As more clean diesel vehicles begin to hit the market, consumers should be aware that diesel car manufacturers are taking different technology paths. The two main paths mean different responsibilities for car owners, although the goal is the same: to reduce emissions.
Proponents of ethanol emphasize its environmental and energy security benefits.
Some say hydrogen is the fuel of the future. Others say it always will be.
Fewer than 500 filling stations in the US offer commercial biodiesel. But unlike any other fuel for modern engines, biodiesel can be made at home without investing heavily in special equipment or earning a PhD in chemistry.
How do you create great visibility for your new fuel cell demonstration vehicle? If you’re Mercedes-Benz, you coat your F-Cell with LEDs and make it next to invisible – then take lots of pictures and videos of it. Oh also, circumnavigate the globe with it and make sure that gets good publicity too.
These feats Mercedes has accomplished, and the video shows its virtual invisibility cloak intended to make everyone look.
The F-Cell’s estimated EPA driving range from its 10,150 psi hydrogen tank that stores 3.7 kg of hydrogen is presently listed by M-B at 190 miles (240 miles on Euro cycle), with fuel economy (city/highway per kg Hydrogen) rated at 52/53.
With the debut of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI in 2008 and subsequent releases from Mercedes, BMW and Audi, diesel's fortunes in the United States are beginning to change.
When will cellulosic ethanol begin to show signs of living up to its promise? According a research director at one of the nation's largest biofuels companies, 2013 is now thought to be the new target for widespread commercial production of the fuel.
Honda has announced pricing for its redesigned 2012 Civic GX, which will be available in 38 U.S. states beginning October 18.
The U.S. State Department has released an environmental assessment declaring “limited adverse environmental impacts” associated with a proposed extension of the Keystone oil sands pipeline—which would transport as much as 900,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta, Canada, to United States Gulf Coast.
While a federal mandate and billions of dollars in annual subsidies have helped to rocket domestic corn ethanol production to more than 13 billion gallons per year, cellulosic ethanol remains years away from making a dent in oil consumption.
