With goals of reducing vehicle emissions, extending engine life and meeting federal air quality provisions, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. has introduced an alternative fuel in all of its ...

General Motors' lineup of 19 diesel-powered vehicles will reach 20 with the launch of its new Class 4 to 5 straight truck it's co-developing with Navistar, GM announced at the National Biodiesel ...

The university, continuing its commitment to energy conservation and reducing its impact on the environment, has begun a pilot project in which a biodiesel blend—a nontoxic, alternative fuel made from ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — The Indiana Soybean Alliance and the American Lung Association have joined forces to support Hoosier vehicle fleets that are working to improve the state’s ...

As vacationers head to the beach this summer, some of the Eastern Shore soybean fields they pass will be producing fuel for state transit buses and trucks. Gov. Robert Ehrlich signed a bill Tuesday ...

DETROIT -- While experts argue over the merits of various future technologies in reducing America's dependence on foreign oil, a growing number of eco-friendly motorists, truckers and farmers are ...

The City of Ames is adding seven new all-purpose dump trucks to their fleet that have the Optimus Technologies advanced fuel system integrated into their new vehicle specification. The Optimus system ...

Fuels produced using plant-based materials can offer a promising way to reduce the carbon emitted by road vehicles. That's because their plant feedstocks absorb carbon dioxide from the air, bringing ...

Researchers have developed a novel method to produce biodiesel from waste oil. This simple process requires relatively mild heat and has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Since April, city of Sioux Falls vehicles have switched to using a biodiesel blend of fuel. The city fleet is using B20, an 80/20 blend of diesel and biodiesel, which uses ...

With gasoline prices still unusually high, and with climate change warranting us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the need to use cleaner, renewable and domestically produced energy is greater than ...