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- A New Reason to Cry: Onions for Energy
- Still Riding in Eco-Style – LexusLog :: Day 2
- Study: Cars Have Grown Bigger and Faster But Not As Efficient
- Eleven Leading National Experts Reach Consensus on Good Biofuels
- Holland Installs its First Ever Elektrobay Electric Car Charging Stations
- Nissan Plans Wireless Charging on Electric Cars
- Hydrogen Powered…VEGA?! Well, Almost
| A New Reason to Cry: Onions for Energy Posted: 21 Jul 2009 02:00 PM PDT
Gills Onions is the largest fresh onion processing plant in the world. The company has more than 15,000 acres of farmland and 300,000 square feet of processing and warehousing facility. Gill was looking for ways to reduce his costs in his farming operation when he began to experiment using the juice from his onion crop in Oxnard, California to create the energy to run his lighting and refrigerators. The result was the creation of an Advanced Energy Recovery System (AERS). |
| Still Riding in Eco-Style – LexusLog :: Day 2 Posted: 21 Jul 2009 01:51 PM PDT
Sorry about the blue tint . . . even photoshop couldn’t fix this one! Anyway . . . Day 2 was Sunday. It was a gorgeous day - a good day to have the sunroof open as I found more reasons to drive around and play with this new shiny eco-toy. While cruising on a major interstate bouncing in our seats to the rather good sound system, my daughter noted with alarm we were going 80 mph. Yikes. We gently applied the breaks and discussed how smooth a ride the vehicle was. We also noted that when the music was off or very low, there was not much exterior road noise. You are kind of cocooned in your own little peaceful, sci-fi environment. |
| Study: Cars Have Grown Bigger and Faster But Not As Efficient Posted: 21 Jul 2009 12:00 PM PDT The first car my best friend ever drove was a early 80’s Honda Accord hatchback. It was little more than an oversized rollarskate with a tiny, 80 horsepower engine, but it beat the hell out of walking. The car itself was cramped and lacked all the amenities one would find standard on today’s cars, even cupholders. Today, the car serves as an immobile flower bed for a maple tree and wildflowers, but the memories will remain.
Flash forward to today, and a new study finds that since the early ’80’s the Honda Accord has packed on over 1,000 lbs, doubled its standard horsepower, and fuel economy has steadily dipped. The study seems to suggest that if vehicle weight, horsepower, and torque were held at their 1980’s levels, then fuel efficiency could have increased by at least 50%, rather than the 15% increase that actually occured. But is it really that simple? |
| Eleven Leading National Experts Reach Consensus on Good Biofuels Posted: 21 Jul 2009 10:01 AM PDT
“In a world seeking solutions to its energy, environmental, and food challenges, society cannot afford to miss out on the global greenhouse-gas emission reductions and the local environmental and societal benefits when biofuels are done right. However, society also cannot accept the undesirable impacts of biofuels done wrong.” |
| Holland Installs its First Ever Elektrobay Electric Car Charging Stations Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:26 AM PDT
Holland has announced plans to install five electric car charging bays, the first of their kind ever seen in the country. To move to set up five Electromotive Elektrobays follows a government drive to improve air quality. The stations will be located at strategic points across the country, including Schipol International Airport and central Rotterdam. Another will be based at Amsterdam’s Centraal Station railway hub, where it will power-up the city’s spanking new fleet of all-electric Tuc Tuc taxi vehicles. |
| Nissan Plans Wireless Charging on Electric Cars Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:03 AM PDT
It seems we just can’t move these days for news of Nissan’s EV strategy. Well, today’s no exception, with news of Nissan’s plan to develop wireless charging technology to make charging electric cars easier and faster. The system, based on the principle of inductive charging, employs the same electromagnetic field technology used to charge an electric toothbrush. Nissan has already adapted the system for use in its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) electric car, which can charge wirelessly in a suitable parking bay, but the latest report suggests that the major Japanese outfit has more expansive plans for its system. The Guardian reports that Nissan hopes to lay a series of plates into the surface of designated electric vehicle lanes on highways, enabling drivers to charge as they travel. |
| Hydrogen Powered…VEGA?! Well, Almost Posted: 20 Jul 2009 09:50 PM PDT This past weekend, over 7,000 hot rods, street rods, muscle cars and classics invaded Syracuse, New York for the annual Syracuse Nationals. This is NOT the eco-friendly event of the year; it is in fact, anything but. But I still love me some cool cars, and you don’t have to be a gearhead to appreciate classic sheet metal of this caliber.
But still, I was shocked to stumble across this 1972 Chevy Vega claimed propulsion by hydrogen. An alternative fuel car at a show full of dinosauce suckers? Where are the mobs and pitchforks? |
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