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Forbes Ranks Top 10 Dirtiest Vehicles
Using air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions data from the Environmental Protections Agency, Forbes magazine has ranked the top 10 dirtiest vehicles on the road. The EPA gives every vehicle an air pollution score of 0-10 that rates the amount...
Found : on 10/11/09.
Midwest States Support Ethanol and Biodiesel
The Midwest Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments recently issued a series of policy resolutions supporting increased use of both ethanol and biodiesel, and specifically support ethanol blender pumps. The group also adopted resolutions calling for use of sound scientific meth. . .
Found : on 28/10/09.
Study - Energy costs much more than consumers pay
And plug-ins don't help much if coal-poweredSome great information coming out of the ?Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use? study completed by the National Research Council for Congress.Essentially, America's energy paradigm costs Americans MUCH more than wh. . .
Found : on 23/10/09.
Infiniti to Build an Electric Car
Luxury brand Infiniti will introduce an electric vehicle in the near future, said Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Details were scarce, but the car will be zero-emissions, which means all-electric, as well as...
Found : on 21/10/09.
Audi A3: New start-stop technology with S-tronic
Audi has introduced a new start-stop-technology for the Audi A3 together with the S-tronic transmission. Automatic versions of the latest economy focused Audi A3 models are the first in the premium sector to benefit from the latest engine start-stop technology, which has already helped to cut em. . .
Found : on 21/10/09.
Energy Reform? Then Don?t Follow California.
Many states look to California to set the stage for environmental and energy reform. They passed the first greenhouse gas emissions legislation. They passed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. But not so fast. They are bankrupt. They still have some of the worst air pollution in the country. They still. . .
Found : on 19/10/09.
Iowa Ethanol Producer Embarks on Algae Project
Iowa Governor Chet Culver was seeing green at the grand opening of the Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) Algae Project Thursday in Shenandoah. “This project here is an ideal of what this could mean not only to securing our energy future and helping fuel the world and lower emissions, but. . .
Found : on 17/10/09.
Study: Cars Running Corn-Based E85 Outperform Telsa
The Biofuels Digest has reported that a new study found that cars running on corn-based E85 have 30 percent lower CO2 emissions over the car’s lifetime than the Tesla Roadster, an all electric vehicle running on coal-based electricity. These results are based on the new CAFE standards that . . .
Found : on 16/10/09.
Audi R4: The Audi e-tron becomes alive!
The Audi e-tron will see it's debut in the form of the Audi R4. Here's the preview! The R4 is also likely to spawn petrol-engined versions, giving the R8 a much anticipated smaller brother coupé that sits above the TT in the range. Wowing crowds with its zero emissions electric powertrain, th. . .
Found : on 16/10/09.
Automakers versus utilities: Who deserves the carbon credits?
Who is investing more, utilities or automakers?Toyota wants the credit.Since automakers are footing the bill to develop plug-in vehicles, Toyota believes that "potentially valuable emissions credits that California plans to give to utilities for supporting rechargeable cars should go to automaker. . .
Found : on 14/10/09.
?Mini R8? is raring to go!
New R4 is coming ? and zero-emissions model based on e-tron concept is set to top the range
Found : on 14/10/09.
Are automakers clueless about the future?
The future, again?Clean diesel, ethanol, natural gas, biofuels, small cars, hybrid cars, plug-in cars and fuel cell vehicles: those are just a few of the technologies that could drive the automotive future.At least that is all that can be determined from the varied solutions that automakers are d. . .
Found : on 9/10/09.
Company Announces Breakthrough in CO2-to-Fuel Technology
A California-based company has filed a patent for technology that could turn carbon dioxide into fuel. According to a press release, Carbon Sciences, developer of a breakthrough technology to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and other portable fuels, today announced the filing. . .
Found : on 8/10/09.
Bentley Continental: Hybrid coming?
Rumor has it that Bentley is working on a petrol-electric drivetrain for the next-generation Bentley Continental. It's famous for big, powerful and thirsty cars ? but luxury maker Bentley is going eco-friendly by launching a new engine which will reduce CO2 emissions by an incredible 40 per cent. . .
Found : on 7/10/09.
Supercharged Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Coming
Rumors across the internet are hinting at a possible addition of a supercharger to the Z/28 Camaro' Despite fuel economy numbers, emissions and pricing, General Motors Ed Welburn states "the Z/28 program is back in full effect and is headed for production"' The supercharger may be the same found . . .
Found : on 7/10/09.
GAO Report Gets Mixed Reviews from Ethanol Groups
Ethanol organizations received a Government Accounting Office report on biofuels this week with mixed reviews. On the plus side, the GAO report indicated that using indirect land use change to evaluate the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard may be d. . .
Found : on 3/10/09.
UNICA to EPA ? Sugarcane Ethanol Reduces GHGs
In a 40 page letter submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), UNICA, the organization representing the Brazilian sugarcane industry, noted that even accounting for theoretical Indirect Land Use Changes, sugarcane ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by up to 85 percent. I. . .
Found : on 1/10/09.
Suzuki Marches Toward Zero Emissions
Automaker's Tokyo Show Cars Feature Plug-In, Fuel Cell Tech
Found : on 9/3/10.
Mitsubishi enlarges half of the iMiEV
It'll give us so much extra space in our EV to do activities!(Credit: Mitsubishi Motors) So, you're a fan of Mitsubishi's iMiEV electric car. Who could blame you? It's a quirky looking 63-horsepower electric two-seater with a 100-mile range and n. . .
Found : on 1/10/09.
Ethanol Plants Left Out of Greenhouse Gas Reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final regulations for the nation’s first greenhouse gas reporting system to begin in 2010, but ethanol plants have been removed from the initial list of facilities required to report emissions. The regulations require large emitters of heat-t. . .