This whole ‘green cars ‘ and ‘ eco-friendly cars ‘ thing is becoming a bit of a joke. Take Bentley, for an example. Their Continental Supersports is fitted with a 6.0-litre 12-cylinder petrol engine that churns out 621 horsepower and 800Nm …

Brazil has come to a point where they can even export their surplus production and most of their cars can use the mix efficiently. They have also succeeded in improving the original recipe from 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent biofuel to 75 … With all their efforts, no other country in the world has managed to find a green, eco-friendly biofuel that performs to the level …

The first car that ran on ethanol was the’79 Fiat produced in Brazil. Brazil is now sharing its knowledge about ethanol internationally with a focus on developing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. … Still, no nation has yet to find an eco-friendly biofuel that matches Brazil’s sugarcane. Author Resource:-> For more information about eco-friendly solutions

STORY HIGHLIGHTS: Text size – +. Honeywell supplies biodiesel for COP15; A Mercedes S-Klasse will be fueled with the diesel; The fuel is obtained by using the Ecofining process … Besides the fleet of EVs and eco-friendly vehicles which swamped Copenhagen, fuel suppliers are trying their best to prove they don’t actually hate trees. Traditional fuel suppliers have been replaced in Copenhagen by the simple plug or …

With an increasing amount of cars and trucks turning towards diesel, ATVs may be following their lead. Three manufacturers have already moved toward this direction; Kubota, Arctic Cat and Kawasaki now make diesel quads geared toward farmers and commercial fleets. Arctic Cat’s 700 model is a twin-cylinder diesel, using biodiesel , a renewable, vegetable-oil

For most Americans an increased gas tax is a bridge to nowhere Congress has plans to spend some $500 billion in road, bridge and transit projects. Unfortunately, current gas taxes are insufficient to fund these projects according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. So, he and others have floated around the idea of an increase…

Eco-friendly cars are the talk of the town for the moment. Every manufacturer is either producing one or planning to. Toyota is an acknowledged leader in the field with its Prius hybrid as well as others. Few respected tuners have embraced the green thing so far, unless they are based in Japan where it almost seems…

7th Month in a Row The Toyota Prius is again the best selling vehicle in Japan, as it has been for the last 7 months. In fact, one of every ten vehicles sold in Japan is a Prius. Overall, Toyota sold 26,815 Prius hybrids in November. The Honda Insight came in at 5th at 9,413 units. …

Are you feeling lucky? Today, as expected, GM announced its investment of $336 million to upgrade its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for production of the Chevy Volt , bringing GM’s total Volt investment to $700 million. While greats news for Volt fans, you’ll have to be pretty lucky if you want to buy a Volt when it goes on sale in late 2010. According to the DetroitNews…

CO2 a danger to human health The EPA is set to an provide an endangerment finding on CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. With an endangerment finding President Obama can set targets for greenhouse gas reductions without the approval of Congress. Thus, as the President heads into Copenhagen for a world wide conference on global warming he’ll be able to assert that he has

Green cars powered by alternative fuel sources have become more visible on the roads in recent years. One cause could be the introduction of legislation and higher taxes to penalise drivers of gas-guzzling vehicles by governments around the world. But another factor is an increase in the range of eco-friendly cars on offer. These include …

Green Cars : Report on hybrid and other alternative fuel cars. In terms of green car technology, North America is just catching up to the rest of the world. As green technology costs come in line with the value to the consumer, we’ll probably see more eco-friendly cars hit the street. Whether it’s gasoline-electric hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, new-generation diesel or the next big thing,… Study…