A study from Carnegie Mellon University predicts that by 2015, one in ten vehicles sold in the United States will be diesel fueled. The study was done in 2009, but not publicized until recently by Bosch, who manufacturers diesel engine components. More recently, this was bolstered by new information from CNW Research, which found that [...]
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13 governors send letter to automakers encouraging natural gas vehicle development
May 14th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced that he and 12 other governors sent a letter to the CEOs of 19 auto companies encouraging them to manufacture vehicles that use natural gas. This letter is part of a multi-state agreement initiated last fall by Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to promote the use of natural gas as a [...]
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Tags: Colorado, John Hickenlooper, louisiana, maine, mississippi, Natural gas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, pennsylvania, texas, United States, Utah, West Virginia, wyoming 
No Comments »Hydrogen Powered Lawn Mower?
May 3rd, 2012 Aaron Turpen MaHyTec is producing a hydrogen-powered riding lawn mower for market. The mower is a bi-cylinder 500ccm engine unit which burns hydrogen (no fuel cells), which keeps the price lower than it would otherwise be. H2 storage is at low pressure (about 3 bar) to give the mower between 3 and 4 hours of operation per [...]
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Hydrogen Tags: Hydrogen, Hydrogen vehicle, Lawn, Lawn mower, Mower 1 Comment »
Chevrolet To Introduce Cruze With Clean Diesel Option
May 2nd, 2012 Aaron Turpen General Motors, through its Chevrolet nameplate, plans to introduce a clean diesel version of the popular Cruze model next year. It will be a 2.0L turbo diesel based on the company’s European model, already being sold. Diesel sales in the United States are growing quickly, up about 27% last year over the year before, and [...]
Posted in Featured, Fuel Alternatives, Others Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Cruze, Fuel efficiency, General Motors, Turbodiesel Comments Off
Daihatsu Kei Concept Promoting Hydrazine As Future Fuel
April 13th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Daihatsu has been selling its super-compact Kei class vehicles in Japan for some years, but has had limited success moving into other markets with them. The small Japanese automaker, which is partly owned by Toyota, was also badly hit by both the earthquake and nuclear meltdown that followed it. Not to be dissuaded, however, the [...]
