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ExxonMobil gives $25,000 to Philly high school X Prize team for Hybrid K-1 Attack 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

For ExxonMobil, $25,000 is not a lot of money. For a group of high-school students working on a 100+ mpg car for the Automotive X Prize, it's a great boost to get their Hybrid K-1 Attack – or whatever vehicle the team enters into the AXP (the press release mentions but does not describe ...

REPORT: Ford's 6.7L Power Stroke to put out 400 HP and 725 pound-feet 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

From the sound of things, it seems that the ongoing power war amongst America's many fullsize pickup trucks will continue unabated for at least the next few years. To wit, the next Power Stroke diesel engine from Ford that we've recently heard so much about is reportedly going to be quite a ...

Beware the biodiesel-ready Scorpion! 2011 Ford Super Duty gets all new 6.7-liter diesel V8 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's ongoing issues with its long-time heavy duty diesel engine supplier, Navistar, will soon be coming to an end. The 2011 edition of the Ford Super Duty pickups will get an all-new, in-house designed diesel V8 code-named Scorpion. So, now, if Ford has any durability issues with its big ...

DOE invests $300 million in clean fuels, including one lonely hydrogen station 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

What does it cost to displace 38 million gallons of petroleum per year? According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), almost $300 million. That's the amount that DOE head Steven Chu announced last week would go from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into buying about 9,000 ...

GM will have first factory-certified B20 diesels vehicles next spring 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of several interesting little surprises to come out of this week's GM product technology showcase was the upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax V8. Unfortunately, the 4.5-liter diesel developed for the light duty applications remains on the shelf for now, but the big diesel is getting a significant ...

VIDEO: SunEco and JB Hunt test algae biodiesel, 82% particulate reduction 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

SunEco Energy has been working with partner Global ReNergy Systems for several years to develop algae biodiesel and the company has been operating a pilot facility in Chino, California for two years. During this time, the company has been growing algae in open ponds and has had 18 harvests. ...

Kid Rock's new beer means biodiesel is bad ass 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Kid Rock isn't exactly your average environmentalist. Still, the Michigan rocker is pulling a Daryl Hannah with his new American Badass Beer, which just went on sale in the Mitten State. What's unusual about the brew is that it's made, in part, using biodiesel. The beer is brewed by Michigan ...

DOE readies $85 billion for algal and advanced biofuels 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The DOE is getting ready to spend $85 billion on research to create biofuels made from algae and other advanced techniques. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will be made available "for the development of algae-based biofuels and advanced, infrastructure-compatible biofuels" that can ...

Is Exxon making a real, $600 million biofuel shift? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Money talks, but how can we know what it's saying? Exxon Mobil is investing $600 million into a 5- to 6-year algae biofuel project with biotech company Synthetic Genomics. The biofuel will be made from "sunlight, water and waste carbon dioxide by photosynthetic pond scum," writes the New York ...

A truly renewable vehicle comes to the Philippines: coconut oil-fueled bamboo taxi 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Making powertrains more efficient is only one part of reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. The energy required to mine and process raw materials into the components that comprise a vehicle and then transport it to the end customer can often amount to a significant fraction of the ...

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