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US Department of Energy: Alternative Fuel News
Provides information on alternative vehicle fuels and transportation technologies
and related legislation. The center also distributes the newsletter "Biofuels ...
Ethanol gas, e85 fuel Information
Providwa safety and conversion information on ethanol fuel.
Last week, the struggling automotive giant General Motors admitted with a surprisingly candid admission: They apparently created Hybrid vehicles for the sole purpose of improving public relations and perception
"The reduction in fuel consumption does not pay for the technological content and cost of the vehicle." Nonetheless, the company is attempting to do what it can to help turn the tide in what is undoubtedly viewed as a desperate financial situation
The reduction in fuel [consumption] does not pay for the technological content and cost of the vehicle so therefore economically it remains fairly nonsensical, so that's the left-brain analytical argument
2006 Posted by at 20:41 Are you already using a domestically produced alternative fuel in your vehicle? If you live in a major U.S
If you are driving a flexible fuel vehicle, you have the opportunity to fuel with E85 , a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline
Ethanol blends (10% or less) are successfully used in all types of vehicles and engines that require gasoline
From a consumer perspective, there is no noticeable difference in vehicle performance when low-level ethanol blends are used
GM - only GM
Official site of GM's electric car, including news, innovations, charging
information, retailers, specifications, photos and pricing.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BLOG - Solar-Energy-Wind-Power.com
News, views and strong opinions on alternative, particularly renewable, energy sources.
Here's why, in a nutshell:All US vehicles can burn 10% ethanol (E10), but the US does not even produce half as much ethanol as universal E10 would require
Since most flex-fuel vehicles get roughly 2/3 the mileage on E85 as they do on gasoline, they burn about 90% as much fossil energy even at their best.Even if we can use 'cellulosic ethanol' to reduce the inputs of fossil-derived fertilizer and whatnot, we can't make enough no matter what we do
The efficiency of the average gasoline-powered vehicle is about 15%, and we just can't grow enough inputs to make up for throwing 85% of our produced energy away
From an emissions standpoint it is far preferable to drive a fuel efficient gasoline car than a low efficiency flex fuel vehicle running on E85.E85 fuel is not a solution
It is a distraction, like hydrogen vehicles
Further, every E85 vehicle is also a gasoline-compatible vehicle
If you subsidize a technology which can only replace half our gasoline (and none of our diesel, jet fuel, or anything else), you're probably going to be stuck with it.A hobbyist wrote an article about his home-built plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
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Providing the latest news, issues and information from the Assembly Republican
Conference, including ways to get involved and important voter information.
Effective June 1, motorists have been saving between $.04 and $.10 per gallon when they fill their vehicles up at the pump thanks to a new law that caps the state sales tax at $2.00 (county governments have the option of doing the same and many are.) This represents the first step of the two-step plan my Assembly Republican Conference introduced on April 26 to bring relief to motorists suffering from skyrocketing gas prices
It calls for using half of the remaining sales tax revenue on gasoline to create the Alternative Fuel Incentive Fund. The fund would provide tax credits, grants, investments and other incentives to encourage ownership of hybrid and flex-fuel vehicles and the building of alternative fueling stations and refineries
Hydrogen-powered vehicles are most likely the long-term solution, but Hybrid vehicles, flex-fuel vehicles, Ethanol fuel, bio-diesel and other alternative fuels are available now and should serve as the bridge to begin the transition from Point A to Point B
The $265 million annual investment in the Alternative Fuel Incentive Fund would go toward: Ø $500 tax credit for the purchase of a hybrid or flex-fuel vehicle
Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
A voluntary, public/private partnership that works to advance the region's
environmental and public health, energy security and economic development by ...
DOE will provide up to $2 billion in loan guarantees for projects that support the Presidents Advanced Energy Initiative and (1) avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and (2) employ new or significantly improved technologies as compared to commercial technologies in service. Commercial technologies are defined as technology in general use in the marketplace. In order to be eligible for the program, a project must be in one of the following categories: biomass hydrogen solar wind and hydropower advanced fossil energy coal carbon sequestration practices and technologies efficient electricity transmission and delivery and energy reliability alternative fuel vehicles industrial energy efficiency projects pollution control equipment Examples of eligible sub-categories for each of these are listed in the solicitation document ()
The Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the WSU Extension Energy Program have of all the flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) registered in the state
Lastly, Oregon has adopted Californias low emission vehicle rules, which means the rules will be applied in Washington as well
Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the types, production and distribution of
ethanol fuels. Includes pros and cons of use.
In 2002, almost 5 billion liters (1, 3 billion gallons) of hydrated ethyl alcohol fuel were produced in Brazil, to be used in ethanol powered vehicles
Beginning with the model year 1999, an increasing number of vehicles in the world are manufactured with engines which can run on any gasoline from 0% ethanol up to 100% ethanol without modification
Some of the problems experienced with ethanol include: Ethanol-based fuels are not compatible with some fuel system components.[] Examples of extreme of components, the formation of deposits, jelly-like deposits on fuel strainer screens, and internal separation of portions of rubber fuel tanks have been observed in some vehicles using ethanol fuels.[] The use of ethanol-based fuels can negatively affect electric fuel pumps by increasing internal wear and undesirable spark generation.[] E-85 is not compatible with fuel level gauging indicators and may cause erroneous fuel quantity indications in vehicles that employ that system.[] Ethanol will mix with either water or gasoline, but not both
Actual performance may vary depending on the vehicle
For the EPA-rated mileage of current USA flex-fuel vehicles, see
Dodge - Durango - SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle
official site with details on Sport, SLT, SXT, R/T and SLT Plus models in this
line of SUVs featuring Magnum engines and 4WD systems.
Learn More » Get MPG and HP for this vehicle » ACTIVATE A HOTSPOT Rollover to reveal vehicle feature Overview Dodge Durango Limited 4x4 as shown: $39, 400 2006 Dodge Durango 4.7L V8 is a flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV)
With an available 368-watt eight-speaker plus subwoofer Alpine® sound system and DVD rear entertainment system, Durango's audio and sound system lineups are as grand as the vehicle itself
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E85 Ethanol Fuel Blog - E85Blog.com Blog that looks at issues surrounding ethanol and E85.
Discussions about E85 and Ethanol September 23rd, 2006 The major Japanese automakers, Nissan, Toyota and Honda, have generally lagged way behind the big three American car manufacturers, GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler, with building flexible fuel vehicles capable of burning gasoline and ethanol based E85
Chevy’s flex fuel vehicle options are the official vehicle of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
You can see a couple of commercials that GM is using to promote E85 and their Flex Fuel Vehicles at the
Ward's AutoWorld | Vehicle Manufacturing News and Analysis
This monthly magazine provides news and analysis of the vehicle manufacturing
industry, from the executive suite to the plant floor.
Hydrogen may indeed be the ultimate fuel of the future, and hybrid-electric vehicles and ethanol grab headlines
cuts the price on XM Satellite Radio installation 39% on most '07 models, as it looks to expand infotainment options on its vehicles
can save a million barrels of oil a day, without spending a dime.All we need is a simple education campaign that shows consumers how driving a little differently can improve a vehicle's mileage
Materials Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Bill Visnic Despite perpetual complaints from the auto industry that materials prices are crippling its competitiveness, steel, often listed as one of the primary culprits, may be on the verge of increasing its application for light vehicles
by shifting focus to the hottest product trend in the industry: car-based utility vehicles
Sep 6, 2006 11:42 AM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg Coming from an auto maker known for conservative styling, the '07 Acura MDX cross/utility vehicle is a good way to silence the critics
CR-V compact cross/utility vehicle will be prominent mainly for what isn't there: an optional V-6
Biodiesel Blog
A blog that discusses and links to news items and events in the world of biodiesel
in the United States.
2006/06/23 Santa Cruz - Biodiesel at the Pump : Residents of Santa Cruz looking for an alternative vehicle fuel now have a local source
The first diesel will most likely be the CR-V sport utility vehicle.': 'Look for a diesel version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee early next year at a Chrysler dealer near you
Tulsa Clean Cities
Works to promote a positive public perception of alternative fuel vehicles,
familiarize fleets with various alternative fuels, vehicle availability, ...
Through outreach and education, Tulsa Area Clean Cities continues to promote a positive public perception of AFVs by highlighting the successes and positive attributes of alternative fuels, familiarize fleets with various alternative fuels, vehicle availability, and refueling station options and focus our grant writing efforts at projects that will have the greatest fuel displacement and air quality benefits
The objectives of the Clean Cities program are: to facilitate the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to support the installation of an alternative fuel refueling infrastructure throughout the nation to increase the use of fuel blends (diesel/biodiesel, ethanol/gasoline, and compressed natural gas (CNG)/hydrogen) to accelerate sales of hybrid electric vehicles to promote informed consumer choice on fuel economy to encourage the use of idle reduction technologies for heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles In addition, Clean Cities supports the objectives of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992
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Offering a very complete line of gas and diesel engine treatments with extensive
testing information and testimonials available.
Friction - 12.6 % Wear No measurable wear indicated Horsepower + 15.6 % Fuel Economy + 17.5 % ( from 25mpg to 27.7 mpg ) Our FlexTek Bi-fuel Converter enables your existing vehicles fuel system to burn ethanol (E85), gasoline, or any blend of the two fuels
By utilizing this technology you will be actively supporting the use of Clean, Renewable, Domestic Fuel! We also carry a line of products for Flex-Fuel Vehicles
UNH Biodiesel Group
Michael Briggs describes how much biodiesel would be needed to replace all
petroleum transportation fuels in the United States and how algae could be used to ...
So, this figure is based on vehicles equivalent to those in use today, but with compression-ignition (Diesel) engines running on biodiesel, rather than a mix of petroleum diesel and gasoline
Combined diesel-electric hybrids in wide use, as well as fewer people driving large SUVs when they don't need such a vehicle would of course bring this number down considerably, but for now we'll just stick with this figure
(note - my point here is not to claim that conservation is not worthwhile, rather to strictly look at the issue of replacing our current use of fuel with biodiesel - to see how achievable that is). I would like to point out though that a preferable scenario would include a shift to diesel-electric hybrid vehicles (preferably with the ability to be recharged and drive purely on electric power for a short range, perhaps 20-40 miles, to provide the option of zero emissions for in-city driving), and with far fewer people buying 6-8, 000 pound SUVs merely to commute to work in by themselves. Those changes could drastically reduce the amount of fuel required for our automotive transportation, and are technologically feasibly currently (see for example Chrysler's Dodge Intrepid ESX3, built under Clinton's PNGV program - a full-size diesel electric hybrid sedan that averaged 72 mpg in mixed driving 6, )
About Shell - Bio-fuels
Overview of the different types of biofuels. Addresses applications, production
and ecological impact.
AUTOEXTREMIST
Critical commentary on news and developments in the auto industry, updated every
Wednesday.
New Car Price Quotes, Used Cars, Reviews, Auto Leases
Provides tools to research, price, locate and purchase new and used vehicles.
Offers photos and 360 degree interior views of some new vehicles.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION HOMEPAGE
Data on energy production, consumption, conservation and use in California, as
well as information on energy deregulation, renewable energy and energy research.
State's Portal This Site | PROGRAMS & DIVISIONS Special Programs Energy Efficiency (Flex Your Power) Power Plant Licensing, Transmission Lines and Energy Infrastructure Renewable Energy Research and Development Transportation Energy & Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) (Docket # 05-LNG-1) | State of California
Trucks - Truck Pictures - Truck Accessory Tips - Pickup Truck Reviews
Includes many categorized links pertaining to trucks, pickups, and SUVs.
Toyota Announces 2007 Tacoma Pricing Toyota announced prices for its 2007 Tacoma trucks, upping the cost by an average of about $100 for each model: Regular Cab trucks range from $14, 080 for the 4x2 four-cylinder with a manual transmission to $18, 025 for the 4x4 four-cylinder with a manual transmission Tacoma Access Cabs go from a base of $17, 520 for the 4x2 four-cylinder with a manual transmission up to $23, 790 for the 4x4 V6 with an automatic Double Cab Tacomas range from $22, 340 for the PreRunner V6 with an automatic transmission to $25, 915 for a 4x4 long bed with an automatic transmission The 2007 Tacoma truck will be available with a Vehicle Stability Control off switch and side curtain airbag off switch
Apple's keeps track of vehicles with seamless iPod integration--and it looks like the list is growing
The 1987 truck in the picture belongs to her family--a one owner vehicle still running strong with 120, 000 miles on the odometer
The Official Website of Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Official website providing news and statistics, fan forum, photos, contact and
media kit information.
The second for the perennial NCTS favorite and his factory-backed Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (MDM) team is to educate consumers about the fueling options they have as the owner of an ethanol capable vehicle
The focus of the GM initiative is to decrease our dependency on petroleum at the same time decreasing vehicle emissions
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