Lotus Tests the Two-Stroke “Omnivore” Engine
Source: CNET Green Tech Last year, Lotus announced the development of its Omnivore engine, the name denoting flex fuel capability. Today Lotus released test results for the engine, along with the kind...
View ArticleFuelishness! Feed: Lessons in Fuel-Efficient Driving; Txting and driving...
Lessons in Fuel-Efficient Driving — One of the interesting features of our Prius is that it keeps a running tab on your current gas mileage. You can see both the mileage at any given moment or the...
View ArticleFuelishness Marathon! – Part 4: Cellulosic Ethanol Could Have “Unintended”...
MIT Study Says Cellulosic Ethanol Could Have “Unintended” Environmental Consequences : Producing cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks has been studied extensively at a local scale, but it’s...
View ArticleFuelishness! Marathon – Part 3: What is cellulosic ethanol; Algae Farming;...
What is cellulosic ethanol and how does it fit with green cars? : There is a lot of controversy surrounding biofuels. Various studies have shown that crop-based biofuels contribute to global warming...
View ArticleSheikh Advises Ethanol Bio-Fuel Use Prohibited by Islam
Here’s an anti-ethanol argument I never saw coming… A prominent Saudi scholar warned youths studying abroad of using ethanol or other fuel that contains alcohol in their cars since they could be...
View ArticleFuelishness! Marathon – Part 1: Cellulosic Ethanol in NY; GM’s Fuel Economy...
Mascoma Begins Cellulosic Ethanol Production in New York : Mascoma Corporation has begun producing cellulosic ethanol from non-food biomass at its demonstration facility in Rome, New York. Mascoma’s...
View ArticleUL Approves 15% Ethanol Blends for “Legacy” Gas Pumps
Last year I had a quick conversation with Bob Casper, President of POET Ethanol Products, after a conference where he had said that the ethanol industry in America was about to meet the current 10%...
View ArticleBetter Mileage Using Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection
One of the most compelling arguments against ethanol states that there is “less heat energy” in a gallon of ethanol vs. a gallon of gasoline. When used in current automotive engines, the driver will...
View ArticleRot’s unique wood degrading machinery to be harnessed for better biofuels...
Science continues to find better and more efficient ways to break down the sugars in inedible biomass feedstock for bio-fuels. A few years ago critics talked about cellulosic ethanol as if it was a...
View ArticleFuelishness! Feed: Airlines Finds Biofuel More Efficient; Curtailing Ethanol...
Earlier in the month Continental Airlines completed a test flight using biofuels, and now a few weeks later Japan Airlines has joined a (slowly) expanding number of airlines trying to green their fuel...
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