Some vehicles have been modified to use another fuel source if it is available, such as cars modified to run on autogas (LPG) and diesels modified to run on waste vegetable oil that has not been processed into biodiesel . … However, this unique vehicle offers an intriguing glimpse into the future of eco-friendly automobiles. The Venturi …

HOME · NEW CARS · USED CARS · FUTURE · ENTHUSIAST · INSURANCE · AUTO LOAN · COMMUNITY · TOOLS … Woody materials used as a source for biofuels are more eco-friendly because little energy is put into growing them, there is no use of fertilizer, and wood products are grown on …

Its not really about the Karma Initial production of the Karma plug-in hybrid is sold out. So, if you desire a Karma or Sunset hybrid, you'll have to wait until 2011, when Fisker will begin producing 15,000 of these vehicles per year. But that isn't really what Fisker is about. By mid-2012, Fisker intends to use …

Boxer hybrids are inevitable Not really breaking news, but still nice to hear that the Subaru Tourer Hybrid concept will be developed into a production vehicle. Obviously the futuristic styling will probably be toned down a bit – I'm sure the winged doors won't last. Still, this vehicle is about one thing: mating the Subaru Boxer engine with a hybrid drive. Too bad we have to wait until 2012 for

Volt's bigger, better little brother Not much green action so far today. Ran into Adam Corolla checking out the new Cadillac Converj, GM's luxury version of the Chevy Volt. For all you KROQ'ers, I gave a shout out to Mr.Bertram! Anyway, I know the Converj isn't a car for the masses. It never will be, regardless of how well Voltec costs scale. Still, this is an…

Hybrids shut out again A clean diesel vehicle has again taken the LA Auto Show's Green Car of the Year Award. This year the award went to the Audi A3 TDI.

“As an alternative fuel vehicle owner, I am always excited to see the new green cars coming out in the marketplace,” said Gay Browne, Founder of Greenopia. “Automakers such as Tesla have done a tremendous job making eco-friendly cars …

She is the manager of Energrow, a company that sells biodiesel production systems to the agricultural industry. Amongst the prized cow competitions, screaming kids and country line dancing, she stands proudly beside her biodiesel gizmo, offering the public a … Yet it is this technology that is allowing farmers to use their own crops to create eco-friendly and low-cost alternatives to fossil fuels, separating the liquids

Some of the eco-friendly university vehicles on display at Tuesday’s announcement. The University of South Carolina unveiled its “Genesis 2015 Initiative” Tuesday (Dec. 1) that will create a college campus with 90 percent fewer … Within five years, all vehicles on the Columbia campus will be powered by ethanol, biodiesel , liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity or hydrogen fuel cells. A hydrogen hybrid bus will become part of

“The price of cooking oil, as a commodity, has sky-rocketed in the last year and the need for efficient operations has never been greater,” says Victor Clewes, CEO of an international Eco-friendly services company which specializes in cooking oil … It’s used in the food we eat, then in the cars we drive. It becomes a net positive for the environment as well as a restaurant’s bottom line.” The formula …

A whole new take on the MiEV The PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid concept Mitsubishi’s first electric vehicles will hit the American market in 2011. Hopefully, that will include the very interesting PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid. The PX is a plug-in series hybrid, or a plug-in parallel hybrid; a two-wheel drive hybrid or a four-wheel drive hybrid. It’s all about your current driving conditions. Smart, very smart. Now, can it be…

Cool car that most can't afford What can you say? Luxury vehicles aren't for most of us, regardless of their powertrain. Still, any automaker's green efforts should be embraced to some extent, right?