Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’
U.S. Seeks To Build Biofuel Plants
The federal government plans on using three agencies to help jump-start the biofuel industry in the U.S. The Departments of the Navy, Agriculture, and Energy will spend $510 million over the next three years to scale up biofuel production plants in rural parts of the U.S. The agencies will finance. . .
Solar Roadways Receives FHA Grant
Solar Roadways, a company we’ve featured in the past, received a $750,000 grant to build a parking lot paved with solar panels. The grant was issued by the Federal Highway Administration. Solar Roadways has built a prototype road in Idaho that was made up of solar panels, heating elements, and. . .
Ford To Provide Home Solar Option For Its EV’s
Ford Motor and solar panel maker SunPower have come up with a novel marketing idea for future buyers of Ford’s soon to be released all-electric Focus. Calling it the “Drive Green For Life” program, consumers who buy Ford electric vehicles will have an option to buy and have installed a. . .
Trucks Get New Fuel And Emission Requirements
For the first time trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles will be required to meet fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction standards. The Obama administration in conjunction with the EPA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) will set large vehicle fuel standards. The new efficiency standards will go into. . .
Tequila Could Be Next Biofuel
Researchers at the University of Oxford in England are suggesting that agave, the plant that brings us tequila, may be an ideal biofuel source to replace gasoline with. Scientists at Oxford found that, like many biofuel crops, agave-derived ethanol is potentially very eco-friendly. More importantly, unlike corn, sugar cane and. . .
Fuel Standards Fall Short
As you probably have already heard the President announced an agreement with 13 auto manufacturers to raise vehicle fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by Model Year 2025. This raises the current 2012-2016 agreement from 35.5 to 54.5 in twelve and half years. The agreement cuts CO2 vehicle emissions. . .
NYC Switching To Electric Cars
In an effort to curb air pollution New York City just added another 70 electric vehicles to city fleets. This raises the total count to 430 electric vehicles operated by the city. Of the 70 purchased, 50 of them were Chevy Volts. New York City according to Mayor Bloomberg wants. . .
New Electrics On The Way
Consumers will have a greater selection of electric vehicles by the 4th quarter of this year. Ford and Mitsubishi will offer their first electric vehicles to the buying public by the end of this year. Ford will release the all-electric Focus in November and is touting its 100 mile range. . .
Biofuel Powers Two European Airlines
Biodiesel has been around for some time. Pioneer tinkers toyed with a variety of bio fuels to power vehicles since the early 1900′s. The most common source for bio fuel for home users has been spent cooking oil. In fact, most commercial testing of bio fuels has come from spent. . .
GM Bets On Electric Bus Maker
How many times have you been stuck in traffic behind a diesel belching bus? Besides rolling up the windows, and closing your cars air vents there is not much you can do to avoid the smell and inhalation of all of those volatile organic compounds. There are some hybrid-diesel bus. . .
Europeans Add Solar Power To Rail Line
In a novel way to harness solar power the European rail company Infrabel, has installed solar panels to help a segment of their Paris to Amsterdam service. Solar power is used in a 3.6-kilometer (about 2 mile) stretch of tunnel crossing Antwerp, Belgium. 16,000 solar panels were installed on the. . .
Solar Carports Will Change EV Landscape
One of the obstacles facing electric car acceptance is consumer range anxiety. Even though most people drive an average of 42 miles per week, people just want to know that they can pull into any service station and top off their gas tank on a moments notice. You really can’t. . .
U.S. Dependency On Foreign Oil Drops
U.S. dependency on foreign oil fell below 50 percent in 2010 for the first time in more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Energy is attributing the decline to more fuel-efficient vehicles and in part to a weak economy. U.S. dependency on foreign oil reached its highest point in. . .
Which Would You Choose – EV Or Plug-In Hybrid?
What would be your preference given the choice of an all electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid? It seems that it depends on your age. Younger people under the age of 35 seem more open to the idea of driving an all-electric car than those in the 35-54 and 55 plus. . .
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