Volvo Car Group unveiled its new Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car in conjunction with the NGV 2013 Gothenburg event being held between June 11 and 13 at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sales for the new bi-fuel V60 will start in October 2013 in Sweden. Volvo developed the bi-fuel version of the V60 with
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Fiat’s 0.9 TwinAir Turbo bi-fuel methane-powered engine received the “Best Green Engine of the Year 2013″ title. “Best Green Engine of the Year 2013″: is one of the twelve categories of the “International Engine of the Year Awards.” Now in its 15th edition, the international contest is considered by the automotive industry as one of the
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According to Audi, one of the strategic corporate objectives of the company is to develop technologies that combine driving fun with sustainability. The German company said it seeks solutions that strike a balance between individual mobility on the one hand and economy, ecology and the requirements of Audi customers on the other. Audi’s answer comes
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Aston Martin completed its world first hydrogen-fuelled zero CO2 emission lap of the Nürburgring circuit in Germany. The lap was completed on Saturday April 27 with Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez at the wheel of the prototype Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S. According to Aston Martin, it turned out to be
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As rises the popularity of biofuels, so does the need for specific crops to provide the “bio” part of the fuel. With this in mind, NexSteppe announced the launch of its first sorghum hybrid products in the U.S. and in Brazil. NexSteppe’s new Malibu sweet sorghum hybrids and Palo Alto high biomass sorghum hybrids are
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A new Propel Fuels gas station is opening for business on Ashlan Avenue in Fresno, Calif., offering California-sourced fuels. Propel said it is bringing locally-produced, low carbon fuels to drivers in Fresno through its innovative fueling station model — the Clean Mobility Center. The station, located at 4994 E. Ashlan Avenue, will be the first
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John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy, will be joining the Fuel Freedom Foundation Advisory Board. Fuel Freedom is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to breaking America’s oil addiction by opening the fuel market to allow replacement fuels like ethanol, methanol, natural gas and electric vehicles to fairly
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Audi is jumping on the CNG bandwagon with a natural gas version of its A3 hatchback. Named A3 Sportback g-tron by Audi, the natural gas vehicle showcases what Audi qualifies as state-of-the-art CNG drive technology, starting with the fuel storage. The vehicle has two tanks, located under the luggage compartment floor. Each can hold seven
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The European Commission (EC) has laid a road map that it says will lead to a Europe with far fewer vehicle emissions. And rather than focus on development of alternative fuels, the key objective behind the package of measures centers on distribution of the clean fuels. The EC cites issues of the high cost of
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, plan to replicate plants’ ability to turn sunlight into energy – photosynthesis – in order to harvest hydrogen, a zero-emissions fuel. The university’s scientists speculate that this process of harvesting the sun’s energy will be far more efficient than existing solar converters. “We have been
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