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- 12 X-Prize Contenders Show Off Their MPG Tech At SEMA 2009
- Waste Management Turns Landfill into Fuel Pump
- Factory Five Electric ‘33 Ford Roadster Debuts at SEMA
- BP Could Start Selling Biofuels By 2010
- California to Get First US Zero Carbon Motorcycle Race
- Electric Cars to Get Supercar Sounds
| 12 X-Prize Contenders Show Off Their MPG Tech At SEMA 2009 Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:03 AM PST The Progressive Automotive X-Prize, closing in on its May 2010 competition start date, held a technical summit of the participating 43 teams at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Twelve of those teams brought along vehicles to display at the show, each one in varying degrees of completeness.This post is an excerpt of an article from Popular Mechanics. You can read the full post on their website. Written by Ben Stewart.
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| Waste Management Turns Landfill into Fuel Pump Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:22 AM PST
Wouldn’t it be great if we could kill two birds with one stone? One day, we might be able to, but for now at least one company is working on a way to fix their fuel woes within the confines of their own business. Waste Management, one of the biggest garbage companies in the country, says it will be able to produce 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily from just one landfill in Northern California. |
| Factory Five Electric ‘33 Ford Roadster Debuts at SEMA Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST
As I’ve said before, SEMA is not usually a place you expect to see lots of alternative fuel vehicles. But in recent years there has been a paradigm shift, and increasing floor space has been devoted to debuting technologies and cars that conserve gas, rather than waste it. Factory Five, out of Wareham Massachusetts, is a well-known maker of kit cars based on classic Shelby designs including the Cobra and Daytona. Amp=D has taken one of their kit cars based on the iconic ‘33 Ford and built a powerful electric drivetrain around this handsome hot rod. |
| BP Could Start Selling Biofuels By 2010 Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:35 AM PST
No major oil outlets have fully embraced biofuels, although British Petroleum has just announced that it may begin commercial production of ethanol starting in 2010. BP has partnered with Verenium to bring a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility online next year to start bringing alternative fuels to a gas pump near you. BP has big plans for biofuels and seems to be marching towards an alternative fuel future faster than many of its competitors. Verenium already has a demonstration plant in Louisiana capable of producing over a million gallons of cellulosic ethanol annually, and BP hopes to ramp production up. The Verenium process uses proprietary enzymes to break down grass feedstock and convert it to ethanol more efficiently. |
| California to Get First US Zero Carbon Motorcycle Race Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:22 AM PST
Spectators at next years Sonoma Showdown at California’s Infineon Raceway will be treated to something they’ve never seen before - the nation’s first ever zero-carbon motorcycle race. The Sonoma County event, known as the Time Trial eXtreme Grand Prix, will form part of the AMA Motorcycle Sonoma Showdown weekend, May 14-16. |
| Electric Cars to Get Supercar Sounds Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:45 AM PST
Are you a petrohead with a conscience? Someone who likes the thought of owning an electric car but put off by the weedy sound of today’s offerings? Well, for those of you who want to blend eco-cred with the engine roar of a Lamborghini, the wait may be finally over. New technology developed by Lotus and hi-fi whizz Harman Kardon will enable drivers of hybrid and electric cars to select the engine noise of their choice - from a beefy V8 to the swoosh! of the Enterprise at warp speed. |
As far as I am concerned, the two biggest problems facing humanity are kicking our addiction to oil, and figuring out a way to get rid of all our garbage without stuffing it into big, endless holes in the ground.
As it stands right now, there are comparatively few places to purchase alternative fuels. As of 2005, there were approximately 168,987 gas stations in the United States; of those, just 2,200 sell E85 ethanol fuel.
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