What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction.
Automotive News is reporting that Chrysler is readying an updated version of its Dodge EV concept for the Geneva auto show later this year. Despite a solid PR launch of Chrysler’s ENVI electric vehicle group, the current Dodge EV is little more than UK-only Lotus Europa with Dodge badges and fly-yellow paint. This new concept, [...]
If you spent any time as a child in the 80′s, you probably spent a more than a few afternoons longing for your own flying DeLorean, hover-board, and Marty McFly Nikes. Unfortunately, you still can’t have any of those things (although the Nikes did appear on eBay, briefly, and sold for $1300 US), but maybe [...]
For those who haven’t heard of it, the Aptera 2e is the first vehicle from Aptera Motors, a Carlsbad startup with funding from Idealab, Google, and other sources. (Also for those who hadn’t heard of it: it’ll look great in your cave.) The all-electric, three-wheeled 2e weighs in at around 1,500 pounds due to high-strength [...]
Editor’s note: Jo is our newest addition to the Gas 2.0 team. He’s written for us before as a guest writer, but this marks his transition to full fledged writer status. We’re pleased to have him on board. Welcome Jo! Envied worldwide for producing feather-lite supercars just itching to be made into electric torque monsters [...]
A team of researchers at Baylor University, Texas, have figured out a way to make car parts from coconuts, opening the door to the replacement of environmentally damaging plastic with an abundant, renewable resource. The team have also created biodiesel from coconut oil, and are confident the new fuel could be an economically viable substitute [...]
A team of Taiwanese researchers has combined industrial wastewater and petroleum oil to make a new fuel that could largely eliminate the costly treatment of industrial air emissions from boilers, is an environmentally-friendly way to treat industrial wastewater, and could increase fuel efficiency by 14%. Worldwide, many industrial processes depend on steam boilers that are [...]
George Clooney’s tiny 150 MPH Tango EV really just charges right through the snow and shovels it right out of its way! Check out this video:
I recently had a chance to ride along in a Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE at Eco-Products 2008 in Japan — a green event held for three days in Tokyo. Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE and Mercedes-Benz Smart on road. Several green vehicles were on hand at the event for visitors to take on approximately 10 minute [...]
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