Diesel Engine

Improved diesel engine coming for Vauxhall cars AM-online A new, more efficient 1.6-litre diesel will be launched by Vauxhall in 2013, promising a 10% improvement in fuel economy compared with larger engines. The 1.6 CDTiengine will replace the 1.7 CDTi and lower power versions of the 2.0 CDTi. It will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiat's Italian-made diesel engine to power Jeep Grand Cherokee ... Jeep is going diesel, courtesy of its Italian parent and partner Fiat. The best- known American SUV brand will take the wraps off a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a ... www.freep.com/.../Fiat-s-Italian-made-diesel-engine-to-power-...

Opel Announces All-New 1.6 Liter Turbo-Diesel Engine | GM Authority GM/Opel is continuing its engine renaissance at wide open throttle with the announcement of a 1.6 liter turbo-diesel Ecotec motor. The engine's launch will ... gmauthority.com/.../Opel-GM-1.6-liter-diesel-engine-582x582...

Cessna Skylane with diesel engine near certification | Wichita Eagle Cessna Aircraft is nearing certification of its four-seat 182 JT-A Skylane equipped with a diesel engine, which is designed to burn jet fuel. www.kansas.com/.../cessna-skylane-with-diesel-engine.html

Achates Power's Opposed-Piston, Two-Cycle Engine is 50 Percent ... Since diesel engines are already very efficient, this improvement would result in an engine that's 50 percent more efficient than gasoline-powered ones, says ... www.technologyreview.com/.../an-engine-that-uses-one-third-...

Green Car Congress: Opel introducing new 1.6L diesel engine ... Opel is introducing a new four-cylinder, 1.6-liter turbo-diesel engine as part of the fundamental renewal of its powertrain portfolio. The second family of new ... www.greencarcongress.com/2013/01/opel-20130116.html

Driving Licence

New European driving licence hits the road from Saturday The New Age Online The new, credit-card style card, which will gradually replace about 300 million driving licences issued by national governments across the European Union, will help "fight fraud and improve road security," said a Commission spokeswoman on Thursday. See all stories on this topic »

UK closes loophole on foreign driving licences MotorTorque The British Government has announced new regulations this week which will make it a lot harder for drivers from certain foreign countries to get a UK driving licence, when they in fact haven't met the required driving standards for this country. See all stories on this topic » MotorTorque

Two million drivers may face £1000 fine Yahoo! News UK The photo on your driving licence needs to be updated every 10 years - and failing to do so would invalidate your licence and could leave you with a £1,000 fine if pulled over by the police. But as many as 2 million have not updated their photo ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! News UK

BBC News - Driving licence fines threaten two million drivers Many drivers are facing a fine of £1000 for failing to update their photo-card driving licences, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency warns. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20968886

FORM D502 Driving License Eyesight Report Form - Kildare.ie My application is for a driving licence/ learner permit as a driver of a: Group 1 or Group 2 vehicle. (See note 1 overleaf). Signature: (To be signed in the presence ... kildare.ie/.../Driving%20Licence%20Eyesight%20Report%20F...

UK Driving Licence Update for Expats in Spain | Lanzarote Information Important news for UK expats living in Spain who have retained their UK driving licence. DVLA mock up UK Driving Licence www.lanzaroteinformation.com/.../DVLA%20mock%20up%2...

Rape convict in MP loses driving licence - Indian Express Rape convict in MP loses driving licence - In A possible first in India, a Gwalior transport officer has cancelled the driving licence of a man convicted of raping a ... www.indianexpress.com/news/rape-convict-in.../1058636

Outcry at driving licence changes | Irish Examiner The centralisation of driving licence production was branded an attack on rural Ireland yesterday, as the Road Safety Authority defended the new system as the ... www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cwkfsnmhsnau/rss2/

Driving Law

Akron Council considering texting-while-driving law Akron Leader Publications During the coming weeks, Akron City Council will consider voting on legislation that would make it a primary offense to compose, read or send text messages or access the Internet on mobile devices while driving in the city. The ordinance, sponsored by... See all stories on this topic »

Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little Or No Impact On ... The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace ... blog.norml.org/.../study-per-se-drugged-driving-laws-have-litt...

Woman hopes lawmakers will pass stricter driving laws ... - KOAT.com A woman who lost her husband in a traffic accident wants law makers to bolsterlaws for when a driver hits and kills a bicyclist. www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/.../-/index.html

The State News :: US Supreme Court to rule on drunken driving law A Michigan law that required police to obtain a warrant before forcing State Rep. Bob Genetski to take a blood test for evidence of drunken driving now might be ... statenews.com/.../us-supreme-court-to-rule-on-drunken-drivin...

New Illinois Driving Laws for 2013 | Active Insurance Along with Illinois's mandatory auto insurance law (IL drivers are REQUIRED to carry at least minimum liability coverage on their automobile – read more here), ... www.activeinsurance.com/new-illinois-driving-laws-for-2013

Akron Council considering texting-while-driving law - Akron.com Akron, Ohio During the coming weeks, Akron City Council will consider voting on legislation that would make it a primary offense to... www.akron.com/akron-ohio-community-news.asp?aID=18277

Fuel Price

Insight: Top economies face fuel price spike as LNG supply drops Reuters NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global prices for liquefied natural gas are rising toward record highs this year as increasing demand runs up against stuttering supply, threatening to drive up fuel costs in some of the world's biggest economies. After a ... See all stories on this topic »

Diesel price hiked by 45 paise; petrol price cut by 25 paise NDTV While the price of petrol is purely market-determined, diesel is still under government control, even though oil firms now have the freedom to make minor revisions in the price. According to Indian Oil, the hike in diesel price will lead to a cut in ... See all stories on this topic »

GasBuddy warns of West Michigan fuel price hike; some stations at $3.39 Mlive Kalamazoo The crowd-sourced fuel price index alerted its Twitter and Facebook followers to the hike early in the afternoon, saying stations were hitting $3.35 or more per gallon. Still, the Grand Rapids GasBuddy site showed stations in metro Grand Rapids still ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumers spared fuel price increase GhanaWeb A source at the National Petroleum Authority told Joy Business fuel prices should have gone up today between 10 and 30 percent as per their bi-monthly review policy. The current local prices are still based on the 2011 world market price of 105 dollars... See all stories on this topic »

Hike in fuel price a signal to ratings agencies, investors Times of India NEW DELHI: Although deregulation of diesel prices has been in the works for a while, the government bit the bullet around 8 pm on Wednesday when a decision was taken to place the politically knotty proposal before the cabinet committee on political ... See all stories on this topic » Times of India

See mkt pricing in fuel cost hike & blue chip cos' results Moneycontrol.com Moneycontrol » News » Markets » Analysis. Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 08:18. See mkt pricing in fuel cost hike & blue chip cos' results. Today is a big day. Last evening lot of important changes happened on fuel prices, which the market partially priced in ... See all stories on this topic »

Gas Prices Drop in Lubbock For 2nd Straight Week News/Talk 790 KFYO This time last year, the price of unleaded gas was higher at $3.08 and even from two years ago at $2.87. Lubbock continues to have lower fuel price averages than the state of Texas. According to AAA Texas, the average price for a gallon of regular ... See all stories on this topic » News/Talk 790 KFYO

Petrol price could rise by 24c/l Independent Online The Department of Minerals and Energy is likely to implement a retailpetrol price increase of about 24 cents per litre (c/l) on February 6‚ provided the daily under-recovery remains near the January 17 level. The wholesale diesel (0.05% Sulphur) price ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Panasonic reduces size and price of “Ene-Farm” home fuel cell Gizmag Unfortunately, their price is still prohibitively expensive for most people. But things are slowly improving as evidenced by Panasonic's latest “Ene-Farm” home fuel cell, which was jointly developed with Tokyo Gas. Later this year, the unit will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail Gas Prices Slightly Drop in Texas News/Talk 790 KFYO For the second consecutive week, the city with the highest fuel prices in Texas is Dallas at $3.20 per gallon. El Paso is the cheapest city again with prices averaging at $2.96. Nationally, the average price for fuel is $3.30 per gallon, down a penny ... See all stories on this topic »

Insight: Top economies face fuel price spike as LNG supply drops ... NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global prices for liquefied natural gas are rising toward record highs this year as increasing demand runs up against stuttering ... www.reuters.com/.../us-lng-market-price-hike-idUSBRE90H0...

Gas prices surge 7 cents after months of decline - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — After months of dropping, gas pricesare back on the upswing. news.yahoo.com/gas-prices-surge-7-cents-months-decline-201...

Gas price up - Fiji Times Online This was confirmed by Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Commerce Commission chairman Dr Mahendra Reddy at a Fuel Price Review for the first ... www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=222493

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Relief for Consumers As Fuel Prices Drop Consumers will pay slightly lower for fuel in the next one month following a downward adjustment of the pump prices by the Energy Regulatory Commission. allafrica.com/stories/201301151282.html

CLSA downgrades ONGC, IOC, HPCL, says fuel price rally overdone CLSA downgraded ONGC to "underperform" from "outperform". The brokerage also cut IOC and HPCL to "sell" from "underperform". economictimes.indiatimes.com/...in.../18018322.cms

New Car

CUP: New Car Blues?
Fox News
In a few weeks, NASCAR's much-discussed Gen-Six Sprint Cup car will officially debut at Daytona International Speedway. The last time NASCAR unveiled a “new” race car model was 2007 with the debut of the Car of Tomorrow. It was not greeted with ...
See all stories on this topic »A teen's first drive in her new car was interrupted by a police chase.
KOCO Oklahoma City
... Jan 17, 2013. Tweet · Share · NEXT STORY. NBA All-Star starting 5 announced. Text Size: ASmall Text; AMedium Text; ALarge Text. Teen's first drive in new carinterrupted by police chase. A teen's first drive in her new car was interrupted by a ...
See all stories on this topic »Teams adjust new car
The State
CHARLOTTE — Everyone in NASCAR has been busy this offseason — from series executives to fabricators — preparing for the new Sprint Cup Series season with debut of a new model car. With the first Cup practice at Daytona International Speedway a ...
See all stories on this topic »Serbia New Car Sales Decline to 11-Year Low, Dealers Say
Bloomberg
Sales of new cars in Serbia declined 25 percent last year to the lowest since 2001 amid a recession and high unemployment, the national association of dealers said. Sales fell to 23,993 vehicles from a revised 31,900 in 2011, led by Skoda Auto AS and...
See all stories on this topic »NASCAR 2013: Teams scrambling to get hoods, decklids to build new Sprint ...
SportingNews.com
(NASCAR Media Photo). Teams are scrambling as they try to build cars for the 2013 season, with the words “hood” and “decklid” making crew chiefs cringe. NASCAR decided late last year that it would switch to carbon fiber hoods and decklids for thenew car.
See all stories on this topic »Isaak Dunayevsky, Becky's New Car, and some ear-shattering rawk
Minnesota Public Radio
But that's who she discovered in the play "Becky's New Car," at Lyric Arts in Anoka through Jan. 27. johanengevik.jpg Loud...fast...hard and synthesizer-free is the way local musician Johan Engevik generally prefers his musical entertainment. Johan ...
See all stories on this topic »NASCAR 2013 testing: Rain washes out practice with new car at Charlotte
SportingNews.com
CONCORD, N.C. — Sprint Cup teams hoping to gather more data on the new 2013car didn't get a chance Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR had scheduled a two-day test session to begin Thursday, but heavy rain kept the cars off the track ...
See all stories on this topic »Fox Motors' new car wash will offer $1 washes to Fox customers, free access to ...
MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI –West Michigan's largest new car dealer is getting into a new business. But it's questionable how profitable Fox Shine Car Wash will become when it opens Friday, Jan. 25. Fox Shine Car Wash at 3120 Broadmoor Ave. SE will wash any ...
See all stories on this topic »Car-Seat Installation in the Real World: Harder Than It Looks
New York Times (blog)
I just think they'd get further with an approach that takes into account more of the reasons that parents fail to follow the guidelines for car-seat usage. Car seats are bulky, awkward and hard to use. Most parents aren't installing them in a new car ...
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New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Recognized As Favorite Car Of Germans Eurasia Review The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has won the biggest award in Germany, being voted the most preferred car. The ADAC (German automobile club) awarded the public's favourite car the prestigious “Gelber Engel 2013″ (Yellow Angel 2013). When choosing a ... See all stories on this topic »

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