Archive for the ‘Alternative Fuels’ Category
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
It appears that the conspiracy theorists are at it again, this time claiming that the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a vested interest in keeping oil prices relatively low as a way to thwart money leaving oil and going towards new alternative fuels.
According to Fox News, part of ...
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Saturday, October 21st, 2006
It now appears there may be a new reason E85 Ethanol fuel may actually be able to catch on in the United States, as a Brazilian company is about to begin selling an adapter that would allow gas burning vehicles to run exclusively on E85 Ethanol fuel.
ABCesso Technology's product is ...
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Saturday, October 14th, 2006
When it comes to creating alternative energy vehicles, it looks like some people are getting pretty creative.
For example, take the Venturi Eclectic, a car that is driven by an electric motor that is powered by the sun and the wind. If for some reason it's a particularly cloudy day and ...
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Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Much in the same way Big Oil was never a fan of the electric car or cars fueled by water, it appears they aren't going to be too supportive of the latest alternative energy source, E85 Ethanol.
Red Cavaney, President of the American Petroleum Institute, the nation's largest oil and gas lobby ...
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Saturday, October 7th, 2006
According to a press release from the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC), there are currently 1,000 public and private ethanol fueling stations located across the United States. The 1,000th ethanol station opened in Bemidji, Minnesota.
According to the press release, the number of ethanol only fueling stations has more than doubled ...
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