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New Diesel DeNOx Catalyst to Reduce Emissions by 95%
A new catalyst has been developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. It can reduce the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions diesel engines from 90%-95%. Integrated Fuel Technologies, Inc. (IFT), a Washington State start-up company with offices in Spokane and Kirkland, has been licensed to produce it.
Turbine Engine: a Different, 30% More Efficient Way to Move Trucks
The following is an excerpt from tt engines, a company who made a truck engine that does not have any pistons, valves, or any other elements from the conventional Otto engine. It works with 30% more efficiency, and exhausts less dangerous elements for our health and the environment. It can burn anything, from gasoline to [...]
Volkswagen Launches Golf TDI Hybrid
Volkswagen has made a tradition from launching new versions of their famous little sporty car. This time they want to beat Toyota’s Prius, the long-time established standard in the hybrid car industry. VW says they will make a diesel version of Golf, with a smaller and smarter engine (of only 1.2L), aided by an electric [...]
Toyota says “no” to Diesel hybrids
Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota’s president, said in a speech held at the Geneva Motor Show that their company will not produce diesel hybrids in the near future, even if the competition does. For example, VW has in plan to produce its Golf Diesel Hybrid. Similar examples are offered by Mercedes Benz and BMW.
At the Detroit Auto [...]
How To Turn Plastics into Diesel Fuel
Global Resource Corporation (GRC) found a way to convert all plastics scrap and especially tire rubber to… guess what… DIESEL oil!
The secret behind this invention is the generation of hundreds (to be more specific, 1200) of microwave spectrum frequencies, each of them acting on some hydrocarbons from the material to be “melted”. As the hydrocarbons [...]
Opel Corsa CDTI Hybrid
Opel is planning to present a new hybrid concept car at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show: the Opel Corsa Hybrid. The Opel Corsa Hybrid will be powered by a 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX engine with 119 g CO2 per kilometer.Opel Press Release:
Opel Presents Corsa Hybrid Concept
- Near future: Corsa Hybrid concept car and Vectra Flexpower show [...]
