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BorgWarner's Innovative Powertrain Technologies Support New INOVAR-AUTO Regime Goals by Improving Fuel Economy, Reducing Emissions and Enhancing Performance AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner is expanding its technology leadership in highly engineered engine and drivetrain components in the growing Brazilian automotive market. The latest government regulations, INOVAR-AUTO, aim to increase technological development to improve fuel economy, innovation,...
Centralized Pricing with Confirmation Feedback Gives One Version of the Truth COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceAdvantage, a division of Skyline Products, announced today that Slidell Oil has chosen PriceAdvantage SMART Fuel Pricing, a fuel price management solution, for their 20 Purple Cow convenience stores across the Gulf Coast. Slidell Oil was looking for an advanced pricing tool to aid them in the fuel pricing process by providing price...
TORONTO, June 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Global Automakers of Canada recognized federal Environment Minister Peter Kent's commitment to the adoption of new national regulations to improve fuel quality, reduce sulphur content in gasoline, and encourage the introduction of cleaner, more fuel-efficient advanced engine technologies. "Today's announcement is welcome news for Canada's air quality, public health, and on-road light duty vehicles," said David Adams, president of Global Automakers...
TORONTO, June 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) supports today's announcement that Environment Canada intends adopt Tier 3 emissions standards, harmonized with those developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These new emissions standards, when combined with Tier 3 ultra-low sulphur (10 ppm) gasoline, will build on the significant reductions achieved to date by the automotive industry, most recently through Tier 2 standards...
Fuel retailers adopting cloud-based solutions to lower ownership costs FLORHAM PARK, N.J., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KSS Fuels is pleased to announce the addition of two new clients to its cloud-based fuels pricing solution, PriceNet Cloud. Miller Oil and Schmuckal Oil join a growing list of fuel retailers looking to lower ownership costs and enhance application-related services by eliminating the investment in computer hardware and related maintenance costs. PriceNet Cloud...
AURORA, Ill., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas price averages for Illinois and Indiana are continuing on a high streak. Illinois and Indiana drivers are currently paying on average, $4.05 and $3.96 respectively for a gallon of regular unleaded. While much of the rest of the U.S. has dropped in prices, Illinois, Indiana and the Midwest prices are increasing. Illinois averages are among the highest in the continental U.S., and with a price of $4.44, Chicago has the highest city average...
SAN ANTONIO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE: PES) announced that it began testing trucks powered by compressed natural gas ("CNG") with the delivery of its first vehicle. The bi-fuel truck is a 2013 Chevrolet 2500HD 4X4 Extended Cab able to run on both gasoline and low-cost CNG. The truck starts with a gasoline engine but then switches automatically to run on CNG. When the truck runs out of CNG, the engine switches back to run on gasoline. Wm. Stacy Locke,...
Companies share useful tips and feature prizes to weather this year’s storm season Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Storm and tornado season are in full swing. Each year, the United States gets an average of 1,000* tornados and 10,000** severe thunderstorms. Additionally, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has indicated a high likelihood of a near- to above-normal Atlantic hurricane season***. With issues related to outdated electrical grids, powerful storms...
New survey shows that good yards make good neighbors MILWAUKEE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season for mulch, weed control, cutting the grass and trimming the hedges. So fire-up the engines on your outdoor power equipment if you want to be a good neighbor, because in a recent survey conducted for Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) by Harris Interactive, 93 percent of homeowners agree that maintaining a good looking yard is common courtesy to their neighbors. And,...
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) MONDAY, MAY 20: STUMPED AT THE PUMP Profile America -- Monday, May 20th.( )Gas prices are a frequent cause for consumer complaint --but at least purchases aren't restricted, as they were beginning this month in 1942. That's when 17 states began rationing gasoline to help the war effort. By...
