under 6

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GM Begins CNG Truck Production

November 10, 2012 Jo Borrás 8 Comments Bi-fuel, budget, buyer, buyers, CAFE, Chevrolet, Chevy, CNG, Emissions, fleet, fleet news, fleets, Flex-Fuel, Fuel economy, GM, manager, natural gas, news, propane

After showing off a CNG-powered Chevy van at auto shows for the last few years (the same CNG-powered Chevy van),

Hybrid / EVs Plug-in Hybrids

10 Best Value Hybrid Cars (and 1 Honorable Mention Lexus)

September 14, 2012 Jo Borrás 3 Comments 10 best, 10 best hybrids, 10 best luxury hybrids, 10 best value hybrids, benefit, benefits, best, best hybrid return, best mileage, best value, budget, CAFE, cost, emission, Ford, Fuel economy, high mileage, high mpg, hybrid car, hybrid cars, hybrid option, hybrids, lincoln, mk-z, MKZ, money, mpg, option, save money, saving, saving money, savings, value

What are the best value hybrid cars available? It’s a popular question on green forums, and basically centers on the question: does the money you save on gas offset the extra money you have to spend on a hybrid option?

Military Politics

Navy Pisses Off GOP Politicians With $210 Million Biofuel Purchase

July 13, 2012 Christopher DeMorro 21 Comments Biofuels, budget, camelina oil, gop, green hornet jet, JP-8, jp8, lawmakers, navy alternative fuels, Navy biofuels, party, Ray Mabus, Republican, Secretary of the Navy, US Navy

The United States Navy is the single largest purchaser of diesel fuel in the world, and it is no wonder why; have you ever seen a Nimitz-class supercarrier in person? It’s friggin’ huge. So it is no wonder that the Navy wants to explore homegrown alternatives to the foreign oil that it uses right now. A recent $210 million biofuel purchase by the Navy to three U.S.-based refining operations has pissed off some members of the Republican party who still think we’re sitting on an unlimited and uninterrupted supply of oil.