The 58 MPG Geo Metro on the Edge of Forever
Harlan Ellison wrote “The City on the Edge of Forever“, which is Star Trek fan-speak for “Harlan Ellison is awesome“. Mr. Ellison has been called a visionary futurist, and has written for The Outer Limits, The Man From UNCLE, Alfred Hitchcoc…
EPA selects AVL for automotive emissions testing initiative
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded AVL a contract for automotive emissions testing to take place at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As a result of the Renewable Fuel Standard prog…
EPA selects AVL for automotive emissions testing initiative
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded AVL a contract for automotive emissions testing to take place at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As a result of the Renewable Fuel Standard prog…
U of M researcher uncovers another potential pathway for solar hydrocarbon fuels; microbial production of ketones, cracked to fuels
As part of a larger $2.2-million ARPA-E funded project on direct solar hydrocarbon fuels (earlier post), University of Minnesota graduate student Janice Frias (who earned her doctorate in January) has determined the biosynthetic mechanism by which a pr…
Work Truck Show Names Award Winners
The Work Truck Show 2011 awarded the Editors’ Choice award to Dakota Bodies, and the Green Award to Energy Xtreme.
So Why Does $3.55 A Gallon Gas Hurt So Much?
Gas prices have stabilized around $3.55 a gallon, up 70-cents from this time a year ago. That isn’t so bad compared to the rest of the world, and yet these relatively minor fluctuations hurt us more than Europe. Why?
Take a gander at this chart put t…
Alabama State Port Authority, Mobile police, MAWSS get $1.4 million in grants
Port security grants totaling $1.4 million have been awarded to the Alabama State Port Authority , Mobile Area Water and Sewer System and Mobile police , according to Alabama Department of Homeland Security director Spencer Collier.
Gas prices still rising, but at least Prius production is re-starting
Prius still ready to fetch top dollar
Questions regarding battery packs still exist
Toyota has announced that production of the Toyota Prius will restart on Monday, as well as production on the Lexus HS 250h and the Lexus CT 200h. However, it is still …
Dow Kokam and eCAMION to supply Li-ion battery technology for Canadian utility project
Dow Kokam will supply eCAMION Inc. with advanced lithium-ion technology to provide stationary energy storage solutions for a Canadian utility project supported by Sustainable Development Technology of Canada. The project will integrate Dow Kokam’…
12 life terms for trucker in rape case
An Atlanta truck driver described by authorities as a serial rapist who lured women into his semitrailer and attacked them during a four-year crime spree has been sentenced to 12 life prison terms without parole plus 20 years.