Archive for ‘Transportation’
New Mexico adopts Clean Car Program
November 28th, 2007
NEW MEXICANS BUYING A NEW CAR WILL HAVE TO DISH OUT MORE MONEY A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD..
Popularity: 3%
New Ethanol Plant Construction Underway
November 27th, 2007
New Ethanol Plant Construction Underway
Popularity: 2%
China the focus in clean cars race
November 16th, 2007
Automakers racing to find affordable ways to make cars environmentally sustainable are zeroing in on polluted, fuel-scarce China to help them take clean car concepts from the laboratory to the market.
Popularity: 5%
Auto Makers’ Green Horizons
November 15th, 2007
WSJ.com’s David Patton reports from the Los Angeles Auto Show on some auto makers’ new efforts to offer cars with energy efficient features.
Popularity: 5%
U.S. Evaluating More Ethanol in Gasoline to Lift Demand
November 13th, 2007
EPA is Testing Gasoline Containing 12 and 15% Ethanol for Any Adverse Effects on Cars.
Popularity: 3%
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Debuts at Miami International Auto Show
November 9th, 2007
Cadillac’s Luxury Hybrid SUV - Interview with GM-Cadillac Division General Manager Jim Taylor.
Popularity: 3%
Water For Fuel?
November 8th, 2007
Local college professor and his students develop an engine that runs off hydrogen.
Popularity: 3%
Could This Car Fight Global Warming?
November 7th, 2007
A Swiss adventurer, on a round the world trip in his solar powered car, has arrived in New Delhi where he hopes to spread his message to stop global warming.
Popularity: 9%
Fly Bo Electric Car!
November 5th, 2007
The Fly Bo Electric Car, made in China, has a top speed of 40MPH and is making a stir in local Michigan markets.
Popularity: 87%
The Hottest Car Convention of the Year Goes Green
November 5th, 2007
Each year thousands of automotive customizers and tuners, as well as media and celebrities attend the Specialty Equipment and Marketers Association Convention (SEMA) in Las Vegas. The 37 billion dollar a year industry unveils the hottest and latest technology and equipment to help pimp their rides. But this year it’s not all about bigger and faster. Always on top of …
Popularity: 3%
Looking For E85 Fuel For Cars
October 30th, 2007
Ethanol plants are getting a lot of attention in Central New York. Drivers are buying cars that can use the alternative fuel, called E85. It’s a mixture of 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline. But, where can you fill up on the green energy?
Popularity: 3%
Stay On Road To Green With Ethanol Station
October 30th, 2007
It’s a little easier to stay green on the road. A new local station lets you fill up with biodiesel and ethanol, along with unleaded.
Popularity: 3%
New electric car unveiled
October 29th, 2007
A new car could help save you money. Basin Electric Power Cooperative is unveiling this 2008 Ford Escape Electric car at the Great Plains Energy Expo in Bismarck. Its a project Basin Electric has been working on for the past eighteen months. Chris Vandeventer has been the one behind this vehicle. He says instead of filling your car with three …
Popularity: 8%
E-85 Ethanol: How is it Affecting the U.S.?
October 28th, 2007
Ethanol based gas products such as E-85 meet only 2% of the U.S. economies transportation fuel demands. At a time when there is wide spread drought and high food prices across the country is Ethanol viable?
Popularity: 8%
Working On The Railroads
October 22nd, 2007
Solar power, private equity and other wave-of-the-future industries have been getting attention lately. But much of Wall Street’s big money has been flowing into a Victorian-era standby: railroads. In May, Warren Buffett revealed that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been buying stakes in rail stocks, especially giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI. Other big guns buying rail include Carl …
Popularity: 2%