Cross-country algae-fuel caravan arrives in D.C.
The cross-country tour featuring the FUEL movie bus and the Algaeus (the Prius running on algae biofuel) and other green vehicles has made it to Washington, D.C. After leaving San Francisco last week, the caravan made stops in Nevada, Michigan and Pennsylvania, among other places. Third Planet Energy's Michael Wittman was on the tour and wrote this about the experience:
Part of that dream is the Algaeus, which burns fuel made by Sapphire Energy. The algae gasoline which is a 91 octane fuel with high-value hydrocarbons that are chemically identical to those in gasoline, according to Sapphire.As we reach Washington today, we've proven what many had thought impossible. We've successfully crossed the country on gas made from algae. We've shown the world that life without fossil fuels is not some pipe dream. It's a reality we can manifest today, if we show the will.
In D.C., a screening of the FUEL movie (review) was held at the Capitol Visitors Center. James Kyson Lee from the TV show Heroes was there. This weekend, FUEL opens in movie theaters in San Francisco/Berkeley, New York and Washington, D.C. Other locations are scheduled as well.
[Source: Third Planet Energy]
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Matt234 8:52AM (9/18/2009)
This deserves some attention
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Tom Gable 3:28PM (9/19/2009)
This was really just a great cross-country promotion for the movie. The Algaeus algae-fuel car used just 25 gallons of gasoline in the cross country trip, with 5 percent from algae, or 1.25 gallons. The great mileage comes from plugging in and recharging the electric vehicle batteries, not using algae-based fuel. Probably 1 percent of the entire trip was the result of using algae-based fuel. This Hypemobile got great media mileage but ranked very low in science, true PR and reputation building.
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