All Entries Tagged With: "hybrid"
UNICA says sugarcane ethanol “is a better alternative fuel for the environment than electricity.”
In Brazil, the LA Times is reporting on the Brazilian sugar and ethanol’s continuing push to open up US markets for its ethanol. According to the report, the sugar and ethanol trade association UNICA is suggesting that sugarcane ethanol “is a better alternative fuel for the environment than electricity.” The article also reports on the [...]
“Algaeus,” the 150 mpg algae-powered, modified Prius, arrives in Sacramento to promote FUEL
In California, the Algaeus arrived in Sacramento to promote advanced biofuels and the local screening of the film FUEL. The specially modified, plug-in hybrid version of the Toyota Prius, running on 5 percent algae supplied by Sapphire Energy, is rated at 150 miles per gallon, and features a plug-in recharger and extended battery pack.
According to [...]
Lotus develops ethanol, gasoline, methanol-compatible engine to recharge hybrid, plug in electrics
In the UK, Lotus has developed a “Range Extender engine” – a small engine designed to recharge hybrid and plug-in electric cars, such as the Chevy Volt. The engine is designed to run on any combination of high-octane gasoline, ethanol, or methanol fuel, and weighs 125 pounds, producing 47 horsepower and up to 37 KW [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The Chevy Volt is a car for idiots.”
From the Belfast Telegraph: “The world’s first racing car made from cashew nut shells has been assembled with the help of Northern Ireland researchers. Potato starch and recycled bottles were also used in the construction of the Formula 3 vehicle. It can reach speeds of 130mph. The car will run on biodiesel.”
Johan de Nysschen, president [...]
Troubles with the Chevy Volt plague the US all-electric outlook
By special correspondent Bob Brooks
Will U.S dependence on imported petroleum be replaced with dependence on imported lithium from politically unstable sources such as Bolivia which reportedly controls a large portion of lithium supply?
The GM Volt car will reportedly be priced at $40K although GM has successfully lobbied for federal $7.5K term subsidy per Volt car [...]
AT&T to buy 15,000 alt-energy vehicles over next 10 years
In Washington, AT&T announced that they will invest $565 million between now and 2019 to convert 15,000 vehicles to compressed natural gas, hybrids and other advanced fuel systems. The company said that it would buy 8,000 compressed natural gas powered vans from Ford over the next five years, as well as 7,100 other vehicles using [...]
Detroit Auto Show: all-electric, hybrids abound; no flex-fuel
More cars were debuted at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, with nary a word about flex-fuel vehicles from GM, Ford and other manufacturers. Chrysler previewed the range-extended (hybrid gasoline-electric) 200C EV Concept, a sports sedan with an electric range of 40400 electric-extended range, while this week Tesla announced it was now [...]
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2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
4. POET
5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Bioenergy
21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
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