Tag: DIESEL

Yachts are usually pretty environmentally unsound, so the DSe Hybrid just debuted by Island Pilot at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show should be a real breath of fresh air (literally) if green is your thing. And apparently it's really about as eco-friendly as it gets -- using a combination of diesel, solar and electric power (when it goes into commercial production it will also boast ...

You know how we love plug-in hybrids around these parts, particularly if they're actually going to get built -- crazy, we know. Now it looks like Volkswagen is going to get into the game, with a "Twin Drive" Golf powered by a 122 horsepower diesel engine and 82 horsies of electric motor. The car should debut around 2010, and VW plans on spending $769 million on the project, helped along by a ...

Diesel fuel isn't really known for being an environmentalist's dream. Generally, when Americans think about diesel, they think of big trucks spewing black and noxious smoke into the air. But advances in fuel technology have reduced diesel emissions in recent years. As a result, diesel-powered vehicles are poised to make a resurgence in the American market after decades of being ignored. Case in ...