Soon, Saturn will offer three gasoline electric hybrids to fuel conscious consumers. By the end of the 2008 calendar year, the Saturn Aura Green Line sedan and Vue Green Line SUV – both mild hybrids –…
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Trends in On-Site Oil Recycling
In the past, it was far too common for used motor oil to find its way into the waste stream, either by ending up in landfills or being dumped carelessly on the ground or buried. Thankfully, those days…
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5 Facts About Hydrogen Cars
1. Two Basic Types of Hydrogen Vehicles
Today, most hydrogen transportation research and development is focused on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Here, hydrogen and oxygen – actually air – react in…
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ECO Pedal Gets Better MPG
While there are many ways to conserve fuel, one of the most feasible for most people is to modify driving habits. One suggested way of avoiding the aggressive acceleration that can waste fuel is to…
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Trends: Making Fuel from Trash
Forget the food-for-fuel argument. It’s over. Done. Finished. Cellulosic ethanol made from biomass sources other than food stocks is a reality and on the fast track to commercial viability….
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Mitsubishi Tests Electric Car in U.S.
For the past two years, Mitsubishi has been collaborating with seven major Japanese utility companies to evaluate the small K-class Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car. Those tests were so successful that…
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My First ‘Green’ Car
In hindsight, I guess I was trying to reconnect and find a common thread that would take me back more than 30 years. Driving the 2008 Honda Accord during a recent test was pleasant enough. After all,…
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What’s Driving Your Déjà Vu?
Those old enough to have lived through the Arab oil embargo of 1973-1974 may be experiencing a bit of déjà vu these days. Then, as now, the calm and predictable world of mobility we took for granted…
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Going Green: The CAFE Challenge
Now that the 35 mile per gallon Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulation is reality, the countdown to fuel economy is on. Just as John Kennedy pushed NASA to the moon in a decade, Washington…
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Preview: All-New Honda Hybrid
By nature, Honda plays it close to the vest. The ‘Honda Way’ is to let the product speak for itself with marketing and PR hype yielding to engineering and execution. So when Honda recently released a…
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