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Midwest And Mountain Group To Work Toward Natural-Gas Cars

There may only be a handful of natural gas vehicles on sale, but representatives from Colorado and Oklahoma want that to change. A meeting between politicians from each state and representatives from the automakers in Detroit will meet on Monday to discuss ways in which demand for natural gas...

July 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2

E15 Ethanol Gasoline Arrives...At One Station In Kansas

July 16, 2012 6

Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Still Important, Automakers Say

July 9, 2012 20

Want To Drive A Natural Gas Vehicle? Be Prepared For A Detour

July 6, 2012 3

Proposed EPA E15 gasoline pump warning label for ethanol content

OK, E15 Gasoline Is Now Approved; Do You Need To Care?

You felt the earth shake a week ago today when the EPA formally approved the sale of E15 gasoline, right? Oh, you didn't? Not surprising, really. No gas station in the U.S... June 22, 2012 by John Voelcker 7

Mercedes-Benz Hydrogen Fuel-Cell vehicle

Germany Expanding Hydrogen Network: Will U.S. Ever Follow?

By 2015, Germany is expected to have 5,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles roaming the streets. That doesn't sound like a great number, particularly when battery-electric cars... June 20, 2012 by Antony Ingram 18

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas, El Segundo, CA, Nov 2011

'Strong Case' For Natural-Gas Car Research, National Lab Says

A government-funded laboratory that helped pioneer the battery technology behind many electric vehicles, including the Chevy Volt, has recently begun to focus on developing... June 12, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 2

Aluminum Cubed [Image by Flickr user jpeepz]

Far-Out Tech Department: Fuel Your Future Car With...Aluminum?

You can virtually throw a stone these days and hit someone developing a "fuel of the future", but some do appear to show more promise than others. Many options for future... June 6, 2012 by Antony Ingram 9

RIP Hydrogen Highway? California Takes Back Grant Dollars

Even more so than with electric cars, the future of hydrogen vehicles depends on a network of filling stations to allow people to go about their journeys as normal. That... June 5, 2012 by Antony Ingram 6

Will U.S. Military's Biofuels Efforts Lose Funding In New Defense Bill?

Politics is never pretty, and the politics of alternative fuels seem even less so. Today, The Detroit News reports that the U.S. military's program to reduce its reliance on... May 24, 2012 by John Voelcker 1

DoE Fights Back On E15-Hurts-Your-Car Study

The Department of Energy has hit out at the recent Coordinating Research Council study into damage caused by using E15 gasoline. In its rebuttal, the DoE points out several... May 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 10

E15 Ethanol Fuel Can Damage Engines, New Automaker Study Says

A new study released today by the Coordinating Research Council says that E15 gasoline, which contains 15 percent ethanol, could damage the engines of certain high-volume car... May 16, 2012 by John Voelcker 21

Nanotech Solution To Hydrogen Fuel Puzzle From Brookhaven Lab?

A team of researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, has opened the door to a future of clean, cheap hydrogen fuel by ditching a popular platinum... May 15, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 13

Toyota FCV-R hydrogen fuel-cell concept car, 2012 Detroit Auto Show

Which Carmakers Are Still Serious About Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles?

Hydrogen fuel-cell cars have not progressed as fast as some companies had predicted 10 or 15 years ago. No carmaker sells a fuel-cell vehicle in any kind of volume, but... May 14, 2012 by John Voelcker 28

Big square baler harvesting wheat straw for production of cellulosic ethanol

Ethanol Goals Passed By Congress Cannot Be Met: New Study

Ethanol has been problematic for several years now. Promoted as a way for the U.S. to grow its own vehicle fuel, the alcohol was so popular several years ago that Congress... May 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 6

Wastewater & biofuel algae circulate through floating photobioreactors at San Francisco plant / NASA

NASA Ready To Show Off Algae Biofuel Research Project

NASA has developed a system that captures carbon dioxide and helps to prevent pollution from wastewater while creating renewable algae biofuel, fertilizer and possibly animal... April 20, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 2

GM Announces Bi-Fuel Pickup Truck Pricing

If you want a green truck at the moment, your options are limited. By their nature, trucks require large engines, and large engines use a lot of fuel. Until electric and... April 20, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1

Sapphire Energy Gets $144 Million To Turn Algae Into Gasoline

Sapphire Energy, a company that creates algae-based fuel, just announced a whopping $144 million in funding. In recent years several startups have emerged to create fuel out... April 16, 2012 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 2

San Francisco Bay cargo ship, by Flickr user Bernard Garon

Big Ships To Use Biofuels To Cut Emissions, Spill Risks--Eventually

Progress comes slowly to the world of commercial shipping, but it is coming. Three years ago, we noted that one giant cargo ship emits as much as 50 million cars. Now... April 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 1