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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Chevy Equinox fuel cell car runs toward the future.
MarketWatch:
From the outside, the Chevy Equinox fuel cell vehicle looks a lot like any other sport utility vehicle, but sit behind the wheel, turn the key and the differences abound.
No engine roars to life. Instead, a faint hum comes from the car as its hydrogen tanks […]
Premium Gasoline Not Best Choice For Every Car
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Montgomery Advertiser:
Money’s tight. Times are tough.
But drivers looking to squeeze a few more miles per gallon out of their cars by buying a higher-octane fuel are fooling themselves, industry experts said.
Today’s cars run best on the gasoline suggested by the manufacturer said spokesmen from the American Automobile Association, the American Petroleum Institute and an engineering […]
TAC Stark, A Brazilian Off-Roader That Runs On Ethanol
Monday, March 17th, 2008Trend News Agency:
Growing markets are not always the best environment for newborn car manufacturers. If demand for resources is higher, the biggest and strongest tend to get what they want, while the smallest ones have to wait for their turns. This is exactly what has happened to TAC, a Brazilian auto industry that was willing […]
Green Machines
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Columbus Alive:
More manufacturers are making greener cars, more consumers are taking them home, and what began several years ago as an eco-friendly niche market has turned into widespread demand shaping the auto industry.
The trend will be on display March 8-16 at the 2008 Columbus International Auto Show, when numerous hybrid and alternative-fuel cars and trucks […]
Speculation Adds To Oil Price Surge
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008San Jose Mercury News:
Market speculation on energy prices may have added as much as 10 percent to crude oil costs and the peak may be yet to come, a top Energy Department official said Tuesday.
Guy Caruso, head of the department’s Energy Information Administration, told a Senate hearing that supply and demand would suggest a […]
Bad Gas Costs Driver $268
Friday, February 29th, 2008KCRG:
We know gas is expensive, but a Cedar Rapids man says he shouldn’t have to pay the $258 it took to fill his tank.
When Rollie Pierson filled up on January 31, 2007 he wasn’t expecting any problems. But, later that night, his 30-day old car wouldn’t start. So he took it back to the dealer.
“They […]
Germany May Drop Biofuel Boost
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Wisconsin Ag Connection:
Germany may drop plans to double the amount of biofuels in gasoline after warnings that more than a million cars aren’t biofuel compatible.
The German automobile association ADAC has warned that up to 1.5 million drivers will be unable to use the ethanol-richer gasoline, Deutsche Welle said Friday. The newspaper said the plan to […]
Green Clean Machines
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Courier Mail:
V8 Supercars plan to use green machines from next year.
The thoroughbred Holden and Ford tourers will run on E85 ethanol fuel in a move driven to push the environmental message.
Team owners Larry Perkins and Ross Stone will head a sub-committee on the move which offers some technical challenges in terms of fuel lines and […]
Plug-In Hybrid Cars May Increase Air Pollution
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008AHN:
First it was ethanol fuel. After being hailed as a green energy, questions are now being raised on the wisdom of blending regular fuel with ethanol. The issues raised include raising the price of food to causing more damage on the environment. A similar question is now being thrown at plug-in hybrid cars before the […]
Dead Wood To Fuel Cars?
Friday, February 22nd, 2008ReporterHerald:
The dead wood left behind from bark beetles could replace some of the gasoline that fuels our cars — at a lower cost — said John Scahill, an engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy.
“This gasoline and diesel is indistinguishable from what you put in your gas tank,”
Scahill said at a biomass conference Thursday at […]
GM Says Half Of Vehicles Will Run On Ethanol By 2012
Friday, February 8th, 2008WLNS:
General Motors says it’s going greener. GM says half its US vehicles will run on ethanol by the year 2012.
This comes as its partner Coskata Incorporated is expected to increase ethanol production.
The auto giant says they will have 11 ethanol-capable vehicles on the market this year and fifteen by next. Coskata says it will be […]
Cellulosic Ethanol A First For Racing Fuel
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Cars.com:
The American Le Mans Series will become the first racing outfit to use cellulosic E85 in its cars. The KL Process Design Group of Rapid City, S.D., will supply the fuel, which it manufactures from waste wood.
Although other racing series have used ethanol before, this development represents a departure because rather than using corn, cellulosic […]
Detroit Auto Show Parades Environmental Future
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Georgia Straight:
The flavour of the month at the North American International Auto Show was clean and green transportation. No surprise there. Among the usual 500-horsepower sports cars, extravagant luxury sedans, ground-shaking pickup trucks, and glitzy SUVs gathered on the floor at Detroit’s Cobo Center, there were more environmentally correct vehicles than ever, with virtually all […]
Citrus Peels To Run Your Car? A Sweet Ethanol Fuel Is On Its Way
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Tampa Bay’s 10:
Florida’s citrus groves may no longer be just for orange juice. Plans have been made to make fuel from citrus peels.
A plant planned in Auburndale will produce ethanol from citrus peels thanks to a $500,000 grant. The plant would begin by using a 10,000 gallon fermenter and some 67,000 pounds of citrus peels […]
Branson Suggests Ethanol As Popular Vehicle Fuel
Monday, January 21st, 2008Sify:
India and Britain should run 70% of their cars, trucks and buses on sugar-based ethanol, well-known British industrialist Richard Branson said here Monday.
Participating in an India-Britain CEO roundtable on climate change and corporate responsibility, Branson said sugar was plentiful around the world, its price was low, and vehicles run on sugar-based ethanol contributed considerably in […]
Cars And Trucks And SUVs, Oh My
Friday, January 18th, 2008West Virginia MetroNews:
Buyers are looking for better fuel efficiency in the vehicles they purchase these days. General Motors Zone Manager Jim Astorga says his company is meeting that demand in a number of ways.
“When we talk about fuel efficiencies, we’ve done a lot of work for a number of years, as a company, to […]
Electric Cars: Are They Getting Another Jolt?
Friday, January 18th, 2008CNBC:
With all the attention focused on building gas electric hybrids, new forms of ethanol, and hydrogen fuel cells, the most interesting race in the auto industry is the development of electric powered cars and trucks.
The news that Nissan/Renault will partner with former SAP AG executive Shai Agassi to build electric cars is yet another sign, […]
Ferrari Unveils Ethanol-Powered Sports Car
Monday, January 14th, 2008Reuters:
Fill up your Ferrari at the farm?
The Italian luxury sports car maker unveiled a concept car on Monday that can run on ethanol which it said reflected its engineering expertise from Formula One racing and growing demand for alternative fuel vehicles in the United States.
The sleek Ferrari F430 Spider Biofuel, with green stripes on its […]
Trust The Ethanol Lobby That Your Car Needs More Corn?
Friday, December 7th, 2007Wired News:
You probably know that there’s a glut of ethanol on the market, thanks to government subsidies that primarily benefit producers and wealthy corn farmers. There’s no stopping the government sop; it’s got broad bipartisian support because it wears the patriotic gown of energy independence.
But what to do about falling ethanol prices? Yesterday, a study […]
Motorists To See More Ethanol
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Winnipeg Sun:
Over the next few weeks, Manitobans will likely see more and more ethanol-blended gas popping up at their local pumps, but the province’s energy minister says that’s not likely to hit people’s wallets any harder.
Jim Rondeau, Manitoba’s energy minister, announced that beginning Jan. 1, 5% of all the gas sold in the province […]