Google has received the first self-driving license plates for its fleet of Prius test cars in the State of Nevada. The customized license plates include self-driver 001. by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews – read it here.
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Chevy Cruze ECO a Bad Investment Says Study
April 18th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen TrueCar Inc, an online automotive information platform, has released a study that concludes that the extra money spent for premium fuel economy options, such as those offered on the Chevrolet Cruze ECO, are a waste of resources. The 2012 Cruze ECO has an $850 price premium over its non-ECO counterpart and returns only a 0.3mpg [...]
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Tags: Chevrolet Cruze, Ford EcoBoost engine, Ford F-Series, Fuel economy in automobiles, Fuel efficiency, TrueCar 
Comments Off3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge
February 20th, 2012 Aaron Turpen US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced three winning startup companies—based on a public vote and an expert review—out of the 14 participating in the US Department of Energy (DOE) “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” challenge. (Earlier post.) Initially, 36 start-up companies elected to participate in this first-of-its-kind effort. Of those 36 companies, 14 signed option agreements allowing [...]
Phone app helps rescuers dealing with alternative-fuel cars
February 3rd, 2012 Aaron Turpen from Leigh Kelley, BlueRidgeNow You’re a first responder, and you’re not sure how to safely approach the hybrid vehicle at your wreck scene to rescue the driver who is trapped inside. Now there’s an app for that. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium Quick Reference Guide app is available to anyone with an iPhone or [...]
Posted in Other Alternative Cars Tech Tags: Android, Certified first responder, Clean Cities, IPad, iPhone, West Virginia, West Virginia University Comments OffSmall Home Hydrogen Production Near Commercialization
January 31st, 2012 Aaron Turpen from Hydrogen Fuel Cars & Vehicles A UK firm called RE Hydrogen has invented a hydrogen compressor that is 30-percent the cost of others on the market. This means that not only can the compressors be smaller but the complimentary electrolyzers can be smaller and less costly as well. According to The Engineer, “Small-scale hydrogen production [...]
Posted in Hydrogen Cars, Other Alternative Cars Tech Tags: Energy storage, Engineer, Fuel cell, Hydrogen, Hydrogen vehicle Comments Off
