Posted in alternative fuel, Automotive on Jun 27th, 2008
The title is not a typo. The new Koenigsegg CCXR boasts all those figures and runs on biofuel. It’s an amazing achievement and proof that supercars don’t have to die on the switch to alternative fuels. It’s because of that biofuel that the Koenigsegg’s engine is able to take advantage of the E85’s 104-octane rating […]
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Posted in alternative fuel, Automotive on Jun 19th, 2008
If this is what they say it is than we could be talking about big news. Genepax, a Japanese company, showed Reuters news service its water-powered prototype car. According to the company’s claim, the car can run at speeds up to 80 km/h (49 mph) for an hour on 1 liter of any kind of […]
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Posted in alternative fuel, GM, Automotive on May 1st, 2008
GM announced today it has formed a partnership and taken an ownership stake in Boston-based Mascoma, a renewable energy company that is trying to develop cellulosic ethanol from wood chips, waste paper sludge and switch grass, reports USA Today.
Waste paper sludge? Do I even want to know what that is? I asked our staff and […]
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