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Ethanol 

EPA Dives Head First Into The Ethanol/High Octane Debate

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 Steve Hanley 29 Comments Carbon Emissions, E85, EPA. ethanol, hemp, high compression engine, Indy Car, switch grass

The EPA says it is collecting data on using ethanol as a motor fuel and may increase the mandated amount of it in the future — after 2025. Lots of people are making a lot of money from ethanol production. They would like the government to require us to buy more of it.

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New Technology 

Hemp Makes Better Supercapacitor Electrodes

February 20, 2016February 22, 2016 Steve Hanley 10 Comments electric car, electrodes, graphene, hemp

Researchers at the University of Alberta have found a way to make electrodes for supercapacitors from hemp that perform as well as graphene but cost many time less to manufacture.

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Batteries 

University Develops Hemp-based Super Capacitors

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014 Steve Hanley 11 Comments Batteries, battery, clarkson university, electric cars, Energy Storage, EV, EVs, extended range battery, graphene, hemp, renewable, Tesla

Clarkson University research team claims to have created super capacitors from cost-effective hemp that feature high energy density and fast charging times.

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Biodiesel Biofuels Politics 

Farm Bill Paves The Way For Hemp Biodiesel

March 3, 2014 Zachary Coffey 5 Comments Biodiesel, california, cannabis, Extreme Biodiesel, farm bill, hemp, marijuana, XTRM

The Farm Bill will help Extreme Biodiesel and hemp-based biodiesel bring us one step closer to Cheech & Chong’s Sweet & Low Upholstery van…maybe.

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Electric Vehicles 

Motive's Cannabis-Composite Kestrel Electric Car Revealed

September 20, 2010 Jo Borrás 2 Comments Canada, Canadian, cannabis, car, composite, electric, EV, hemp, industries, kestrel, made, motive, pot

This is the face of the made-from-hemp Kestrel EV being built by Canadian car-maker Motive Industries, who made a big

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Auto industry Electric Vehicles Offbeat 

Canada to Launch Cannabis Kestrel

August 23, 2010 Jo Borrás 4 Comments bears, bio, bio-composite, Canada, cannabis, composite, EV, hemp, ind, kestrel, magazine, material, motive, pot

Canadian engineering firm Motive has announced that its new Kestrel will feature lightweight composite body panels made primarily of hemp.

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Biofuels New Technology 

Ford’s Greening Plan: Will It Be Successful?

August 16, 2008 Important Media 8 Comments corn, Ethanol, Ford, green building, hemp, indian grass

Part 2: Green Building Materials Earlier this week, I wrote about my experience at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Specifically,

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Offbeat 

Grow Your Own – The Solar Powered Lotus Made From Hemp

July 30, 2008 Andrew Williams 31 Comments biodegradable, Conventional Cars, Eco-Elise, Elise, Environment, hemp, Lotus, marijuana, New Technology, solar, solar powered, transportation

British car-maker Lotus has unveiled an environmentally-friendly concept car, which is partly made of hemp, at the British International Motor

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