http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net Alternative Fuels - Car Fuels - Fuel Alternatives Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:12:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are following developments in the auto industry, you are not new to electric and hybrid vehicles being developed by car makers all over the globe. These vehicles make use of electric motors alone or in combination with a typical combustion engine to propel the car on the road. Controlled ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/electric-supercharger-helps-gas-engine-have-diesel-efficiency/ A study by University of California in Berkeley reveals that 64% of the chunk of electric vehicle sales in the near future will have the vehicle and the batteries being sold separately. The car and the battery that it will need will be treated as stand alone items. The proponents of ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/electric-vehicle-packaging-batteries-sold-separately/ Carbonated drink giant, Coca-cola Enterprises (CCE), has recently announced that they are set to added more than double of their present hybrid electric delivery trucks. The company is reported to hold a 142 trucks. With the addition of 185 new hybrids, the CCE is now holds the larget hybrid fleet ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/coca-cola-enterprises-more-than-doubles-hybrid-delivery-fleet/ Energtek Incorporated is in collaboration with the Philippine government to have the Metro Manila tricycles run on natural gas. The company develops storage systems for ANG or adsorbed natural gas. The CNG Lite storage system combines adsorbed natural gas with low-pressure technology. The set up is primarily aimed at fuelling two ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/manila-tricycles-get-transformation-from-energtek-adsorbed-natural-gas-system/ The auto world was teased by new photos of the LAMPO, the electric sports car from Protoscar SA. The LAMPO is a sports cabriolet fueled by renewable energy and was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The LAMPO gets its raw power from electric BRUSA motors installed in its ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/protoscar-lampo-teases-public-at-geneva-motor-show/ Renault is working on a new family of low emission and CO2-free engines to fit the parameters of the Euro 5 and Euro 6 legislations. These engines are designed for a wide range of electric cars and conventional vehicles, including sedans, family cars, and four-wheel drives. The effort, Renault administrators said, ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/renault-focuses-on-the-development-of-powertrains-that-fit-euro-5-and-euro-6-leg/ Prof. Bruce Dale of Michigan State University patented a pre-treatment process called AFEX (Ammonia Fiber Expansion). AFEX can trim down the cost of fermenting cellulosic biomass to ethanol by reducing the processing procedures and eradicating the need to add supplements to aid the fermentation. AFEX pretreatment process utilizes ammonia to make ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/cellulose-in-plants-converted-into-biofuel-by-afex-pretreatment-process/ Revealed at the Detriot Auto Show, the Volkswagen BlueSport Concept’s sporty framework encloses an efficient 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel four-cylinder engine. With 177hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, it drives at 60mph in 6.2 seconds. Successful in combining the words ‘diesel’ and ‘performance’, the six-speed dual-clutch transmission support the fuel efficiency ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/volkswagen-fuel-efficent-bluesport-concept-revealed/ Detroit Auto Show organizers have reserved a 70000 square foot test track so car lovers and journalist can experience first hand the EcoExperience new ride and drive sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The track is located at the Michigan Hall at the lower level of the Cobo Center. Around ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/detroit-auto-show-goes-green/ Alternative fuels in the racing world -- something green car lovers such as myself and my friends at the Green Car Site are hoping to see in the mainstream race world soon! These photos are AWESOME. Peugeot's Biodiesel Race car is a hit, and even though it has a reasonably small ... http://www.alternative-car-fuels.net/archive/peugeot-races-green/