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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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 [...]
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Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Cruze, Fuel efficiency, General Motors, Turbodiesel 
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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 [...]
Water Fuel Cell
June 21st, 2011 Aaron Turpen from FutureCars Few things in alternative energy sources stir as much controversy as do water fuel cells (often referred to as HHO cells). The most well-known of these cells is the Stanley Meyer water fuel cell (pictured as schematic), which first appeared as a patented process in 1990. Water fuel cells are properly called water [...]
Researchers Developing Direct Urea Fuel Cell
August 25th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Image via Wikipedia It might seem unusual, but the idea of running a fuel cell from urea (the primary solid in urine) is not new. It’s been around for a while, but has never been made commercially feasible. Two scientists in the UK think they might have something to say about that. Dr. Shanwen Tao [...]
Posted in Alternative Vehicles, Fuel Alternatives, Others Tags: Fuel cell, Heriot-Watt University, Urea, Urine 1 Comment »
