Ethanol Knocks the Corn off the Cob
Friday March 30, 2007
Is the price of corn going to go prohibitively high as a feedstock for biofuel?
According to U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell, it might. In an interview with Reuters’ Timothy ... Read More
Biotown, USA
Wednesday March 28, 2007
It reads almost like a bestselling novel. Find one agricultural town, one inspired mayor and 500 accommodating residents to subsist totally on biomass energy and biofuels. Impossible?
Reynolds, IN is ... Read More
Alt fuels at the White House
Monday March 26, 2007
Just this morning President George W. Bush met with three movers and shakers in the US auto industry, Chrysler Group president and CEO Tom LaSorda, Ford Motor Company president and ... Read More
Super-sized Alt fuels
Sunday March 25, 2007
It's new, it's exciting, and it's just for you! Plus it's a living document (ain't the internet great?!), and it'll be growing and expanding each week. The Alternative Fuel ... Read More
Top Ten Alt Fuel Fleets
Friday March 23, 2007
Ever wonder if the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence?
Natural Gas Van - photo courtesy City of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Well, here's your chance ... Read More
Hydrogen Spins the Rotor
Wednesday March 21, 2007
Mazda powers their rotary engine with hydrogen.
Wankel rotary engine - photo © 4.D from Flickr.com
This is so cool! I’ve always loved the rotary (Wankel) engine design. It is ... Read More
Alt by Default
Sunday March 18, 2007
It sure can be fun to check out the latest and greatest in new vehicles, eh? And what we love about diesels is the practical fact that you've got ... Read More
Alternative Fuel Truckin'
Thursday March 15, 2007
We recently finished reading Gary Paulsen's novel, The Car, and found ourselves not only inspired by the 14-year-old main character who builds a kit car in his garage
© Gary Paulsen, ... Read More
An Aggressive Alternative Fuel Stance
Wednesday March 14, 2007
Go ahead--play some alt fuel jeopardy with us.
Let's identify which major manufacturer can tout the following credits:
They openly recognize that climate change and petroleum consumption are important national issues.
They have ... Read More
Hydrogen Comes on Strong
Sunday March 11, 2007
With a big push from the European Union Commission, the HyICE project—the optimization of the Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine—has come to fruition. This ambitious project has produced a hydrogen fueled ... Read More
Green Cars, Geneva-style
Friday March 9, 2007
The green light is set to go at the 77th International Motor Show March 8th to the 18th in Geneva.
© Geneva PAI Expo
This premiere exhibition is highlighting hot new developments ... Read More
Fill'er up...with Hydrogen
Wednesday March 7, 2007
Just last week, the United States officially opened its latest hydrogen filling station at the University of California in Irvine.
Refueling the Hydrogen 7 at a hydrogen station in Germany. ... Read More
Hear ye…hear ye…oh loyal E85 converts
Sunday March 4, 2007
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Gotta love how creative minds come up with creative solutions.
Turn your gasoline burner into an E85 machine. photo © Full Flex International
But ... Read More
Diesel Diamond in the Rough
Friday March 2, 2007
1977 diesel Rabbit photo © Volkswagen
Is your old VW diesel just a black-sooty, smoke-spewing relic? Here's your chance to grab some notoriety for it.
Today (March 2), Volkswagen ... Read More