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Eureka! Diesel Driving the Future
Welcome to the 'Eureka! Diesel Drive the Future' page, which followed two Audi A3 TDI®s fueled exclusively on 100% synthetic RenDiesel® during a four day, 1,000 mile journey beginning October 18th.
The drive spanned the state of California, beginning in Eureka and ending in San Diego and included stops in Sacramento, Rialto and Los Angeles.
The clean diesel journey by Green Car Journal editors and invited VIPs was part of the magazine's Green Car of the Year Tour™, which this year focused on the important role advanced clean diesel vehicles such as the Audi A3 TDI, Green Car Journal's 2010 Green Car of the Year® play in efficiency and CO2 reduction as well as the importance of sustainable non-petroleum fuels such as Rentech's synthetic fuels.
The results of the drive were impressive. The two Audi A3 TDIs averaged 40 and 43 mpg, which is in line with its average highway fuel economy of 42mpg. The results demonstrated that RenDiesel® can perform on par with traditional diesel, for a substantial period of time but with significantly less pollutants.
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Press Releases
10/25/2010 - Audi A3 Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel® Synthetic Fuel
10/19/2010 - Audi, Rentech Tout Advanced Clean Diesel's Role in Protecting the Environment
10/15/2010 - Rentech's Synthetic RenDiesel® Fuels Audi A3 TDIs for 1,000 Mile California Drive
10/15/2010 - Eureka! Audi spotlights bright future for diesel technology in 1,000-mile Green Car of the Year Tour
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Commentary from Green Car Journal participants Ron Cogan and Todd Kaho, courtesy of Audi USA:
Day 1| Day 2| Day 3| EpilogueGail Banks, of Banks Power, described the state of biofuels today and shared his views about clean diesel in a panel discussion at the Peterson Automotive Museum. Other panel participants included Hunt Ramsbottom, Rentech CEO, Brad Stertz, Audi USA, Ron Cogan, Green Car Journal, Don Hillebrand, Director of the Center for Transportation Research at the Argonne National Laboratory, and Jeff Breneman , Executive Director of US Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars. (Click here to read more...)
Video Clips
Watch video from the Rialto Press Conference ‘Eureka! Diesel Driving the Future’ Clean Diesel Journey.
(Click here to view.)
Watch Hunt Ramsbottom, Rentech CEO, Brad Stertz, Audi USA, and Ron Coogan, Green Car Journal, discuss the Eureka! Drive and the benefits of RenDiesel® on a local TV news station in Los Angeles, California.
