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Research Finds Gas Prices Unaffected by Ethanol

Adele Hall — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:44:04 +0000

New research from MIT has found the use of ethanol in gasoline does not significantly lower the price of gasoline. Former research had suggested a significant decrease in the price of gasoline due to ethanol, but it was found to be “a correlation being interpreted as a causal relationship.” The research had suggested the use […]

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Newly-Discovered Process Makes Gasoline From Wood Chips

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:10:28 +0000

Clay Wheeler, a researcher from the University of Maine has created what could be the alternative to using petroleum for making gasoline – a much greener alternative, in fact, but which also poses numerous other environmental concerns, because it involves trees – the Earth’s lungs. Prof. Wheeler and his two undergrads said about the technique […]

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E85 Ethanol Increases Pollution and Risk of Human Diseases

Cristi — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:43 +0000

Researches from Stanford University have recently published a study on ethanol fuel and its influence over human health. Compared to pure gasoline usage, ethanol increases health problems because of cancer-chemical formation.

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New Fuel Battery Has 3 Times More Energy Than Gasoline!

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:34:53 +0000

It's not breaking news anymore, but some scientists from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and others, led by Stuart Licht, discovered a battery that could kick out fossil fuels at the chapter of energy storage capacity.

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Turbine Engine: a Different, 30% More Efficient Way to Move Trucks

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:24:55 +0000

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 […]

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Toyota says “no” to Diesel hybrids

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:29:31 +0000

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 […]

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Hydrogen Cheaper Than Gasoline: Thanks To Nanoparticles

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:43:32 +0000

QuantumSphere Inc. says it has perfected the manufacture of highly reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that generates hydrogen from water. Moreover, the coatings could also eliminate the need for expensive metals like platinum in hydrogen fuel cells. The coatings can be used to retrofit existing electrolysers to […]

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What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:37:41 +0000

Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If demand for the Altima hybrid is great enough, Nissan may just offload some production of the traditional Altima cars to their plant in Canton, Mississippi. While Nissan may be a bit […]

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