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Vegetable Oil Cars
Posted from Alternative Fuels :: Making... 6 days ago
Green Cars : Alternative Fuels
If you are observant enough, you can say that the fossil fuel supply shortage has a great contribution in our situation today. That is why using an alternative fuel can help to ease the great demand for fuel supply. Dont be surprised to hear aboutvegetable oil cars. This is not a new brand of car or... (original story)
1993 Update:Dave Arthurs' Amazing Hybrid Electric Car
Posted from GreenHybrid - Hybrid Cars 6 days ago
Green Cars : Driver Journals
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Transportation/1993-06-01/Hybrid-Electric-Car.aspx ---Quote--- Alternative-energy vehicles have been motoring through the pages of MOTHER since 1970. Our response to the energy crisis at that time took the form of a number of investigations into alcohol,... (original story)
Honda intentionally limiting sales of its Civic GX?
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: Honda, Natural Gas, Green Daily, USAWe're suckers for a good conspiracy theory, and we've stumbled upon one involving getting our nations off imported oil. Perfect! After reading through it, though, we're a little less enthusiastic. The whole thing centers around the Honda Civic GX, whi... (original story)
AltCar 2008: Is the Lola EV the "poor man's Tesla"?
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo click above for more of the Lola EV During the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, someone joked to me that the Lola EV, a flashy electric kit car, was the "poor man's Tesla." Paul Pearson, the man behind the project, said, "That's a compliment," but there's really no comparison between the two other than that they're two-seat sports cars that run on batteries. The Lola EV has a 70-75 mph top speed and Pearson called it a very Southern California type of car. There are no opening doors, for example, and there's no roof (so, it... (original story)
Blade Runner concept combines a bus with a train
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: Transportation Alternatives Click above for more pics of the Blade Runner concept Mass transit is a concept that holds significant promise in the U.S. as it is currently very under-utilized. Train travel has become more popular now that the price of gas has rocketed upwards, but rails o... (original story)
BMW reduces fuel consumption by 5% on 3-series with dual clutch trans
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: BMWBMW is launching a refreshed version of its mainstream 3-Series sedan this fall with tweaked front and rear styling. On the mechanical side, we already know about the coming 3.0L dual turbo diesel for the U.S. market. One other change that's coming is the addition of a 7-speed dual c... (original story)
AltCar 2008: AMPLE taking orders for $29,999 PHEV truck, two other plug-in hybrids
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, Green DailyThe headline above is what we call a "bait & switch," and it recreates the feeling I got when I approached the AMPLE Motion booth at the AltCar Expo. AMPLE, a new company incorporated on Earth Day this ye... (original story)
AltCar 2008: Prometheus' solar-powered electric motorcycle
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Solar, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, Green Daily click for more shots of the Prometheus Electric Motorcycle Jim Corning had an idea. Wouldn't it be cool if you could put four solar panels on your house, and then be able to power a vehicle with the energy created with them? Corning, who founded Prometheus Solar LLC, didn't have a vehicle he could powere with sunlight, but he did have a wife with a Ninja 250 that wasn't getting much use. Today, Corning has a proof-of-concept electric motorcycle. At the Santa Monica AltCar Expo, Corning was talking w... (original story)
Is a CNG Car in Your Future?
Posted from Alternative Fuels :: Making... 6 days ago
Green Cars : Alternative Fuels
Compressed Natural Gas or CNG for short is becoming a viable option for people in search of lower their cost of transportation and providing a clean alternative to the pollution from gasoline engines. CNG vehicles have been around for a while. Many trucks and buses throughout the world run on CNG. The problem for the everyday consumer is where do I get CNG to refill my vehicle. Great news regarding this has been made. For homes with who have natural gas, there are conversion kits to allow for home refueling safely. In California and Arizona, CNG refilling stations are becoming more available s... (original story)
Warren Buffett's company buys stake in China's BYD
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, ChinaWarren Buffett is renowned for making money buy investing in companies that he thinks have a some inherent value and holding the stock. So when he or his flagship company Berkshire Hathaway put money down, it's worth taking note. MidAmerican Energy Holdings, whi... (original story)
Volkswagen to downsize Golf VII
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Volkswagen, Lightweight Click above for more shots of the 2010 MK VI Volkswagen Golf Despite the fact that the sixth-generation of VW's insanely popular hatchback has yet to hit the driveways of actual customers, speculation on gen-seven is already well underway. Number-six continues the tradition of enlarging each successive model-year, but that trend is set to come to an end after this redesign. Europe is currently working on legislation to limit carbon emissions and the U.S. is set to cap manufacturer's fuel efficiency at a much more stringent rate that what we hav... (original story)
Diesel fan? VW wants you (to promote its cars)
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen, Green Daily, USA Click above for more shots of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI If you are a fan of the diesel engine - and Volkswagen's TDI engine series in particular - VW would love it if you'd go ahead and spread your love of the oil-burner with your family and frie... (original story)
Electrically-driven supercharger said to be ready for production
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: MPGControlled Power Technologies claims its new electrically-driven supercharger is ready for production and the company is looking for OEM customers. With so many automakers moving to smaller displacement engines with turbocharging to provide power as needed, this could be an excellent alternative. An electrically-driven boosting system would give engineers greater flexibility in packaging. Installing a turbocharger requires plumbing from the exhaust side of the engine to the intake. An electric supercharger can be mounted close to the intake ports allowing for quicker boost resp... (original story)
What is my MMH doing in the mountains?
Posted from GreenHybrid - Hybrid Cars 6 days ago
Green Cars : Driver Journals
Last weekend was the first time I've had the Mariner in the big mountains outside of winter, and I experienced some weird behavior on downhills at full SoC (which I saw at a highest point of 69.3%). Are these things normal? * The ICE would not shut off in "L", but would shut off in "D" if I was... (original story)
Kia considering ultra-capacitors for next fuel cell vehicle
Posted from AutoblogGreen 6 days ago
Green Cars : Green Car News
Filed under: Hydrogen, KiaKia is reportedly considering the use of ultra-capacitors to store electrical energy in the next generation version of its fuel cell vehicle. Ultra caps have an advantage over batteries in that they can absorb and release energy much more quickly. Unfortunately, they don't have as much capacity and are currently much more expensive. There is a lot of work being done on capacitors and EEStor has made claims of tremendous progress. So far, though, EEStor has not publicly demonstrated any prototypes of its capacitors. In its current form, the Sportage FCEV has a range of... (original story)
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