Ford of Europe has begun production on its most fuel-efficient car ever, the new Fiesta ECOnetic, which is neither a hybrid or an electric. Instead, it’s a hyper-efficient diesel engine subcompact car that will go on sale in Europe soon. The car is being produced at Ford’s Cologne Assmebly plant in Germany. The ECOnetic technology [...]
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Ford Begins Production of 86mpg Non-hybrid Car
March 28th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Featured, Fuel Alternatives 
Tags: Diesel engine, ECOnetic, Ford, Ford Duratorq engine, Ford Europe, Ford Motor Company, Fuel efficiency, Low-rolling resistance tires 
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Tata Motors Shows Off CNG, Diesel-electric Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Concepts
January 16th, 2012 Aaron Turpen The New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 in India had the nation’s largest auto manufacturer showing off three new alt-fuel concepts. Tata Motors showcased the Tata Nano CNG, the Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid (pictured below), the Tata Starbus Fuel Cell, and the Tata Magic Iris CNG (also pictured). These join the company’s already-produced Tata Indica [...]
Posted in Electric Car, Featured, Fuel Cell Cars, Natural Gas Tags: Auto Expo, Compressed natural gas, Fuel cell, Hybrid electric vehicle, India, Tata Indica, Tata Motors, Tata Nano Comments OffRetired Electrical Engineer Believes in Fuel Cell Vehicles
December 27th, 2011 Aaron Turpen by John R, HFCV Please take me seriously since I am a retired electrical engineer. I began my career I as a technician at Bell Telephone Laboratories. I worked there from 1967 through 1970. I then went to Wescom (now Rockwell company) and worked there from 1970-1978 were I was promoted to design engineer, and [...]
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Open Introducing Zafira Tourer ecoFLEX CNG
December 21st, 2011 Aaron Turpen Opel, the European arm of General Motors, is introducing a new ecoFLEX compressed natural gas (CNG) version of its popular Zafira Tourer 7-seat crossover-style hatchback. The car will offer a top range of up to 530km (329 miles) and will include a small gasoline reserve for an extra 93 miles of range as well. The [...]
Posted in Alternative Cars, Featured, Fuel Alternatives Tags: cng, Compressed natural gas, General Motors, Opel, Opel Zafira, Zafira Tourer Comments OffUniv. of Oregon chemists develop liquid-based hydrogen storage material
December 5th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from GreenCarCongress Researchers at the University of Oregon (UO) have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature; is both air- and moisture-stable; releases H2controllably and cleanly at temperatures below or at the proton exchange membrane fuel cell waste-heat temperature of 80 °C; utilizes catalysts that are cheap and abundant [...]
