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EVs and Biofuel Powered Cars Worse for the Environment?

Ari Luis — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:55:02 +0000

A research team composed of members from the University of Minnesota and NREL recently evaluated the overall impact of different fuels we use in our automobiles, or light-duty transportation as the study authors call them, on the environment. They compared various conventional and renewable energy sources – from using corn ethanol as biofuel, coal-based electricity […]

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Happy New Year ! Here are 2011’s Hottest Green News

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:45:32 +0000

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You Shouldn't Idle Your Car In Winter – It Heats Faster When Driven

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:04:17 +0000

You know, I used to do this... my father used to do it, and my father-in-law still does it. Popular belief says you should heat up your car's engine in idle mode before you go on a ride, especially when it's cold outside. They say if you don't do this, you'll ruin the segments and you'll end up having a broken car soon.

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