61. Build Your Own 100 MPG Car

Peter Lindemann suggests conversion strategy to create 100 mpg car using small dieseel engine and snowmobile torque converter.

09/04/2007 | 339 Hits | Print | Email

62. Bypassing the Pump by Plugging In

Officials say 777 electric vehicles are registered in Nevada, including low-power golf cart-type cars that can only be driven on roads where speeds don't exceed 35 mph.

06/04/2007 | 360 Hits | Print | Email

63. Ballard Secures Fuel Cell Bus Field Service Contracts in Netherlands, Germany

DaimlerChrysler extends service agreement on twelve CUTE hydrogen fuel cell buses, three in Amsterdam and nine in Hamburg, Germany.

03/04/2007 | 401 Hits | Print | Email

64. Bush Should Push For Electric Cars

Plainly stated, Bush's energy policy is abysmally flawed. He has ignored the one thing that actually can serve as America's energy and environmental savior - the electric car.

29/03/2007 | 356 Hits | Print | Email

65. Boeing Prepares Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane for Ground and Flight Testing

(Source: Boeing) Madrid - In an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications, Boeing researchers and industry partners throughout Europe plan to conduct experimental flight tests this year of a manned airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries.

The systems integration phase of the Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane research project, under way since 2003 at Boeing Research and Technology Europe, was completed recently. Thorough systems integration testing is now under way in preparation for upcoming ground and flight testing.

27/03/2007 | 984 Hits | Print | Email

66. Boeing Preps Fuel Cell Aircraft for Flight Tests

The fuel cell provides all power for the cruise phase of flight. During takeoff and climb, the flight segment that requires the most power, the system draws on lightweight lithium-ion batteries.

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67. BP Bets on Butanol

Forget ethanol: it's hard to transport and gives bad mileage per gallon. Another alcohol, butanol, is a much better renewable fuel, says the president of BP Biofuels.

27/03/2007 | 400 Hits | Print | Email

68. Build Your Own Electric Car

The Alto has six eight-volt batteries for a 48-volt system and can reach 71km/h, while the Sherpa has six 12-volt batteries for a 72-volt system and can reach 85km/h.

26/03/2007 | 355 Hits | Print | Email

69. Being Green Doesn't Take a Lot of Green

Tips on achieving a greener lifestyle.

26/03/2007 | 282 Hits | Print | Email

70. Bush Pressed to Support Hybrids

U.S. carmakers are eager to encourage domestic production of other alternative-fuel components, including high-voltage wiring, regenerative braking systems and electronics.

26/03/2007 | 333 Hits | Print | Email