Biofuels
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 whatever they like for it. As a result, they make massive profits every year. Nobody pities the rich guy. But maybe we feel a...
Obama's Biofuels Announcement Encouraging, Challenges Remain
In the middle of his much-publicized bus tour into the nation's agricultural heartland on Tuesday, President Obama announced a new initiative to kickstart the U.S. biofuel... August 18, 2011 by Talking Points Memo 2
Endurance Racing Sans Gasoline: Biodiesel Runs At Nurburgring
The VLN is a race series held in Germany each year where the cars speed around the grueling Nurburgring-Nordschleife, a track often nicknamed the ‘Green Hell’... June 14, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Could Your Local Diner Get In The Biodiesel Business?
Biodiesel has gathered a cult following over many years, but outside of a few companies and co-ops, getting an assurance on consistency and quality--especially above b20 (20... May 19, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 2
Venture Capitalist Khosla Sour on Electric Cars at Disrupt Green Panel
Vinod Khosla, dynamic founder of Khosla Ventures and Kevin Skillern, managing director of GE energy financial services, both just spoke on the “GreenTech Gurus”... October 4, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 3
Range Fuels Opens Plant to Commercialize Methanol
Range Fuels, one of the more successful biofuel startups backed by Khosla Ventures, announced today that it has opened up its first commercial plant to make cellulosic... August 19, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat
Whisky-Based Biofuel Developed In Scotland
There seems to be no end to the number of organic materials that can be converted into usable biofuel to power a car. We’ve seen fuel derived from garbage before, a race... August 19, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
More Ethanol in Gasoline Bad For Existing Cars, Say Automakers
Adding more ethanol to gasoline may help the U.S. meet a Congressional mandate to use more of the renewable fuel, but it could damage many of the cars now on the road, say... May 6, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Ford Doubles Down on Flex-Fuel Vehicles; Do Carbuyers Care?
It must be something in the water. Yesterday, we learned that every 2011 Buick Regal will offer flex-fuel capability as standard. Now it's Ford's turn; the company announced... May 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
Biodiesel Bamboo Cabs: Philippines Town Turns Taxis Green
It's not a particularly new story, these days, but hey, it's also Friday. So we thought we'd revisit one of the more unusual attempts at green cars we've seen. This morning... March 19, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Bogus Biofuels Blast Rebutted by Bentley Gent
Almost a year ago, we called Bentley's much-touted biofuels strategy "bogus," in an alliterative headline to a piece that was much forwarded around the green-car world. Now... February 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Alt-Fuel E85 Ethanol Even Saves Cartoon Classic Betty Boop!
Who knew? Turns out even cartoon classic Betty Boop uses alternative fuels to power her roadster. In "Musical Mountaineers," a 1939 animated short (it totals 6:43), she runs... January 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
Flex-Fuel Future: Cars Are Coming, But Where's the Fuel?
We don't hear so much about ethanol these days, now that gasoline is back down to $2.50 a gallon. But we still get e-mails, so here's a post to answer the question: What's... October 16, 2009 by John Voelcker 7
Bentley Backs Away From Biofuel Bomber, At Least For Awhile
We've always been more than a little skeptical about Bentley's biofuel claims for its 2010 Continental Supersports hot rod. We think it's very, very unlikely that owners of a... October 6, 2009 by John Voelcker
Adding Ethanol Alarms Automakers; Should You Worry?
Your car already runs on (some) ethanol, although you may not know it. Much of the gas sold in the U.S. is now actually a blend: 90 percent gasoline, 10 percent ethanol. It's... September 29, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
Your Tax $$$ At Work: Argonne Lab's Better Batteries, Greener Fuels
If you watch TV or read the papers, you'll see lots of coverage of people who are pretty unhappy with one facet or another of the U.S. government. This post is about... September 22, 2009 by John Voelcker
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