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Ram To Offer Natural-Gas HD Pickup Trucks, Joining Chevy, GMC

Ram To Offer Natural-Gas HD Pickup Trucks, Joining Chevy, GMC

We missed it last week while we were covering all the new cars at the Geneva Motor Show, but Chrysler has officially stepped forward into the world of natural-gas vehicles. Its Ram truck brand announced that it would offer a bi-fuel version of its 2500 Heavy Duty pickup, to be known as the Ram 2500...

March 12, 2012 by  1
 
Charting a new course:  Google maps

Five Ways To Find Places To Refuel Your CNG, E85, Diesel Car

If you choose to run your car on an alternative fuel or electricity, it's not always as easy to find somewhere to refuel or recharge as it might be with a normal gasoline... February 16, 2012 by 


 
2012 Ferrari FF

Flex-Fuel Ferrari? So What? Makes No Difference At All

Ferraris aren't typically known for their green credentials. In fact, they tend to be known for everything but green credentials: High performance, for example. High-revving... January 20, 2012 by  35


 
Corn Ethanol Pump

One Reason To Feel Sorry For Oil Companies...Really

It's pretty difficult to feel sorry for oil companies. Why should we? They're in control of a resource we all depend upon, one way or another, and can essentially charge... January 18, 2012 by  9


 
Big square baler harvesting wheat straw for production of cellulosic ethanol

Renewable Fuel Standards Fall Far Short Of Non-Corn Ethanol Goal

The Environmental Protection Agency released its 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards on December 28, a month after they were due and with a drastically lower target for the amount... January 5, 2012 by 


 
Car accident

First Responder Smart Phone App Helps In Green Car Crashes

For first responders, helping deal with the aftermath of a car crash is a common occurrence. But while dealing with crashed gasoline cars is an everyday event for... January 4, 2012 by 


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

Truck Stop Natural Gas May Spur On Alt-Fuel Car Adoption

Natural gas has forever been a "nearly" fuel. While offering several advantages over gasoline or diesel, such as low cost of refueling, HOV-lane stickers in California and... December 29, 2011 by 


 
Corn Ethanol Pump

Congress Actually Ends Taxpayer Funding Of Ethanol Subsidies

When the U.S. Congress adjourned for the holidays on Friday, December 23, its departure sealed the fate of subsidized ethanol production. During its session, the Congress did... December 27, 2011 by  17


 
GM E85 presentation

E85 Now Harder To Find Than Electric Car Charging: Here’s Why

Despite millions of dollars of commitment from automakers like Ford and General Motors, finding somewhere to fill your flex-fuel car with E85 is now officially harder than... December 12, 2011 by  12


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

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas: First Drive

Honda has been the only carmaker to offer a natural-gas powered passenger car, and they've done it quietly in a handful of states for more than a decade. But with the arrival... November 30, 2011 by  6


 
The Magnolia Special. Image: Amy Jett for Bienville Studios

Jay Leno Shows Stunning Hand-Built Natural-Gas Retro Racer

We may be having a natural-gas moment. Next week, we'll test-drive a 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas, the only factory-built passenger car sold to retail buyers that runs on... November 11, 2011 by  3


 
2010 Honda Civic GX natural-gas vehicle, Los Angeles, November 2010

It's A Gas: Ecofriendly LLC Develops Home Natural Gas Pump

Natural gas vehicles aren't particularly common on U.S. roads, and with relatively cheap and plentiful gasoline, it's fairly clear why. Pumps are few and far between and only... October 13, 2011 by  9


 
2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas

Natural Gas Vehicles Expected To Expand Share, Outside U.S.

Which alternate vehicle or fuel do you know least about? You've almost surely heard about hybrids. You may have seen ethanol, even biodiesel, debated in the news. And if you... October 7, 2011 by  4


 
2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas Sedan Priced At $26,905, Cleanest Combustion Car Sold

Honda released the bulk of its 2012 Civic range this spring, but one model lagged behind: the Civic Natural Gas, the all-new version of what had been called the Civic GX. As... September 30, 2011 by  2


 
John Petsche with his record-setting homebrew 350cc diesel motorcycle running on vegetable oil

Homebrew 6-HP Motorcycle Sets Biodiesel World Speed Record

Combine a whole bunch of parts from motorcycles, go-karts, industrial machinery, and even generators, and what do you get? In John Petsche's case, he not only built a... September 21, 2011 by  2


 
2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi, introduced at 2010 Chicago Auto Show

Ford Transit Connect Hits NYC And LA Taxi Fleets

If you regularly take cabs in New York City, there’s a change on the horizon: the familiar, bulletproof-but-gas-guzzling Crown Victoria taxicabs are disappearing, and... September 9, 2011 by 


 
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