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Green Druggy Dream: Five Cars Made From Hemp – Green Diary
September 15, 2009 – 2:44 pm | No Comment

With the advancement in the field of technology new eco-friendly vehicles, promising high performance and stylish design are popping up. The latest trend is the incorporation of hemp to build a car’s body. Hemp is quite light as compared to metal, … The racing car runs on bio-diesel that propels it to a top speed of 130 mph. The car has already appeared at this year’s Goodwood’s Festival of Speed …

RoseStreet Labs Scientists Discover Carbon-Free Hydrogen Fuel …
September 15, 2009 – 12:22 am | No Comment

Hydrogen gas is a key resource for next generation hydrogen fueled cars , and also a key component in the renewable process of harvesting biofuels and biodiesel for replacement of oil based gasolines and jet fuels. RSLE’s discovery is coupled with RSLE’s Full Spectrum photovoltaic development which is expected to start field trials

Eco-friendly golf courses the new rage
September 14, 2009 – 10:46 pm | No Comment

North Ranch CC, Westlake Village: The country club purchased an inexpensive biodiesel set-up (similar ones can be purchased for less than $5000) and now, kitchen grease is made into fuel that powers the maintenance tractor. …

Toyota: Lithium still too expensive
September 14, 2009 – 4:31 pm | No Comment
Toyota: Lithium still too expensive

A plug-in Prius at HybridFest Since 2006, in the US, Japan, and Europe, Toyota has been quietly testing 126 lithium-powered Prius hybrid cars . In fact, there was a time when a few top Toyota executives announced that lithium would power the third generation Toyota Prius . Then a few cell phone and laptop batteries exploded. Soon after, Toyota announced that lithium would …

Jay Leno Show to Feature Green Celebrity Car Races | EarthFirst.com
September 14, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

Though his huge car collection may not exactly qualify as eco-friendly , a number of those vehicles are ultra-efficient and/or powered with renewable energy. He also co-designed the EcoJet concept, which runs on biodiesel . …

Indian Car Blog – Carazoo.com: GM Plans to Go Green
September 14, 2009 – 7:41 am | No Comment

The interest for the fuel cell cars speaks volumes and supports many others views and reports about the growing interest of the American car customers for green cars . Even though it will take some time before eco-friendly cars with the …

Electric Model of Chevrolet Spark to run on Reva technology | Ub News
September 13, 2009 – 8:39 pm | No Comment

… is in progressive talks with the Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company, world’s leading electric car manufacturing company, known for small eco-friendly cars to roll out electric variants of its small car Chevrolet Spark. … GM India’s vice-president of corporate affairs, P Balendran, said, they have been following up on the chances for commercial application of alternative fuel options, including bio-diesel , jatropha arrangement with CSMCRI (Central Salt and …

Gas Guzzling cars – Bugetti Veyron | Super Green Car
September 13, 2009 – 6:37 pm | No Comment

I’d say, compared to the $1.5 Million dollar price tag, that $5025 isn’t even a drop in the bucket. Now the drop gets quite a bit bigger if you factor in environmental costs. BugattiVeyron. Environmental Green Cars … Category: Eco Friendly Cars . You can follow any responses to this entry through the …

Automakers Let you Push That Green Button | Driving Made Easy
September 13, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment

With the aim of promoting clean air, automakers are now adept in making customers push their green button in favor of eco-friendly cars . There is a wide variety of options surrounding the purchase of green vehicles. … Volvo, one of the automakers that are absorbed in producing green cars , earlier introduced its FlexiFuel cars. They include the Volvo C30, S40 and the V50. “A…

Automakers Let you Push That Green Button | Driving Made Easy
September 13, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment

With the aim of promoting clean air, automakers are now adept in making customers push their green button in favor of eco-friendly cars . There is a wide variety of options surrounding the purchase of green vehicles. … Volvo, one of the automakers that are absorbed in producing green cars , earlier introduced its FlexiFuel cars. They include the Volvo C30, S40 and the V50. “A renewable fuel will …

How to help reduce Global Warming by using Biodiesel – 2-8 DEGREE …
September 13, 2009 – 6:43 am | No Comment

Biodiesel is considered a renewable eco-friendly resource derived from vegetable oil or animal fats. Once the vegetable oil or animal fat is processed it becomes a combustible material, like the petroleum-based diesel currently used today in … To use a different example, it costs more-per- car to produce only one or two cars than it costs to produce 10 …

Hydraulic Hybrid Systems and EMI Partner to Target Fleet Retrofit …
September 12, 2009 – 5:19 pm | No Comment

In late 2008 Loveland-based Lightning Hybrids began engineering a biodiesel hydraulic hybrid vehicle that combined a small biodiesel engine with a 150 hp hydraulic pump on a lightweight sports sedan. …. A car that uses ordinary water as fuel? NO it’s not science fiction, it is NOT waiting to be rolled off the assembly line and…