It’s been a busy Fall for the making-fuel-out-of-pollution-using-nothing-but-the-power-of-the-sun crowd. First we heard about a company that says it has succeeded in creating a system that uses engineered microbes in reactors out in the desert to eat carbon dioxide and poop out diesel and ethanol. Next we heard about a crazy mirror-ring contraption that reaches amazingly [...]
Deja Vu: Scientists Turn Pollution Directly Into Fuel Using The Sun
December 11, 2009 By 43 Comments
Honda CR-Z Hybrid Production Photos and Specs Leaked
December 10, 2009 By 23 Comments
Rarely do I get at all excited about hybrids (even though I write about them often enough). But the Honda CR-Z hybrid is cool enough for me to reconsider my stance on the fuel-friendly vehicles. In a throwback to the CRX, a hot little hatch Honda made in the late 80′s and early 90′s, the [...]
Small Car Frenzy: Too Much, Too Soon?
December 9, 2009 By 19 Comments
According to an article over at Reuters, the coming onslaught of new small car models from major manufacturers over the course of the next year may cause an oversupply in that market segment and force automakers into a situation of offering large incentives for them at reduced profits.
San Jose to Participate in Sustainable Transportation Conference in Sweden
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In October 2007, the City of San Jose, the 10th largest city in the US, launched a Green Vision program. The program set out a plan to carry out 10 green goals, one of which is to have 100 percent of the city’s public vehicles running on alternative fuels. Ultimately, the city has set its [...]
Touring Musicians Turn to Veggie Oil with Greenvans
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Part Two of an ongoing series featuring entrepreneurs who utilize straight or waste vegetable oil (SVO/WVO) to fuel their businesses while reducing their carbon footprints. For every U2 and Bon Jovi—touring the world in private jets and spacious tour buses—there are thousands of working musicians making their way to the clubs and bars of America [...]
Does A Car Really Need A Song? Volt Thinks So
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For nearly as long as there have been cars, there have been songs about cars. Seeing as how most cars have radios, music and automobiles have always sort of gone together. From “409″ by the beach boys celebrating the Chevy engine of the same displacement to “Z28″ by Static X, there are many ways to [...]
Chevy Volt Investment in Detroit Now $700 Million
December 8, 2009 By 27 Comments
GM announced today that it is investing $336 million to fix up its Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit, bringing to $700 million its total Detroit plant investment up to this point in making good on building the Volt extended-range electric car.
German Researchers Build Diesel Engine With Few Emissions
December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Diesel engines hold a lot of promise, especially the ones in use over in Europe. They make more torque than their petrol cousins, usually come equipped with turbochargers, and tend to emit fewer emissions in low-sulfur form. Researchers at a lab in Munich, Germany, have built a turbocharged diesel engine that they hope will emit [...]
