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Alkane Files for Patent on New Synthetic Fuel

Alkane Files for Patent on New Synthetic Fuel

BALTIMORE--Alkane, Inc. (ALKN.PK) announced today it has filed for a patent for a newly developed synthetic fuel for use as an additive, blend or fuel in gasoline powered engines. The fuel is not petroleum based, so it requires no crude oil to produce. It delivers more power to the engine than gasoline and is expected ... Continue reading

Experts From Torino (Italy) to Present 'Sustainable Mobility, Innovative Technologies' at 2010 SAE World Congress

Experts From Torino (Italy) to Present 'Sustainable Mobility, Innovative Technologies' at 2010 SAE World Congress

DETROIT, April 12 -- Leading authorities on sustainable mobility from Torino, Italy's automotive capitol, will be presenting a half-day seminar at the SAE World Congress 2010 in Detroit on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Sponsored by the Torino Chamber of Commerce and organized by the Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export a ... Continue reading

Along With Alt Fuels Should We Be Changing Our Entire Transportation Culture

Along With Alt Fuels Should We Be Changing Our Entire Transportation Culture

Jeffrey Seisler - CEO - Clean Fuels Consulting1.03.10The search for alternatives to liquid petroleum – gasoline and diesel – already represents a paradigm change of the status quo ‘transportation culture.’ Changing the ‘transportation culture’ involves a different combination of fuels, tec ... Continue reading

Bosch activities at SAE 2010

Bosch activities at SAE 2010

Bosch will be sponsoring a Ride and Drive event at SAE with 3 diesel vehicles and one vehicle featuring Bosch's iBolt(TM) seat sensor technology. We encourage you to stop by- several Bosch subject matter experts will be available to discuss Bosch's technologies at this time. ... Continue reading

General Motors Commits to Biodiesel

General Motors Commits to Biodiesel

Detroit April 6, 2010; The National Biodiesel Board's The Biodiesel Bulletin reported that General Motors is the latest OEM to show support for a 20 percent blend of biodiesel (B20) in its diesel vehicles. Company officials announced to biodiesel supporters at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo that its 2011 mode ... Continue reading

Divergent Opinions Abound Over New Fuel Economy Rules - VIDEO ENHANCED

Divergent Opinions Abound Over New Fuel Economy Rules - VIDEO ENHANCED

AUTO CENTRAL - April 3, 2010: Will it be good for consumers and car makers or will it be bad? How will it affect the struggling U.S. car makers? Is this simply another charade at addressing our gasoline problems? These are just a few of the many questions surrounding the new mandated fuel economy rules. Here's two diff ... Continue reading

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

IRVINE, Calif.--Orange County’s Great Park will host the first So Cal Green Solutions Expo June 5-6, 2010. The nation’s premier green expo for all-things green including transportation selected the Great Park based on its sustainable design, expansive area and the diversity of the communit ... Continue reading

GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

DETROIT, March 30 -- General Motors Co. (GM) today announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop. Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce an oil that can be refined into biodiesel. The ... Continue reading

BIO Supports Extension of Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit, Requests Parity for Algae and Biobased Products

BIO Supports Extension of Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit, Requests Parity for Algae and Biobased Products

WASHINGTON--Consistent, sustained and diverse federal support is the key to rapid growth of a sustainable advanced biofuel industry. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) and John Shimkus (R-Ill.) for introducing a bill to extend by three years the Cellulosic Ethanol Pr ... Continue reading

French Fry-Fueled Van Breaking World Record TODAY

French Fry-Fueled Van Breaking World Record TODAY

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Members of the media are invited TODAY for an interview and photo op as Cloe Whittaker (24) and Tyson Jerry (26) break the existing Guinness World Record for longest journey by car using alternative fuel in "The Veggie-Mobile," a van powered by the waste oil from French fries and other restaurant ... Continue reading

2010 Audi A3 TDI Review

2010 Audi A3 TDI Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Audi A3 TDI Which of the following words doesn't fit with the others: diesel, sport, luxury? Congratulations! If you answered "diesel", you lose. Big time! All three fit together very well, as exemplified by the newest addition to Audi's A3 compact sport hatchback line, the 20 ... Continue reading

New 2011 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel Offers Customers More Fueling Choices

New 2011 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel Offers Customers More Fueling Choices

DEARBORN, Mich., March 17 -- -- The all-new Ford-engineered and Ford-built 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V-8 turbocharged diesel engine available in the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty is B20 biodiesel compatible. This increased biodiesel compatibility gives customers more fueling choices -- Diesel engines account for 65 perc ... Continue reading

Consumers Want Green Vehicles to Offer More Than Fuel Savings, Accenture Finds

Consumers Want Green Vehicles to Offer More Than Fuel Savings, Accenture Finds

NEW YORK--While interest in alternative vehicles may be growing, consumers do not see ‘green’ as the only purchasing factor and are demanding more from automakers, according to an Accenture study released today. “Both OEMs and suppliers need to start building strategic partnerships that will lead to dist ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Premieres New Environmentally Themed Ad Campaign During the Academy Awards

Mercedes-Benz Premieres New Environmentally Themed Ad Campaign During the Academy Awards

MONTVALE, N.J., March 5 -- Nestled among the tributes to Hollywood's brightest stars during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be a new Mercedes-Benz luminary, the S400 HYBRID. Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) will debut a new ad called "Tree of Innovation" which stars the S400 HYBRID and showcases the company's expanding re ... Continue reading

BIO Asks Congress to Address Barriers to Commercialization of Algae Biofuels - VIDEO ENHANCED

BIO Asks Congress to Address Barriers to Commercialization of Algae Biofuels - VIDEO ENHANCED

WASHINGTON--Commercialization of algae-based biofuels can create jobs, increase energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on par with other advanced biofuels, but algae producers are at a disadvantage in attracting investment because these biofuels are not currently recognized in the tax code as advanced bio ... Continue reading

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