The latest wave in automotive engineering has brought about rapid innovations in the development of alternative fuel vehicles. Under pressure from consumers as well as government mandate, vehicle manufacturers large and small have launched a new generation of versatile, efficient models designed to run on renewable energy.
From Toyota and Honda to Ford and GM, most [...]
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One unintended side effect of developing fuels agriculturally has been an attendant increase in the price of those crops we depend on to feed the planet. While largely a result of futures speculations and commodity trading, the alarming spike in the cost of essential food products has dimmed the enthusiasm of many biofuel advocates.
Water requirements, [...]
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High prices at the pump have prompted many consumers to search for easy ways to stretch that gallon a little further. Having exhausted the standard tips, such as maintaining tire pressure and a clean air filter, and unable to invest in a flex-fuel vehicle or electric hybrid, more and more drivers are trying additives which [...]
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When seeking an alternative to petroleum-based combustibles for use in passenger vehicles, corn-based alcohol originally showed some distinct advantages over gasoline. Burning more cleanly than the heavy hydrocarbons drilled in the oil fields, ethanol as an additive or replacement reduces emissions of greenhouse gases to a considerable extent.
It’s renewable, too-unlike fossil fuels, which experts say [...]
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When considering the confusing maze of alternative fuel options, weighing their relative merits and shortcomings, it can be easy to lose sight of why so many are eager to shift away from the fuel that has powered the automobile during most of its first century.
Runaway cost was once a compelling reason to explore biofuels, electric [...]
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