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Polaris MV800 ATV with Patriot engine uses multiple fuels

Oct 4th 2007 1:26PM - 1 Comment

We've featured Orbital Corporation and their unique engine technologies before. It turns out that one of those technologies allows a four-stroke engine to run on multiple different fuels. Polaris, the manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV's and Victory ...

Geneva Preview: Lotus to unveil Omnivore concept engine

Feb 25th 2009 7:11PM - 3 Comments

Next week at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus Engineering will unveil its Omnivore concept engine. As the name implies, the Omnivore is designed to consume whatever is fed to it. The Omnivore is a flex fuel engine that is designed to extract the maximum ...

Adding E100 to the turbo-direct-injection mix could greatly improve efficiency

Oct 2nd 2007 1:59PM - 0 Comments

In the early to mid-nineties, Australia's Orbital Engine Corp was very popular in the auto industry. They had developed an innovative pneumatic direct fuel injection system that was paired up with two-stroke engines. Several of the big automakers ...

Bajaj auto-rickshaws to get fuel injectors for LGP, CNG models

Sep 21st 2006 9:15AM - 6 Comments

As energy needs increase in India, the country is becoming more conscious of harmful emissions. Bajaj Auto recently announced that Orbital will supply fuel injectors for the company's auto-rickshaws that run on LPG and CNG. The two companies were ...

NASA's "Prius of Space" goes 5,500 mph on only 15 gallons of fuel

Sep 24th 2007 8:52AM - 0 Comments

How fast would a Prius need to be traveling in order to launch itself into orbit? Really, really fast. Although NASA currently has no plans of attaching rockets to a Toyota any time soon (as far as we know), they will soon be sending a hybrid ...

Indian bike makers working on natural gas options in response to Tata Nano

Apr 1st 2008 8:57AM - 4 Comments

Motorcycle, scooter and moped manufacturers in India are worried. Since Tata announced their ultra-cheap Nano, the two-wheeled industry is abuzz with worry that the populace will quickly abandon their old single-track vehicles for the safety and ...

AFVI 2008: we present to you the lifesize Monopoly Prius

May 13th 2008 10:19AM - 0 Comments

click to enlarge Remember the big deal it was when the "Here & Now" version of Monopoly came out and there was a Prius pawn inside? Well, there's Monopoly Prius standing guard at the entry way to the AFVI expo hall here in Las Vegas this week. ...

AutoblogGreen Q&A: Dr. Gary Smyth, director of powertrain research at GM

May 15th 2007 6:43PM - 4 Comments

During the recent SAE World Congress in Detroit Dr. Gary Smyth participated in a panel on new generation drivetrains beyond 2015. Dr. Smyth had some interesting things to say about the internal combustion engines and where they are going so ...

Using geoengineering to combat climate change?

May 24th 2007 8:22PM - 11 Comments

It seems that desperate times call for desperate measures. Even somewhat weird measures. The first stage of actively battling global warming is already in effect. Researches aboard the Weatherbird II are sailing the ocean, seeding it with 600 tons of ...

VIDEO: New Triac highway speed electric car available now?

Apr 26th 2008 5:02PM - 26 Comments

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/VIDEO_New_Triac_highway_speed_electric_car_available_now'; Is there a new three-wheeled highway-capable electric car about to emerge from "stealth mode"? We believe so and we have the video to prove it. As our ...

Toyota Sustainable Mobility Seminar, morning sessions continued

Sep 24th 2008 2:38PM - 1 Comment

It's never a bad thing to have a guy in suspenders give a scientific presentation. And Dr. Jan Kreider of the University of Colorado didn't disappoint with his talk on the "Comprehensive Life cycle Analysis of Future, Liquid Fuels for Light ...

New Oxford American's Word of the Year: Carbon Neutral

Nov 19th 2006 8:38PM - 1 Comment

Well, this is nifty. Last week the New Oxford American Dictionary announced the Word of the Year: "Carbon Neutral." New Oxford says that, "being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions (your "carbon ...

Space-based solar transmission test successful

Sep 12th 2008 2:06PM - 17 Comments

Although one of the oft-cited criticisms of solar power is that the sun doesn't shine 24 hours a day, the fact of the matter is that the sun never actually stops shining. Armed with this knowledge and a strong desire to solve the planet's energy ...

Hypermiling couple drive Peugeot 308 around Australia at 75.6mpg

May 22nd 2008 11:55AM - 8 Comments

Here in the U.S., hypermiling has largely been the province of hybrid drivers. That doesn't mean that only hybrid drivers can take advantage of those driving strategies. When last we heard from Helen and John Taylor, the British couple had just ...

Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic At The Disco has begun

Apr 12th 2008 3:02PM - 2 Comments

We've been over the Civic Hybrid which was decorated by Panic At The Disco before, along with the dates and locations where fans of the band (or the car) can pick up the associated tour. Therefore, this is just a friendly reminder that the tour ...

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