Now this is what I have been talking about: Faced with soaring prices at the petrol pumps, ecologically-minded Britons are turning to fish and chips to run their cars — transforming the leftover frying oil into “green” fuel. Deep in the southern English countryside, an environmental group spent last weekend teaching 12 men how to … Continue reading English recycle food oil into fuel
Big props to the person who pointed me to the How Green Are Biofuels? Comparison Chart The chart was created jointly by faculty members from University of Washington and The Nature Conservancy and published in the Seattle P-I (see the article Bio-debatable: Food vs. fuel). Most interesting is not just how horrible the rating of … Continue reading The real biofuel story: grass and algae good, corn bad
The SBVs are here! While the giant American manufacturers been sleeping at the wheel, market demand for fuel-efficient vehicles has continued to rise and create opportunities. Here are a couple awesome examples of what could be ahead, should the market be allowed to mature: The XR-3 is designed as a “plug-in hybrid.” This makes it … Continue reading Small Batch High MPG Vehicles
MSN Autos has posted some notable points about regulations in America that are actually preventing car manufacturers from selling cleaner burning vehicles to people living in areas of the country who need them. Not only can’t you buy one, but the government says it’s currently illegal for automakers to sell these green cars outside of … Continue reading US Laws Block Green Vehicles