alternative fuel vehicles
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While many North Americans may not know it, Brazil presently leads the world in deploying biofuels for road vehicles. Specifically, a majority of cars sold in Brazil--especially lower-priced high-volume models built in the country--can run either on gasoline or pure ethanol. The modern history dates back to 1975, when the South American country began its “Programa Nacional Álcohol” to counteract the soaring oil and gasoline prices that followed the 1973 oil crisis. DON'T MISS: Driving Entirely On Ethanol: Brazil’s Volkswagen Gol Flex-Fuel Vehicle Even before then...
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Driving Entirely On Ethanol: Brazil’s Volkswagen Gol Flex-Fuel Vehicle
What’s it like to drive on pure ethanol, known as E100, without a drop of gasoline in the car? In the case of the Brazilian Volkswagen Gol, it’s quite unremarkable. Brazil’s most popular small car for 27 years starts, performs, and otherwise behaves just like a gasoline-fueled...
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Another Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The Way
Another hydrogen fueling station opened in southern California yesterday, this one at California State University, Los Angeles. The university's Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility is a part of its program in sustainable energy and transportation technology, and is the largest hydrogen station...
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Natural-Gas Powered 2015 Chevy Impala To Start At $38,210
The 2015 bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala can run on natural gas or gasoline.
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E85 By The Numbers: One Station In 50 For One Car In 20
The number of E85 fueling stations has grown significantly over the past few years, but they're still few and far between.
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Honda To Install Natural-Gas Fueling Station Near Ohio Car Plant
Honda hopes to encourage suppliers to use CNG for their delivery vehicles.
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Honda hopes its new hydrogen-fueling protocol will become the industry standard.
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Flex-Fuel Vehicles And E85: Why Ethanol Isn't Making Its Numbers
The EPA plans to cut 1.4 billion gallons from its 2014 renewable-fuels target.
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2014 Honda Civic Hybrid On Sale Today, Natural Gas In 10 Days
The Honda Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas get a few changes for the 2014 model year.
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Green Car Reports, Five Years And 9,800 Articles Later
Five years ago today, Green Car Reports began a daily publishing schedule. At first one a day, and then more, we wrote articles on fuel efficiency, hybrids, diesel vehicles, and the plug-in electric cars that were then still two years away from the market. Think back to February 2009, when the...
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Obama Promotes Natural-Gas Fueling Stations In State Of The Union Address
Once again, President Barack Obama used the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night to raise the issue of natural gas vehicles as a way of promoting energy independence and cutting the impact of climate change. In his talk, Obama urged the U.S. Congress to support the construction of...
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Toyota FCV Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Test Cars, Concept Shown At CES
Toyota revealed a bit more about its plans to offer a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle for sale next year, at a press event held today at the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company sounded a confident note on the prospects for electric vehicles that use power generated...
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Could a methanol economy replace the hydrogen economy?
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Price-Competitive With Electrics By 2030, Toyota Says
Toyota hopes advances in design and parts sharing will cut the cost of fuel-cell vehicles.
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Can Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles Compete With Electric Cars?
Suddenly, hydrogen fuel-cell cars are back in the news. Headlines have proclaimed a coming battle between plug-in electric cars and the new shining hope, hydrogen-powered vehicles. Three automakers--Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota--will offer fuel-cell cars to consumers by the end of 2015, albeit in...
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2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: Hydrogen Crossover First Drive
Hyundai is an aggressive company, and that applies to its green cars as much as the bread-and-butter sedans and crossovers it sells in growing numbers. So when the company approached Green Car Reports to ask if we'd like to drive its new, hydrogen-powered 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle, that...
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars To Come From Toyota, Hyundai, Honda
Last week saw no fewer than three hydrogen fuel-cell cars appear at auto shows around the world. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota unveiled its FCV Concept, a somewhat-disguised version of a production car it's expected to launch next year and offer for limited sale in 2015. Meanwhile, at the Los...
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Finding Alternative Fueling Stations? DoE Has An App For That
The DOE has made its Alternative Fueling Station Locator into an app.
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Home refueling could help natural-gas cars gain mainstream appeal, but first the price will have to come down.
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GM Gets New Partner For Fuel-Cell Vehicle Research: U.S. Army
An expanded partnership with the U.S. Army gives GM more fuel cell development resources.
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2014 Chevrolet Cruze: Gasoline, Diesel, Now Natural Gas (Bi-Fuel Conversion)
Cruze buyers will soon be able to choose from three fuels, but one of them requires an aftermarket conversion.
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New Lure For Ethanol Blends: More Ethanol, But A Lower Price?
Could low prices be the key to making ethanol more popular? One Michigan filling station allows customers to change the ethanol-gasoline blend in their fuel. As customers "dial up" the amount of ethanol, the price goes down, WardsAuto reports. Other stations offer multiple blends, with varying...
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California Gets Serious About Funding Hydrogen Fueling Stations
A bill passed by the California Legislature last week will provide funding for 100 hydrogen fueling stations in the state.
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Volkswagen To Add Natural-Gas Cars As Well As Diesels, Hybrids?
Volkswagen wants to promote natural gas as an alternative to electrification, and hopes the EPA will help it.
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