Monday, June 23rd, 2008
One liter of fuel would supply the UK enough energy for an entire year if efficiency in the car industry had risen at the same rate as it did in computer technology, according to the calculations made by highly regarded British computer scientist.
The efficiency gains would have extended the life ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
In April 2008, Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles than they did a year earlier, according to the most recent Federal Highway Administration's "Traffic Volume Trends" report. This is more than double the difference in highway miles traveled in March 2008 and the same time period in the preceding ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
A123Systems, the advanced battery maker based in Massachusetts, plans to partner with the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory on its effort to develop safe, less expensive, more powerful, and longer lasting batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles. The Energy Department and the battery-maker have signed a three-year, Cooperative Research and ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Researchers have demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material.
Cars of the future will need to combine liquid fuel and a combustion engine to combat the twin challenges presented by global warming and peak oil. Fuel cells can run on hydrogen ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Energy maintains several websites that provide an enormous amount of information related to driving alternative fuels. Pretty much anything a driver needs to know logistically and mechanically can be found at FuelEconomy.
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