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.
A team of researchers from Tulane University have discovered a bacteria which converts paper into butanol – a biofuel that serves as a substitute for gasoline. The Tulane researchers have been experimenting with old editions of the local (to them) Times-Picayune newspaper with great success, and hope to implement similar measures on a larger scale [...]
Taxes are crazy. Is it better to raise them or lower them and on whom? What should be taxed and what should not be taxed? The debate has raged in the United States for generations. Other nations have their tax problems too but are looking at solutions, such as the Netherlands where they have just completed vehicle mileage tax (VMT) test program.
The sales figures for the Chevy Volt are down, raising red flags throughout the auto industry—especially during a time were Volt production has been ramped up.
Mitsubishi is hosting an explosion of cuteness in front of their headquarters, in the Tamachi district of Tokyo. A pair of special i-MiEVs is on display, both with Hello Kitty logos and designs. One is pale pink, the other two-toned red and white. Surrounding the little electric rolling Hello, Kitty ads is the Sanrio Summer Festival, scheduled to continue until August 28th. Also surrounding the cars are crowds of girls with cell phones, presumably Hello, Kitty fans.
As bad as oil is for the environment, the energy potential is unlike any other substance on earth. Coming up with a replacement energy source won’t be easy, but Virent and Royal Dutch Shell have created a biofuel with a molecular composition similar to petroleum, but made from common biofuel feedstocks like sugar and biomass.
A new electrically assisted bicycle, the PAS Brace L (no idea what the logic behind the name is), will be available from famed motorcycle-maker Yamaha in the middle of next month.
If the world is really going to start using electric cars en masse, it is going to take the collective resources of many of the world’s biggest companies to make it happen. So hot on the heels of Toyota and Ford’s announcement of teaming up on hybrid tech, GM announced today that it will partner with LG to build electric vehicles.
Mercedes’ newest SLK roadster combines thrilling performance, classic sportscar proportions, and (most relevant from our purposes) incredible fuel economy figures: try 47 miles for each gallon of diesel!
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