Nissan EV Chief: Battery Swapping Won't Work in US
gas2.org — The Renault-Nissan Alliance’s strategy regarding battery swapping has been somewhat unclear, and although Renault has partnered with battery swapping stars Better Place in Israel to develop a purpose built car for the Israeli battery swapping market, Nissan seems to be largely ignoring the idea. (Submitted by hbyrne) More...
Biotech Firm Makes a Breakthrough in Creating Fuel from Air
gas2.org — In what could be a major breakthrough, Joule Biotechnologies announced that it has directly produced fuel from just the plentiful carbon dioxide in the air around us using highly engineered photosynthetic microbes. (Submitted by tbhurst) More...
BP Could Start Selling Biofuels By 2010
gas2.org — 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 2200 sell E85 ethanol fuel. No major oil outlets have fully embraced biofuels, although British Petroleum has just announced that it may begin commercial production (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Research Findings Cast Doubt Onto Theory of Peak Oil
gas2.org — Although we don’t know what percentage of fossil fuels are made in an abiotic (without decaying organisms) fashion in the Earth, the researchers’ results indicate that at least some of the oil and gas we mine from the earth is produced constantly without the need for decaying organisms. (Submitted by tbhurst) More...
British Cops Unable to Use Blue Lights on New Electric Car
gas2.org — Cops based near Oxford in the UK have revealed that they are unable to to use flashing blue lights on their new electric car - in case it drains too much power from the battery. Apart from this quite obvious setback, they have been pleased with the silent, emission-free car, capable of travelling 100 miles on a single charge (with the lights off). (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Could Cowpower Replace Horsepower On The Rally Circuit?
gas2.org — Cow poop is a leading contributor of nitrous oxide and ammonia into the atmosphere, adding heartily to global warming. Cars, as we all know, provide their own fair share of noxious fumes to the environment. But a British team of engineers and racers is working on a way to kill two birds with one stone (metaphorically of course) by developing... (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
BMW’s Hybrid Trike Gets 120 MPG
gas2.org — BMW’s Simple concept–which kinda looks like a Stealth Bomber with training wheels–is a hybrid trike that gets around 120 mpg. It does 60 mph in just under ten seconds and has a top speed of 125 mph. The car weighs just over 900 lbs and has a super low drag coefficient of 0.18. (Submitted by statik99) More...
All-Electric Freight Train Makes Debut in Pennsylvania
gas2.org — Norfolk Southern unveiled an all-electric locomotive this week at its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA The 1,500 horsepower locomotive gets its power from 1,080 12-volt lead-acid batteries, the same kind found under the hoods of most cars. No diesel motor here, just all electric baby. (Submitted by inactive) More...
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